California

Two states by Cooper Wetherbee

Make a new state
By Cooper Wetherbee in Oakland, CA

The most logical split is two states, with Northern California extending from the northernmost edge of California to Monterey County, and Southern California making up the rest. Maybe then SoCal would actually be forced to conserve water!

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%
Northern California 13,987,211 $64,594
Democrats 45.5%
Republicans 26.2%
Other 28.3%
Asian 16.5%
Black 5.4%
Latino 27.5%
White 46.6%
Other 4.0%
Southern California 23,337,857 $59,599
Democrats 42.1%
Republicans 29.8%
Other 28.1%
Asian 11.5%
Black 6.0%
Latino 43.6%
White 36.3%
Other 2.7%

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

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