Fifteen states by Sam Tilden

Make a new state
By Sam Tilden in Farmington, NM

CA is way too big and geographically diverse. We need microstates to serve as "laboratories of democracy" in contrast to the ossified bureaucracy that currently reigns in Sacramento.

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%
LA & Friends 10,662,818 $57,966
Democrats 49.7%
Republicans 22.0%
Other 28.4%
Asian 13.4%
Black 7.7%
Latino 47.1%
White 29.4%
Other 2.4%
Southern California 3,273,987 $62,511
Democrats 35.4%
Republicans 32.7%
Other 31.9%
Asian 10.8%
Black 4.7%
Latino 34.6%
White 46.6%
Other 3.4%
Penninsula 1,528,938 $80,713
Democrats 53.7%
Republicans 13.1%
Other 33.2%
Asian 30.1%
Black 4.3%
Latino 19.8%
White 42.1%
Other 3.7%
Nor Cal 1,114,475 $43,267
Democrats 33.5%
Republicans 36.5%
Other 30.0%
Asian 4.0%
Black 1.6%
Latino 17.2%
White 71.4%
Other 5.9%
The Cap 1,422,348 $55,846
Democrats 43.5%
Republicans 30.8%
Other 25.7%
Asian 15.2%
Black 9.7%
Latino 21.5%
White 48.4%
Other 5.1%
Big Sur 1,165,381 $61,024
Democrats 42.0%
Republicans 31.0%
Other 26.9%
Asian 5.0%
Black 2.1%
Latino 42.8%
White 47.6%
Other 2.6%
North San Joaquin 1,458,549 $50,841
Democrats 40.9%
Republicans 37.1%
Other 22.0%
Asian 10.2%
Black 4.7%
Latino 42.8%
White 39.0%
Other 3.3%
Central San Joaquin 1,081,132 $46,021
Democrats 38.9%
Republicans 37.6%
Other 23.5%
Asian 8.5%
Black 4.6%
Latino 50.8%
White 33.4%
Other 2.8%
South San Joaquin 1,433,012 $46,481
Democrats 33.7%
Republicans 41.7%
Other 24.6%
Asian 3.8%
Black 4.2%
Latino 52.9%
White 36.4%
Other 2.7%
North Bay 1,487,941 $68,676
Democrats 50.1%
Republicans 22.2%
Other 27.6%
Asian 9.1%
Black 5.3%
Latino 24.4%
White 57.2%
Other 4.0%
Inland Empire 4,252,485 $56,149
Democrats 37.0%
Republicans 37.6%
Other 25.5%
Asian 6.3%
Black 7.0%
Latino 47.2%
White 36.6%
Other 2.9%
Disneyland 3,021,840 $75,566
Democrats 31.7%
Republicans 41.0%
Other 27.3%
Asian 18.3%
Black 1.5%
Latino 33.6%
White 44.1%
Other 2.6%
Tahoe 804,246 $65,227
Democrats 29.2%
Republicans 43.5%
Other 27.2%
Asian 4.0%
Black 1.1%
Latino 11.9%
White 79.3%
Other 3.8%
Joser 2,050,733 $87,784
Democrats 46.1%
Republicans 21.4%
Other 32.5%
Asian 28.7%
Black 2.2%
Latino 27.4%
White 38.3%
Other 3.3%
East Bay 2,567,183 $74,308
Democrats 53.3%
Republicans 17.8%
Other 28.9%
Asian 22.0%
Black 10.7%
Latino 23.2%
White 39.7%
Other 4.4%

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

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