Five states by Mark Bair

Five is the maximum number that will enable each of the new states to have sufficient population, resources and land to be self sustaining. Each new state coalesces around shared geographic, demographic and political characteristics.

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%

South California

16,785,158

$61,978

Democrats	43.8%
Republicans	27.3%
Other	28.9%

Asian	13.9%
Black	6.1%
Latino	41.9%
White	35.5%
Other	2.6%

Joaquin

6,789,501

$52,303

Democrats	37.0%
Republicans	37.9%
Other	25.0%

Asian	6.1%
Black	6.0%
Latino	49.7%
White	35.4%
Other	2.8%

Coastopia

3,216,114

$76,257

Democrats	44.6%
Republicans	24.9%
Other	30.5%

Asian	20.1%
Black	2.2%
Latino	33.0%
White	41.7%
Other	3.1%

North California

4,575,434

$74,892

Democrats	52.2%
Republicans	19.2%
Other	28.6%

Asian	18.8%
Black	8.0%
Latino	23.6%
White	45.4%
Other	4.2%

Shasta

5,151,106

$52,793

Democrats	37.8%
Republicans	36.0%
Other	26.2%

Asian	9.1%
Black	4.7%
Latino	26.4%
White	55.3%
Other	4.5%

Five states by Mark Bair

Demographics