Four states by Shane Patrick Connoly

Make a new state
By Shane Patrick Connoly in San Jose, CA

Dividing the state into four parts will give local residents a greater voice in governance and interrupt the current tendency for the LA & San Jose-Bay Areas and their powerful union and business interests to completely dominate State affairs, to the detriment of the other diverse localities in CA.

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 7,905,588 $76,894
Democrats 51.1%
Republicans 18.8%
Other 30.1%
Asian 22.2%
Black 6.0%
Latino 25.6%
White 42.5%
Other 3.8%
South California 22,725,524 $60,001
Democrats 42.2%
Republicans 29.6%
Other 28.2%
Asian 11.7%
Black 6.1%
Latino 43.2%
White 36.3%
Other 2.7%
North California 1,566,233 $49,434
Democrats 32.0%
Republicans 38.9%
Other 29.1%
Asian 4.3%
Black 1.4%
Latino 15.6%
White 73.4%
Other 5.2%
California 5,127,723 $51,894
Democrats 39.8%
Republicans 35.9%
Other 24.3%
Asian 10.0%
Black 5.5%
Latino 37.7%
White 43.2%
Other 3.7%

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

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