Rural counties vote to break away from California in new secession push
Rural counties in California are pushing for secession from the state, with Yuba and Sutter counties voting to support the proposal. The initiative, led by Republican Assemblyman James Gallagher, aims to create a new state for conservative and rural areas. Despite the symbolic nature of the votes, frustration with the current state government is driving the movement.
- ▪Yuba County supervisors adopted a resolution to support the secession proposal.
- ▪Sutter County supervisors had the proposal on their agenda for approval later in the day.
- ▪The proposal aims to create a new state from California's 35 inland counties, including Yuba and Sutter.
- ▪Governor Gavin Newsom has dismissed the secession idea as a political stunt that will not succeed.
- ▪Supporters of the resolution express frustration over lack of representation and state funding for rural areas.
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Politics Rural counties vote to break away from California in new secession push By Titus Wu Published May 26, 2026, 7:35 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Momentum is building behind a Republican leader’s proposal for rural California areas to split off from the rest of the Golden — as two counties are set to vote Tuesday to support the proposal. Yuba County supervisors adopted a resolution to back the split in Tuesday morning, and Sutter County supervisors had it on their agenda approve in the late afternoon. Both counties encompass rural swaths of land north of Sacramento. 4 GOP Assemblyman James Gallagher. AP Last year, as Democratic Gov.
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