Texas picks up two House seats
in newest Census while Democratic
stronghold states lose out
Posted By: NorthernDog, 4/26/2021 4:38:41 PM
WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau released state population totals that determine each state's number of House seats on Monday, with just seven seats moving among 13 states — the smallest shift among the states since the current congressional apportionment model was adopted in the 1940s. Texas was the biggest winner, gaining two House seats to its total. Following the Lone Star State, Colorado, Montana, Oregon, Florida and North Carolina each gained one seat. The losses were concentrated in the industrial Midwest, with Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio each losing one seat. Democratic strongholds California and New York each lost a
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Texas picks up two House seats
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Without illegal aliens the blue states would have probably lost dozens of seats.