Thirteen states by Derek B.

Combination of geography, politics, demographics, economy, and urbanization. Unlike Draper's plan, this proposal counteracts the gentrification of San Francisco by putting the Silicon Valley in a different state. U.S. senators are more or less balanced between left, right, and moderate states.

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%

Mojave

10,529,838

$63,427

Democrats	34.9%
Republicans	36.9%
Other	28.2%

Asian	11.1%
Black	4.7%
Latino	39.4%
White	41.8%
Other	2.9%

Los Angeles

9,840,024

$56,241

Democrats	50.7%
Republicans	20.8%
Other	28.5%

Asian	13.9%
Black	8.2%
Latino	47.7%
White	27.8%
Other	2.4%

(Santa Barbara)

2,355,662

$60,981

Democrats	36.8%
Republicans	36.2%
Other	26.9%

Asian	5.1%
Black	3.0%
Latino	41.6%
White	47.5%
Other	2.7%

Shasta

349,665

$43,039

Democrats	27.2%
Republicans	44.3%
Other	28.5%

Asian	2.1%
Black	1.6%
Latino	12.2%
White	78.6%
Other	5.4%

Sierra

647,577

$69,176

Democrats	28.8%
Republicans	43.7%
Other	27.5%

Asian	4.6%
Black	0.9%
Latino	12.2%
White	78.6%
Other	3.6%

Pacifica

328,443

$40,614

Democrats	41.3%
Republicans	25.6%
Other	33.1%

Asian	2.3%
Black	1.5%
Latino	15.2%
White	73.5%
Other	7.6%

Jefferson

436,367

$45,533

Democrats	32.5%
Republicans	38.7%
Other	28.7%

Asian	6.7%
Black	1.6%
Latino	22.6%
White	64.1%
Other	5.0%

Yosemite

1,831,660

$46,376

Democrats	36.4%
Republicans	40.2%
Other	23.4%

Asian	6.2%
Black	3.7%
Latino	49.7%
White	37.5%
Other	2.8%

San Francisco

5,383,189

$74,743

Democrats	52.8%
Republicans	17.5%
Other	29.7%

Asian	21.1%
Black	7.7%
Latino	22.3%
White	44.9%
Other	4.1%

Sacramento

2,310,257

$55,919

Democrats	43.6%
Republicans	31.3%
Other	25.1%

Asian	14.8%
Black	8.2%
Latino	27.4%
White	44.8%
Other	4.7%

Modesto

2,559,906

$75,050

Democrats	43.2%
Republicans	26.8%
Other	30.0%

Asian	24.5%
Black	2.5%
Latino	32.6%
White	37.2%
Other	3.2%

Monterey

734,006

$63,166

Democrats	52.0%
Republicans	21.4%
Other	26.7%

Asian	5.3%
Black	2.0%
Latino	47.0%
White	43.0%
Other	2.7%

Independence

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%

Thirteen states by Derek B.

Demographics