Two states by savvydude

Make a new state
By savvydude

Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Sacramento, the Central Coast, Santa Barbara and the Redwood trees would all be in West California. The remaining California would contain San Diego, Orange County, Death Valley, Disneyland, the Central Valley, Yosemite and the northern inland.

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%
West California 21,050,877 $63,545
Democrats 48.8%
Republicans 22.8%
Other 28.5%
Asian 15.6%
Black 6.9%
Latino 37.2%
White 37.0%
Other 3.2%
California 15,466,436 $58,318
Democrats 34.6%
Republicans 38.1%
Other 27.3%
Asian 9.3%
Black 4.2%
Latino 39.2%
White 44.2%
Other 3.1%

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

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