California

Three states by Me

Make a new state
By Me in San Diego

LA-Big Sur Makes sense as Socal,Being a San Diegan Fresno is almost always considered North, or at the very least central, but not southern. I have heard some people draw the line at SLO instead which would also work. The far north, Redding and Eureka are past the northern populated zones

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%
Socal 23,754,056 $59,609
Democrats 42.2%
Republicans 29.8%
Other 28.0%
Asian 11.4%
Black 5.9%
Latino 43.8%
White 36.2%
Other 2.7%
Norcal 13,064,767 $66,007
Democrats 46.0%
Republicans 25.7%
Other 28.3%
Asian 17.4%
Black 5.7%
Latino 27.2%
White 45.8%
Other 3.9%
Redwood 506,245 $42,049
Democrats 31.5%
Republicans 38.4%
Other 30.0%
Asian 2.3%
Black 1.6%
Latino 11.9%
White 77.4%
Other 6.7%

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

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