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By the slimmest of margins, just 89 fewer people, New York will slip from 27 to 26 congressional districts after next year’s elections, now that the 2020 census figures show the state’s population is not growing as fast as most other states.
The data released Monday showed New York had a total of 20,215,751 residents in 2020, up from 2010, but most other states grew faster.
The slower population gains in the upstate regions west of Albany will likely result in one fewer seat there. Democrats control the governor’s seat and hold a supermajority in both houses of the State Legislature. They appoint the members of the state’s redistricting commission, which draws the new lines.
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New York To Lose One Congressional Seat, Dems Control Redistricting
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