I am struggling to see New York on that map but if it's larger I'm all for it (Just kidding. I like the rest of the state, even if it is relatively conservative).
The state New York City gets put in would be smaller, since the idea is to divide the US population by 50 and then draw the lines so that every state has about that number, with New York City accounting for most of the population in whatever state it gets. And yeah, it wouldn't work, gerrymandering etc.
Edit: Actually, New York City would be its own state, with part of it in another one.
I know, I'm referring to the city limits. It's actually fairly small, with the small nearby areas which are universally considered part of it bringing the population bringing it up to eleven million from eight, and the whole metropolitan area (Which includes parts of Jersey and Connecticut) bringing it to a grand total of 22 Million. We'd be an entirely urban state.
How much population to a state? And what was the basis for choosing, as in, how was one area chosen as a state and not another?EDIT: On the bottom, 6 million.
I think some of them are inspired by Native Americans. I think the diverse names are a cool touch.
In the times I've seen things like this before, it's usually Indian names, as the Ammerican names are as old as the states themselves.