Nine states by Aaron

Make a new state
By Aaron

I feel like this makes the most sense. I tried to split California into its personalities and how it's often perceived by natives.

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%
The Bay 7,433,922 $78,111
Democrats 51.1%
Republicans 18.5%
Other 30.4%
Asian 23.2%
Black 6.2%
Latino 23.7%
White 43.1%
Other 3.9%
Desert Land 5,246,651 $54,406
Democrats 36.9%
Republicans 37.5%
Other 25.6%
Asian 5.8%
Black 6.7%
Latino 48.7%
White 36.1%
Other 2.8%
Southern California 15,962,364 $61,244
Democrats 44.1%
Republicans 26.9%
Other 29.0%
Asian 14.2%
Black 6.3%
Latino 42.0%
White 34.9%
Other 2.6%
Central Coast 1,932,708 $67,106
Democrats 40.2%
Republicans 32.9%
Other 26.9%
Asian 5.9%
Black 1.9%
Latino 41.3%
White 48.3%
Other 2.6%
Bread Basket 3,189,007 $48,360
Democrats 39.1%
Republicans 38.3%
Other 22.6%
Asian 8.2%
Black 4.2%
Latino 48.6%
White 36.0%
Other 3.0%
Gold Country 1,793,310 $57,024
Democrats 40.3%
Republicans 33.6%
Other 26.1%
Asian 12.6%
Black 8.0%
Latino 19.6%
White 54.9%
Other 5.0%
Nor Cal 917,349 $58,367
Democrats 35.2%
Republicans 36.4%
Other 28.4%
Asian 7.2%
Black 1.4%
Latino 20.0%
White 67.1%
Other 4.3%
Ganjanistan 134,317 $40,830
Democrats 41.3%
Republicans 25.4%
Other 33.3%
Asian 2.7%
Black 1.2%
Latino 9.8%
White 77.3%
Other 8.9%
Badlands 715,440 $43,189
Democrats 29.9%
Republicans 40.8%
Other 29.3%
Asian 3.4%
Black 1.7%
Latino 15.2%
White 74.2%
Other 5.5%

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

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