Six states by Sarah

Make a new state
By Sarah in Santa Barbara County

This is how I would break it down if it came to that... which it won't... or at least, it shouldn't be broken down. It's a dumb idea. Unless you're just breaking it into two like just a northern half and a southern half or something.

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 965,769 $44,911
Democrats 31.0%
Republicans 39.6%
Other 29.3%
Asian 4.1%
Black 1.5%
Latino 16.8%
White 72.7%
Other 5.0%
Cailfornia 5,459,323 $53,240
Democrats 38.9%
Republicans 36.7%
Other 24.4%
Asian 9.8%
Black 5.2%
Latino 36.1%
White 45.2%
Other 3.7%
South California 5,246,651 $54,406
Democrats 36.9%
Republicans 37.5%
Other 25.6%
Asian 5.8%
Black 6.7%
Latino 48.7%
White 36.1%
Other 2.8%
Southern Best Coast 19,020,634 $62,520
Democrats 44.4%
Republicans 26.5%
Other 29.1%
Asian 14.0%
Black 5.7%
Latino 40.7%
White 36.9%
Other 2.7%
Arivada 18,474 $45,000
Democrats 30.7%
Republicans 42.7%
Other 26.5%
Asian 1.9%
Black 0.8%
Latino 19.4%
White 66.0%
Other 11.9%
Northern Best Coast 6,614,217 $76,954
Democrats 49.9%
Republicans 20.2%
Other 29.9%
Asian 21.9%
Black 6.3%
Latino 24.1%
White 43.7%
Other 4.1%

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

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