Congress

2020 Census: Predictable California, Surprising New York and New Jersey

by Wendell Cox 04/26/2021

The US Census Bureau announced national, state and District of Columbia 2020 Census population totals yesterday. The big story in the media was the changes in Congressional apportionment, which are detailed later in this article.  read more »

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Guessing Which Congressional Seats Change Hands at Census Time

by Ian Lausa 03/24/2009

The next official Census isn’t till 2010, but Election Data Services is already predicting considerable impacts on Congressional representation.

Things will be getting bigger in Texas, with four added seats, as well as Arizona, with two. Six states—Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon, South Carolina, and Utah—will increase their federal delegations by one district each.  read more »

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