Timm Herdt is the Ventura County Star's Sacramento Bureau Chief. He is known for his balanced and well researched articles and op-ed pieces on politics and issues that affect Ventura County. He is located in Sacramento and covers local, state and national stories. He can be reached at therdt@venturacountystar.com.

95% Accurate - Timm Herdt

His blog, 95% Accurate, is named as such because in the last 23 presidential elections, Ventura County voters have backed the winner 22 times, or 95 percent of the time. It is one of only a handful of counties in the nation that has been such a predictable bellwether.