Louis DeSipio, a professor of political science at UC Irvine, said he's not surprised by Los Alamitos' stance given its demographics — the city is more white and slightly more affluent than Orange County as a whole. It's 71% white, whereas Orange County as a whole is 61% white, according to 2010 census data. ... "It's going to take a while to see dramatic change in that kind of a community," DeSipio said.

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