“When pollsters in 2012 asked American voters about whether they liked each state, California came in dead last.
Politics was a big reason. Of all 50 states, according to the survey by Public Policy Polling, party affiliation was most salient in attitudes about California, with Republicans far more likely than Democrats to hate the Golden State.”
https://medium.californiasun.co/why-people-hate-california-79a52606d781