12 Seats Switch States In Congress Because Of Census Results
Congressional representation is set to change because of human population changes noted by the United States Census. You will find 12 seats that will belong to different states within the House of Representatives from now on. Republicans are anticipated to pick up the majority of the new seats. Nobody even had to take out a payday loan to buy the seats.
Census causes 12 House seat change
Some areas had to have changed in the number of seats within the House of Representatives, according to the Washington Post. This was due to the U.S. Census. Whenever the population shifts drastically, there are seats lost and gained within the House of Representatives since each state gets them based on human population. In all, 12 seats are switching, affecting 18 states. The most seats were added to TX. In fact, four House seats were added. Florida gained House seats also. It got 2 extra. Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, Nevada, Utah, and Washington State all gained one additional seat in the lower house. Then there were the states that lost a single set. This included Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Missouri, Michigan, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Iowa and Illinois. 2 seats were lost in both New York and Ohio.
Throughout last census, less human population growth
The 2010 Census revealed that population expansion in the United States was slower than in previous decades, according to AOL News. Since 2000, there has only been a 9.7 percent population growth of about 308,745,538 individuals. It was not that low since the Great Depression even. There was a 35.1 percent human population growth in Nevada making it so it grew the most. The worst though was the 0.6 percent loss that Michigan showed. Southern states grew in human population by 14.3 percent, while the Northeast grew by only 3.2 percent.
Gains bear grim tidings for Democrats
The gains in House seats will likely be realized most by Republicans. The areas in which House seats were gained were largely Republican strongholds, especially Texas. Texas experienced a human population boom of its own, having increased in human population by 20 percent since the last census. There were several seats lost too. Most of these were in Democratic areas historically.
Articles cited
Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/21/AR2010122103084.html
AOL News
aolnews.com/2010/12/21/2010-census-us-population-growth-slowest-since-great-depression/
