California to vote on splitting state

Californians will vote in November’s mid-term elections on a bid to divide America’s most populous state into three separate states

OREGON

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Pop: 13.3 million Per capita income: $63,000 – second among states, after Connecticut

Sacramento
San Francisco
San Jose
Los Angeles
San Diego
U.S.
Fresno 
Bakersfield

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Pop: 13.9m Per capita $45,000 (30th)
Monterey
PACIFIC OCEAN


“Cal 3” initiative: Driven by venture capitalist Tim Draper, who argues California has become “ungovernable” because of its economic and geographic diversity, as well as the size of its population

California Pop: 40m World’s fifth largest economy
NEVADA
ARIZONA
U.S. 
MEXICO
100km 60 miles

CALIFORNIA (NEW) Pop: 12.3m Per capita $53,000 (12th)
Cal 3 would create four new U.S. senators, significantly boosting Californians’ influence in Washington


*Data from The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO)

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