California voters spoke loudly this election season about not-so-petty crime (they’re against it), same-sex marriage (for it) and efforts to stave off the effects of climate change (willing to spend $10 billion on it.)

They also said they don’t want to expand rent control and that they’re OK with minority rule as long as the minority is against taxes.

Those statements and several others came in the form of votes on 10 propositions on the 2024 General Election ballot. Here’s how those ideas were faring as of midday Wednesday, based on about 9.5 million votes counted from around the state:

Prop. 36 (Retail theft and drug crimes)

The biggest winner was Proposition 36, which reclassifies some misdemeanors as felonies and creates a new category of crime — “treatment-mandated felonies” — that would offer addicts convicted of certain crimes an option of completing rehab or spending up to three years in prison.

A decade ago California voters approved Proposition 47, which sought to ease jail and prison overcrowding by reducing penalties on thefts of less than $1,000. Proposition 36, which essentially unwinds Proposition 47, leads by about 40 points, 70% in favor vs. 29.6% against.

Prop. 3 (Marriage equality)

Another winner is marriage equality. Voters are on track to approve Proposition 3, which will change the state constitution to recognize the right of same-sex couples to marry, with the latest count showing 61% in favor and 39% against.

The idea to codify the right to same-sex marriage in state law, even though it’s already guaranteed under federal law, gained traction in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling on Dobbs, which lets states set their own rules about abortion.

Prop. 4 (Environmental project funding)

Voters also expressed support for the statewide effort to stave off the effects of climate change. Proposition 4, which calls for issuing about $10 billion in bonds for a variety of climate-related projects, is on track to be approved, 57.9% to 42.1%.

The biggest slice of that money, about $3.8 billion, will finance water quality improvement and projects aimed at mitigating the effects of floods and droughts, both of which are more pronounced as California ping pongs between wet and dry rainy seasons.

Prop. 2 (Education funding)

Voters also are willing to pay to finance new school buildings. Prop 2, which would issue $10 billion for school construction and expansion of some education programs, is leading 56.8% to 43.2%.

Nearly 4 in 10 school children statewide attend class in buildings that don’t meet modern safety codes.

Prop. 35 (Health care tax)

Yet another big winner is the idea of using Medi-Cal taxes to buttress the Medi-Cal system. About a third of Californians tap into Medi-Cal, and Proposition 35, which would force lawmakers to spend revenue generated from Medi-Cal providers on the system, largely by boosting reimbursement rates to doctors and others. Proposition 35 is on pace to pass 66.8% to 33.2%.

Prop. 6 (Involuntary servitude)

Voters are in a less expansive mood when it comes to ending forced labor inside state prisons.

Proposition 6, which would change the practice of forcing some inmates to work as cooks, janitors and firefighters, among other things, is on pace to lose, with 45.1% in favor of the idea and 54.9% against it. Proposition 6 would have allowed inmates to work at such jobs as a way to earn credit toward time off.

Prop. 33 (Rent control)

Another apparent loser is the latest effort to expand rent control throughout the state.

Proposition 33, which would end current limits on rent control and allow cities throughout the state to create local rent control rules, is on track to lose, with 38.4% in favor of the idea and 61.6% against it.

The percentage of California residents who rent their home, 44%, is much higher than the national average of about 35%.

Prop. 5 (Affordable housing)

Another idea that’s likely to be rejected in California is a bid to make it slightly easier to raise taxes. Currently, bonds don’t pass unless they’re approved by 66% of all voters. Proposition 5 would have changed that threshold to 55%. But only 44.2% of voters are in favor of doing that, while 55.8% are against it.

Prop. 32 (Minimum wage increase)

It’s not yet clear how voters feel about the idea of raising the minimum wage.

Proposition 32, which would boost pay for some workers from $16 an hour to $18 an hour over the next two years, is narrowly losing, 48% to 52%, but the count is too close to call.

Prop. 34 (Health care spending)

Another idea that’s too close to call is Proposition 34, which would tweak health care law to require specific subset of health care providers to set aside 98% of any discount they get in buying drugs specifically for use in patient care. The idea is leading, 51.5% to 48.5%, but that might flip as more votes are counted.

Because Prop 34 includes just one entity, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, it’s possible that proposal will be decided in court no matter how voters feel about it.