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Congress House Seats/Musical Chairs - Oni - 04-27-2021
Some states are gaining/losing House seats, based on the census reports. Might be of interest, for those that live in the impacted states.
Quote:Six states will gain additional seats in the US House of Representatives because of population shifts over the last decade, the US Census Bureau announced on Monday. Seven states will lose one congressional seat.
The US saw a total population growth of 7.4% over the last decade, the second slowest change in US history (the previous slowest was 7.3% from 1930 to 1940). Overall, the total US population was 331,449,281 people on 1 April 2020, the day the Census Bureau uses as a marker to count.
Texas will gain two additional seats in the House, the bureau said on Monday. Colorado, Montana, Oregon, North Carolina and Florida will also gain a congressional seat.
The seven states that will lose a seat are: California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Overall, the fastest growing parts of the US were the southern and western portions of the country.
Read More: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/26/census-results-house-seats-texas-florida-new-york