Six states by Deborah

Make a new state
By Deborah in Syracuse, NY

I actually tried a little bit while knowing almost nothing about California geography and demographics.

Demographics

Population Estimated
median income
Voter registration Race/Ethnicity
California
statewide
37,325,068 $61,400
Democrats 43.4%
Republicans 28.4%
Other 28.2%
Asian 13.4%
Black 5.8%
Latino 37.6%
White 40.1%
Other 3.2%
Cool, outdoorsy, slightly hipster state 587,272 $41,819
Democrats 33.9%
Republicans 35.7%
Other 30.4%
Asian 2.3%
Black 1.1%
Latino 14.3%
White 75.7%
Other 6.6%
I don't know what's going on here 5,359,771 $53,220
Democrats 38.2%
Republicans 37.0%
Other 24.9%
Asian 9.8%
Black 5.3%
Latino 32.4%
White 48.6%
Other 3.9%
Ooohhh fun coastal places 8,192,150 $75,697
Democrats 50.8%
Republicans 19.0%
Other 30.1%
Asian 21.7%
Black 5.8%
Latino 25.7%
White 42.9%
Other 3.8%
LA, surrounding regions, and comic con 14,186,912 $59,273
Democrats 46.2%
Republicans 24.6%
Other 29.2%
Asian 12.6%
Black 6.9%
Latino 43.7%
White 34.1%
Other 2.7%
Deserts? 5,977,123 $53,815
Democrats 36.4%
Republicans 38.1%
Other 25.5%
Asian 5.5%
Black 6.0%
Latino 48.2%
White 37.5%
Other 2.8%
Rich people on reality shows 3,021,840 $75,566
Democrats 31.7%
Republicans 41.0%
Other 27.3%
Asian 18.3%
Black 1.5%
Latino 33.6%
White 44.1%
Other 2.6%

Sources: 2012 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, California Secretary of State.

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