Three states by DC

If we have to split it up, split it up into areas that are already informally separated and give each state a large city (Northern California = SF, SJ, Oakland, Central California = Sacramento, San Bernardino, Fresno and Southern California = LA, SD, Anaheim.

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%

Southern California

19,151,627

$61,203

Democrats	43.1%
Republicans	28.5%
Other	28.4%

Asian	12.9%
Black	6.0%
Latino	42.7%
White	35.8%
Other	2.7%

Central California

8,791,972

$52,952

Democrats	39.5%
Republicans	35.4%
Other	25.1%

Asian	8.0%
Black	5.8%
Latino	42.8%
White	40.1%
Other	3.3%

Northern California

9,381,469

$71,178

Democrats	47.2%
Republicans	22.7%
Other	30.1%

Asian	19.4%
Black	5.2%
Latino	22.3%
White	49.0%
Other	4.1%

Three states by DC

Demographics