Two states by George

Make a new state
By George in San Diego

Generally Left of Centre counties band together as generally Right of Center counties break away. Imperial & SLO counties get lumped into states they don't fit well ideologically into, and Ventura also might be a poor ideological fit in W. CA, but the only option is to have LA as an exclave of W.CA

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%
W. CA 21,171,596 $64,272
Democrats 49.2%
Republicans 21.8%
Other 28.9%
Asian 16.3%
Black 6.9%
Latino 36.4%
White 37.3%
Other 3.2%
E. CA 16,153,472 $58,153
Democrats 34.9%
Republicans 38.0%
Other 27.1%
Asian 9.5%
Black 4.3%
Latino 39.2%
White 43.9%
Other 3.1%

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

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