Geography

The West Coast is located on the Pacific Coast of the United States. It stretches from the Mexico-U.S. border in California to the Canada-U.S. border in Washington. The West Coast consists of three states, California, Oregon, and Washington. It stretches 900 miles along the pacific coast. 

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Political Structure

California is a democratic state, although it was not always this way. The state voted Republican until 1992 when it turned democrat. In the 2018 general election of the 19,696,371 registered voters, 43.5% were democrats, 24% were republicans, and 32.5% were affiliated with other parties. 

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Political Structure

California is a Democratic state, although it was not always this way. The state voted Republican until 1992 when it turned Democrat. In the 2018 general election of the 19,696,371 registered voters, 43.5% were Democrats, 24% were Republicans, and 32.5% were affiliated with other parties. Oregon is also a Democratic state. It has 34.4% Democratic voters, and 24.9% of voters are Republican, 30.4% are not affiliated with any party, and 5.5% are other. Washington is also a Democratic state. 54.3% of voters are Democratic, 38.07% are Republican, and 7.63% are affiliated with other parties. 

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Climate

The climate towards the northern end of the west coast is an oceanic climate. This means that it has cool summers and cool to cold winters. The southern end of the west coast has a Mediterranean climate. This means that it has dry and hot summers and wet and mild winters. Since the west coast stretches over so much land, the climate varies throughout the region. In Southern California, the summers are brutal, whereas in Washington the summers are cool and mild, and in Oregon, you can find the in-between.