Six states by Tim Lowe

Make a new state
By Tim Lowe in Culver City

Geographic, climate and urban development similarities drive this design. Ideally, urban portions of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties would lie within the Southern California state.

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%
California Central South 2,844,202 $46,422
Democrats 36.9%
Republicans 39.1%
Other 24.0%
Asian 5.9%
Black 4.2%
Latino 52.1%
White 35.2%
Other 2.7%
California High Desert 4,440,153 $55,639
Democrats 37.4%
Republicans 37.1%
Other 25.6%
Asian 6.1%
Black 6.9%
Latino 48.4%
White 35.8%
Other 2.8%
Central California 7,042,366 $77,390
Democrats 50.5%
Republicans 20.0%
Other 29.5%
Asian 21.0%
Black 6.0%
Latino 26.5%
White 42.6%
Other 3.8%
Southern California 17,478,873 $61,944
Democrats 43.6%
Republicans 27.6%
Other 28.8%
Asian 13.5%
Black 5.9%
Latino 41.6%
White 36.4%
Other 2.6%
Northern California 308,756 $40,707
Democrats 40.2%
Republicans 27.6%
Other 32.1%
Asian 2.4%
Black 1.3%
Latino 14.0%
White 74.3%
Other 8.0%
California Central North 4,402,963 $54,435
Democrats 37.6%
Republicans 36.5%
Other 25.9%
Asian 10.0%
Black 5.1%
Latino 24.7%
White 55.8%
Other 4.4%

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

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