Five states by Dallin Flake

Make a new state
By Dallin Flake in Sonora, CA

This plan would decrease the amounts of state to five, and would provide all counties - with the exception of Jefferson - with a high population city and therefore enough taxes to sustain its own government. It also gives all counties greater representation.

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 929,450 $42,274
Democrats 33.8%
Republicans 35.7%
Other 30.6%
Asian 2.7%
Black 1.5%
Latino 14.5%
White 75.3%
Other 6.0%
Yolo 3,646,801 $60,521
Democrats 41.3%
Republicans 32.0%
Other 26.7%
Asian 10.6%
Black 6.1%
Latino 21.5%
White 57.3%
Other 4.5%
Silicon Valley 7,564,994 $77,021
Democrats 50.0%
Republicans 19.6%
Other 30.4%
Asian 22.3%
Black 5.5%
Latino 26.4%
White 42.2%
Other 3.6%
Valle 3,152,014 $48,064
Democrats 38.9%
Republicans 38.5%
Other 22.6%
Asian 8.3%
Black 4.3%
Latino 48.3%
White 36.2%
Other 3.0%
Orange 22,031,809 $59,964
Democrats 42.4%
Republicans 29.4%
Other 28.2%
Asian 11.9%
Black 6.2%
Latino 43.5%
White 35.7%
Other 2.7%

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

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