California

Three states by Physicist

Make a new state
By Physicist in Silicon Valley, CA

I split CA into three states based on (1) shared values, (2) economic interests (3) regional connections. North California is wooded, outdoorsy and rural; Silicon Valley is high tech and urbane; and South California is individualistic and religious.

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%
North California 3,369,895 $53,701
Democrats 37.2%
Republicans 35.0%
Other 27.7%
Asian 9.4%
Black 4.9%
Latino 18.8%
White 61.8%
Other 5.0%
Silicon Valley 7,850,121 $76,987
Democrats 51.1%
Republicans 18.7%
Other 30.2%
Asian 22.3%
Black 6.0%
Latino 25.4%
White 42.5%
Other 3.8%
South Calfornia 26,105,052 $58,487
Democrats 41.8%
Republicans 30.6%
Other 27.6%
Asian 11.2%
Black 5.8%
Latino 43.7%
White 36.6%
Other 2.7%

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

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