To look at the population distribution and general demographic data for California, I looked at the ACS 2022 *5-year estimate) by county, and zoomed in to California. The scale was at population density per square mile. There were a couple of different things that I noticed about the population of people. For starters, the only areas that were really populated were the main cities. There were the most amount of people in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento. There also seems to be more people along the coast line than the lines bordering the other states. Not only are the most densely populated areas cities, but those areas are also where both the most college towns are found, which are generally a little more populated anywhere, but also Los Angeles houses Hollywood, which is a very popular place not only in California, but really throughout the entire United States, meaning that a lot of people would likely want to live there, especially aspiring actors and actresses. I think that the coastline being more populated is likely due to the fact that the beach is a very popular place to live, and I think that when a lot of people think of California, they are going to be way more likely to think of the beaches of California than they are the rest of the state. Therefore, I think that when a lot of people move to California, they are most likely trying to move near the beach, which would explain why the coastline is more densely populated.
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California is an interesting state in terms of its geographic range. As we know, people flock to Californian cities hoping to find a better life and make it big-- which is why I am not surprised that the bulk of the population is centered in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento. I am wondering which parts of the state are desert landscapes, making it unpleasant to live there.
Politically speaking, California is similar to New York in the sense that the densely populated cities will vote blue, while the Eastern small towns will vote red. A good friend of mine lives near the Eastern border of CA near Reno, NV-- I remember her telling me about how fandom of certain political candidates will make it seem like one candidate has a pull over the other, but it all comes down to the city populations which will completely overpower small-town votes.
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