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Texas-California rivalry

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Texas and California are the largest states in the US by population and economic output, and have been competing on political, economic, education and cultural fields for quite some time.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Demographics[edit]

As of 2006, California had an estimated population of 37,172,015, more than 12 percent of the U.S. population. This includes a natural increase since the last census of 1,557,112 people (that is 2,781,539 births minus 1,224,427 deaths) and an increase due to net migration of 751,419 people. Immigration resulted in a net increase of 1,415,879 people, and migration from within the U.S. produced a net decrease of 564,100 people. California is the 13th fastest-growing state. As of 2008, the total fertility rate was 2.15.[7] The most recent census reports the population of California is 39,144,818.

The United States Census Bureau estimates the population of Texas was 27,469,114 on July 1, 2015, a 9.24 percent increase since the 2010 United States Census.[8]

Economies[edit]

As of 2017, the gross state product (GSP) is about $2.75 trillion the largest in the US, equivalent to $68,441 per capita.[9] California is responsible for 13.9 percent of the United States' approximate $18.1 trillion gross domestic product (GDP). As of 2015, California's nominal GDP is larger than all but 4 countries (the United States, China, Japan and Germany).[10][11] In Purchasing Power Parity,[12] it is larger than all but 10 countries (the United States, China, India, Japan, Germany, Russia, Brazil, France, the United Kingdom, and Indonesia).[13]

As of 2017, Texas had a gross state product (GSP) of $1.696 trillion, the second-highest in the US, equivalent to $62,809 per capita.[14] Its GSP is greater than the GDPs of Australia and South Korea, which are the world's 12th- and 13th-largest economies, respectively. Texas's economy is the fourth-largest of any country subdivision globally, behind England (as part of the UK), California, and Japan's Kantō region. Its Per Capita personal income in 2009 was $36,484, ranking 29th in the nation.[15]

Education[edit]

California has two public university systems: University of California System and California State University System.

Texas has six public university systems: University of Texas System, Texas A&M University System, Texas Tech University System, University of Houston System, Texas State University System, University of North Texas System.

Government and politics[edit]

Texas voters lean toward fiscal conservatism. They also tend to have socially conservative values.[16][17] Since 1980, most Texas voters have supported Republican presidential candidates. In 2000 and 2004, Republican George W. Bush won Texas with 60.1 percent of the vote, partly due to his status as a former governor of the state. John McCain won the state in 2008, but with a smaller margin of victory compared to Bush at 55 percent of the vote. Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio consistently lean Democratic in both local and statewide elections. Residents of counties closer to the Mexico-United States border, where there are many Latino residents, generally vote for Democratic Party candidates, while most other rural and suburban areas of Texas have shifted to voting for Republican Party candidates.[18][19] As of the general elections of 2014, a large majority of the members of Texas's U.S. House delegation are Republican, along with both U.S. Senators. In the 114th United States Congress, of the 36 Congressional districts in Texas, 24 are held by Republicans and 11 by Democrats. One seat is vacant. Texas's Senators are John Cornyn and Ted Cruz. Since 1994, Texans have not elected a Democrat to a statewide office. The state's Democratic voters are made up primarily by liberal and minority groups in Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, Beaumont, and El Paso, as well as minority voters in East Texas and South Texas.

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Environmental protection[edit]

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/texanomics/article/Gov-Abbott-keeps-bashing-California-but-Texas-11202452.php
  2. https://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/02/trump-texas-california-fued-240172
  3. http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/03/08/california-v-texas-in-fight-for-the-future/
  4. https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/02/08/rick-perry-california-texas-business/1902533/
  5. https://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/california-bested-texas
  6. https://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/19/emerging-research-universities-tier-one-status/
  7. "Cdc.gov" (PDF). Cdc.gov. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
  8. "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". U.S. Census Bureau. December 23, 2015. Archived from the original (CSV) on December 23, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  9. https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/qgdpstate_newsrelease.htm
  10. Comparison between U.S. states and countries by GDP (nominal)
  11. "California Poised to Move Up in World Economy Rankings in 2013" (PDF). Center for Continuing Study of the California Economy. July 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  12. "Calif. retains economy that would be 8th largest". Bloomberg BusinessWeek. December 2, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2012.
  13. "GDP, PPP (current international $)". World Bank, International Comparison Program database. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
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  15. "Economic Geography". Texas Politics. University of Texas. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
  16. "Texas Political Culture – Introduction". Texas Politics. University of Texas. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
  17. "Texas Political Culture – Low Taxes, Low Services Political Culture". Texas Politics. University of Texas. Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved October 13, 2008.
  18. "2000 Presidential General Election Results – Texas". US Election Atlas. Retrieved July 22, 2008.
  19. "2004 Presidential General Election Results – Texas". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved July 22, 2007.
  20. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/texas-california-embody-red-blue-divide/2013/12/28/d6d4d7ee-6764-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.35016ada433f
  21. https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/20150317-ozone-air-pollution-clean-air-act-smog-texas-houston-dallas/


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