So….this here plan to split California into six states is closer to going on the ballot, which would be totally fun except for the OMG-what-if-it-actually-passed problem. As an antidote to people just assuming the state is a mix of fruit and nuts, go over and see this wonderful discussion from Eric McGhee and Daniel Krimm of California voters and population weighted mapping from PPIC. Here’s their population-weighted map for voting.

Go read!!