Two states by Aly

Make a new state
By Aly in San Francisco

Breaking California in two will allow each state to better address the issues they already face geographically. Plus, culturally, Northern California and Southern California are basically two separate states already.

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%
Northern California 13,987,211 $64,594
Democrats 45.5%
Republicans 26.2%
Other 28.3%
Asian 16.5%
Black 5.4%
Latino 27.5%
White 46.6%
Other 4.0%
Southern California 23,337,857 $59,599
Democrats 42.1%
Republicans 29.8%
Other 28.1%
Asian 11.5%
Black 6.0%
Latino 43.6%
White 36.3%
Other 2.7%

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

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