Two states by Jimmy of the North

Make a new state
By Jimmy of the North in El Dorado County

Split it geographically. Sacramento remains the capitol of Northern California and Riverside becomes the capitol of Southern California. Two states ONLY, more would create greater problems than we have now. Consolidate counties that border one another w/ less than 200K population.

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 12,159,822 $66,920
Democrats 46.0%
Republicans 25.2%
Other 28.9%
Asian 17.9%
Black 5.7%
Latino 23.8%
White 48.5%
Other 4.2%
Southern California 25,165,246 $58,870
Democrats 42.1%
Republicans 30.1%
Other 27.8%
Asian 11.2%
Black 5.8%
Latino 44.2%
White 36.1%
Other 2.7%

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

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