Four states by Mark Bair

Four states is enough - it adds 6 more U.S. senators and who knows how many new representatives. Each state will have enough population and resources to be economically viable. Each state also shares key political, demographic and geographic 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%

Playasol

17,895,072

$61,901

Democrats	43.7%
Republicans	27.5%
Other	28.8%

Asian	13.3%
Black	5.8%
Latino	41.9%
White	36.3%
Other	2.6%

Silicondia

6,713,744

$77,910

Democrats	50.4%
Republicans	19.8%
Other	29.8%

Asian	21.6%
Black	6.2%
Latino	24.7%
White	43.5%
Other	3.9%

Yosemite

8,626,179

$52,057

Democrats	37.5%
Republicans	37.9%
Other	24.5%

Asian	6.6%
Black	5.6%
Latino	47.9%
White	37.0%
Other	2.9%

Shasta

3,282,318

$54,025

Democrats	37.0%
Republicans	35.4%
Other	27.6%

Asian	9.6%
Black	5.1%
Latino	18.7%
White	61.7%
Other	5.0%

Four states by Mark Bair

Demographics