Five states by Paul Brower

Make a new state
By Paul Brower in Coldwater, Michigan

Jefferson --The name has already been suggested, and this is a very conservative area. Siccata -- from Latin siccus, for dry -- really, I would follow the crest of the Sierra, the San Gabriel, and San Gorgonio Mountains to assign the hyper-arid desert areas to a state that has its own problems.

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%
Siccata 5,080,186 $53,484
Democrats 36.2%
Republicans 37.7%
Other 26.1%
Asian 5.7%
Black 6.2%
Latino 44.1%
White 40.9%
Other 3.1%
Hesperia 7,969,948 $76,368
Democrats 51.0%
Republicans 18.9%
Other 30.2%
Asian 22.0%
Black 5.9%
Latino 25.5%
White 42.8%
Other 3.8%
Cornucpia 6,574,167 $52,523
Democrats 38.0%
Republicans 37.2%
Other 24.8%
Asian 8.9%
Black 5.1%
Latino 37.2%
White 45.1%
Other 3.6%
Central California/California Central 17,478,873 $61,944
Democrats 43.6%
Republicans 27.6%
Other 28.8%
Asian 13.5%
Black 5.9%
Latino 41.6%
White 36.4%
Other 2.6%
Cannabia 221,894 $41,852
Democrats 43.1%
Republicans 23.8%
Other 33.1%
Asian 2.4%
Black 1.0%
Latino 14.7%
White 73.9%
Other 8.0%

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

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