A Democratic stronghold, it’s perceived that California is an ultra-liberal state. But there are many more complexities than meets the eye. Northern California may stand more liberal versus the southern region, but the state’s inland sectors favor a much more conservative stance compared to the California coast. And this is what New California would reflect.
A map of the counties that would make up New California | © New California
Preston’s vision of New California would create the country’s sixth-largest state, after New Mexico. It would absorb the majority of California’s more rural counties, spanning from Modoc County, through Mendocino and Sonoma County, around the surrounding inland counties outside Sacramento, all the way down south through San Bernardino and San Diego counties. In reality, the number of counties not getting sucked into this New California is much smaller—only 15 out of California’s 58 counties would remain in the original state.
Although almost 50 counties would secede and become a part of the 51st state, not all of the counties have picked a side. A quarter of the counties that fall under Preston’s New California declared no involvement in this possibly pivotal time in U.S. history.
California State Capitol, Sacramento, California | © Ken Lund / Flickr
There’s still plenty of time to mull over whether or not the U.S. should gain its 51st state. New California’s work with the state legislature won’t reach addressing until further into 2018 or early 2019.
Between now and then, the New California campaign must first provide proof that the potential new state can govern themselves. This means California’s legislature will need to recognize that Preston’s new state, made up of the original California’s most rural areas, can stand alone through its own school system, economy, and a state constitution—steps that the campaign says will take at least 10-18 months to prepare.
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