Talk:List of state partition proposals in the United States

Serious Proposals, Yes?
There are clearly some proposals here that are more serious and some that are less. "Substantive" might be a good word to use here, instead of serious.

See California, Weld County, 2013 - it did not pass in enough counties but it was voted on and 5 counties approved it. That seems substantive.

But it seems to me that these could be removed:


 * Tucson, February 2011 - this was never voted on, approved by, or accepted by any official entity.
 * California, Huerfano County, 1930s - the Walsenburg World-Independent wrote about it. One state senator liked it. Enough said.
 * California, Costilla County, 2973 - "expressed interest"? Really?

So, some of these could definitely come out. Do we want to create a "List of fanciful U.S. state partition proposals" page? Would probably be a good place to put some of these.

RayKiddy (talk) 21:03, 8 July 2022 (UTC)

Editorials as proposals?
Should editorials by writers be seriously considered for this list, as with Florida and Georgia? -AngusWOOF (talk) 13:31, 11 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Short answer, no. This list SHOULD BE limited to serious proposals only.  Something actually voted on by legislators, representatives, or the public would be one criteria.  Fanciful musings, editorials, or suggestions should only act as a secondary reference verification of a proven serious, voted-on proposal, if found reliable.  GenQuest  "Talk to Me" 14:00, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

Proposed merge
I have proposed that Partition of States in the United States be merged with this article, as this one has a longer history and gives a more thorough look at the history of state partition proposals in the U.S. then the other article, which was created only last year (and has been left relatively untouched since), does. Also, everything in that article is also covered in this article. please join in the discussion here. Cheers. Drdpw (talk) 18:13, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Split due to
Due to many, many proposals that are over 10+ or even 100+ years old that are here, I propose that this article be split into 2 articles: • List of historical U.S. state partition proposals; • List of current U.S. state partition proposals. The split would split proposals which are less than 10 years old and more than 10yrs old. PortugueseWikiMan (talk) 16:26, 10 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Or, we could limit what gets listed here to: –proposals voted on by legislators or the public; or, –proposals that received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Proposals and aspirations currently included that do not meet the criteria (however ultimately defined) would be removed. Drdpw (talk) 17:04, 10 December 2023 (UTC)