This dichotomy is particularly pronounced in states like California, where the 2024 election has further highlighted the divide between the coastal urban enclaves and the more conservative eastern and northern parts of the state. A similar situation is evident in Colorado, where the Denver-Boulder Axis often overshadows the conservative eastern plains and much of the western slope.
This political imbalance has led to a sense of disenfranchisement among rural and small-town residents, prompting some to consider forming new states or joining neighboring ones where the political climate aligns more closely with their conservative values.
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According to RedState, this sentiment has given rise to movements like the State of Jefferson in California, which proposes to form a new state from the northern counties and the southern tier of Oregon. In Illinois, conservative southern counties are seeking to break free from the dominance of Cook County and Chicago. This issue tends to resurface every few years, typically following an election, and the aftermath of the Nov. 5 election has proven no different.
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Movements advocating for the creation of new states in deep blue regions such as Illinois and California are gaining momentum. Conservative residents of these rural areas, aware of their counterparts migrating to lower-taxed and less-regulated red states, are choosing to stay put, advocating instead for a separation from the urban sectors of their state. The New Illinois State group, for instance, has drafted a new constitution and is promoting plans to “Leave Illinois Without Moving.” On Election Day, seven rural counties in Illinois voted to consider splitting from the state.
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A similar initiative is underway in California, where the New California State organization aims to separate the counties outside the Bay Area, Sacramento, and Los Angeles. “I’m so flipping excited,” Paul Preston, the founder of New California State, told the Wall Street Journal. Preston criticized California as a “one-party communist state, and technically, they have seceded from the Union already.”
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However, it's important to distinguish these movements from the secession attempts of 1861-1865 when 13 states tried to form another nation. The initiatives in Illinois and California are not proposing to leave the United States but to redraw the state border map to form new states.
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The right to self-determination is a fundamental principle, but the Constitution makes it challenging to create a new state from existing ones. The last instance of such a split occurred during the Civil War when West Virginia separated from secessionist Virginia and remained in the Union. According to Article 4, Section 3 of the Constitution, the legislatures of the states involved would need to approve the redrawing of borders or the secession of counties to form a new state. Subsequently, Congress would have to vote to accept the new states.
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Given that most of these proposed redrawings would result in predominantly Republican jurisdictions, securing approval through a narrowly divided Congress could prove challenging. However, the Constitution does provide for the redrawing of state lines, provided the process is followed correctly. It would require significant pressure from voters on Congress to make this happen, as the Constitution also ensures that such changes cannot be made capriciously.
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The 2024 election results by county in places like California, Oregon, and Illinois suggest that the idea of redrawing state lines to better represent political ideologies may be gaining traction. It remains to be seen whether these movements will succeed in their quest for self-determination and political alignment.
