Bill Barrow FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Carpenters Local Union 1912 in Phoenix. New census data that reassigned statesâ votes in Electoral College didnât upend Democratsâ or Republicansâ basic strategies for securing 270 votes needed to win the White House. But it hints at new paths not too far off. The 2020 census count will require a shift in congressional representation away from Rust Belt of the upper Midwest toward the southern Sun Belt. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) April 28, 2021 - 12:43 PM ATLANTA - The 2020 census is shifting states' clout in presidential politics. And while the changes won't upend the parties' basic strategies for securing the votes needed to win the White House, they do hint at new paths emerging.