The winners and losers in the 2020 Census This census precedes the crucial redistricting process that will potentially swing the balance of power away from the Democrats and to the GOP. By David DaleyUpdated April 28, 2021, 10:51 a.m. Email to a Friend Globe staff; josephsjacobs/Adobe/josephsjacobs - stock.adobe.com The Rust Belt is leaking its congressional seats. New York will have fewer members of Congress than at any time since 1823. And political power â in the form of additional US House districts and the Electoral College votes that come with them â continues to accumulate in the Sun Belt and the West.