Believe it or not, Aptos had quite a few Bush voters! A lot of those people hanging out in their $750,000 palaces aren't exactly torch carrying Trotskyites. The demographic is more like traditional conservative retirees, and libertarian leaning nouveau riche who are consistently anti-taxation.
If the Republican Party of California wanted to get it's head out of it's collective butt, they could win again. Even in places like SCruz county.