Two states by Christopher Hazlett

Make a new state
By Christopher Hazlett in Oceanside, CA

When people think (or at least most people I know and I think) of Southern California, most things associated with it are the cities, beaches, and deserts. And a lot of those are pretty much south of Fresno. North California is associated with farms and the San Francisco Bay, mostly north of Fresno

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%
North California 13,375,590 $63,203
Democrats 44.3%
Republicans 28.0%
Other 27.7%
Asian 15.2%
Black 5.4%
Latino 28.8%
White 46.7%
Other 4.0%
South California 23,141,723 $60,004
Democrats 42.4%
Republicans 29.5%
Other 28.1%
Asian 11.6%
Black 6.0%
Latino 43.5%
White 36.3%
Other 2.7%

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

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