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Close The latest population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show there are 126,355 fewer people in New York than one year earlier. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, shown here in this file photo, suggested part of the reason for the drop had to due with the states association with the early stages of the global COVID-19 pandemic.  editors pick featured Population drop may cost NY Congressional seats CUOMO: Drop was due in part to states conditio...

Stagnant population growth sets up close battle for 435th House seat Reid Wilson © Greg Nash Stagnant population growth sets up close battle for 435th House seat New data from the Census Bureau show Americas population growth stagnating in the final years of the decade, as declining immigration rates and an aging population run headlong into the coronavirus pandemic that pumped the brakes on migration within the U.S. The consequence is likely to be a fraught battle over the r...

All those folks fleeing elsewhere puts Arizona on track for picking up a 10 th seat in the U.S. House of Representatives beginning in 2022. And that’s going to result in some political jockeying among current and would-be federal lawmakers as current members of Congress weigh whether to seek re-election in their own redrawn district or run in another. Then there’s the potential political musical chairs, with not just an open race for governor but Republican lawmakers eyeing a chance to oust...

Population estimate favors Montana for second House seat December 23, 2020 GMT BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana could add a second U.S. House seat if population estimates made public on Tuesday hold, officials said. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2020 Population Estimate said the state’s population is 1,080,577, about 23,000 more people than in Rhode Island, which is the least populated state with two congressional districts, The Billings Gazette reported. The first Census Bureau numbers ...

New York Could Lose Up to 2 House Seats PUBLISHED 5:26 AM ET Dec. 23, 2020 PUBLISHED 5:26 AM EST Dec. 23, 2020 SHARE New York could lose up to two congressional seats in the coming round of reapportionment, further dilluting the states influence in Washington.  The estimate is based on Census Bureau data released on Monday and a report from Election Data Services.  Preliminary data from the bureau New York lost 126,335 people between Jul...

By Susan Arbetter New York State PUBLISHED 1:40 PM ET Dec. 23, 2020 PUBLISHED 1:40 PM EST Dec. 23, 2020 SHARE New York’s horrible year is about to get worse. One estimate of the state’s population count, which has dwindled substantially in the last few years, indicates the state may lose not just one Congressional seat, but two. The estimat...

New York Could Potentially Lose 2 House Seats: Report The state of New York could lose up to two congressional seats in the next round of apportionment because of a decline in population, according to a new report by Election Data Services, a political consulting firm. The Dec. 22 report (pdf), which the firm says is based on new Census Bureau population estimates, “shows a subtle but significant change in the upcoming apportionment process.” “Under the back-dated April 2020 data, New Yo...