I haven't heard one person in dozens of years speak wistfully of California as in times past. It's become a place to be mocked and shunned, rightfully so.
I do recall some talk about northern CA splitting from the southern half. A move such as that might save some good and decent northern residents.
It is the urban areas of CA that are the problem. Inland and far northern California (Alturas or Inyo County) is largely conservative and very conservative from election maps I have seen.
That can also be said of other states like New York, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, and Nevada. They are largely Democratic because of big cities. Outside of them they are quite conservative, especially Washington, Oregon, and Nevada.