Three states by John

Make a new state
By John in New York, NY

Jefferson has been a cause celebré for a libertarian-ish state. Southern California is already a distinct region. California here combines the richest and poorest parts of the remainder to prevent the Silicon Valley problem of the original, which was viewed as ignoring the state's poor.

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%
Jefferson 526,171 $42,215
Democrats 31.5%
Republicans 38.6%
Other 29.9%
Asian 2.3%
Black 1.6%
Latino 11.8%
White 77.7%
Other 6.6%
California 14,073,373 $64,910
Democrats 45.7%
Republicans 26.2%
Other 28.1%
Asian 16.5%
Black 5.4%
Latino 29.4%
White 44.9%
Other 3.8%
Imperial 22,725,524 $60,001
Democrats 42.2%
Republicans 29.6%
Other 28.2%
Asian 11.7%
Black 6.1%
Latino 43.2%
White 36.3%
Other 2.7%

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

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