Census Reports Record-Low Population Growth, Changes to House Seats
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Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seatsThe US Census Bureau announced Monday that the total population of the United States has topped 331 million people, marking the country's second slowest population growth rate in US history. Amid that, Texas will gain two seats in the redistricting process, the results found.
Additionally, Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon will each gain one seat in Congress.
California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia will all lose congressional seats ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
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Census Shows South and Mountain West Gain Political Power From Population GrowthPolitical power in the U.S. will shift further to states in the South and Mountain West—with Texas picking up two House seats and California losing one—as the country’s overall population growth slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said Monday.
Thirteen states will gain or lose seats in the House of Representatives in next year’s elections through the once-a-decade reapportionment required by the Constitution. They will also lose or gain votes in the Electoral College beginning in 2024.
Besides the double gain for Texas, five...
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Census data reveals population growth at slowest pace in decadesWhile the U.S. population grew from 2010-2020, it was at a slower rate than in any decade in nearly a century, according to new census data.
Census data unveiled on Monday revealed that the U.S. population on April 1, 2020, was 331.5 million, an increase of only 7.4% from 2010.
The only decade dating back to the 1910s that experienced a slower increase in population growth was the 1930s, during the Great Depression, where it increased by 7.3% from 1930-1940, according to the Washington Post. Slowed population growth is a...
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