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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 state's association with the early stages of the global COVID-19 pandemic.  editor's pick featured Population drop may cost NY Congressional seats CUOMO: Drop was due in part to state's condition during early days of COVID-19 pandemic. By JOE MAHONEY CNHI State Reporter Dec 23, ...

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 America's 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 reapportionment process that will follow the bureau's release of official population figures early n...

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 newly elected U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly in 2022. All that is the result of new preliminary estimates fro...

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 are expected to be released in January, until then the state won’t officially know if it has the f...

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 state's 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 July 2019 and July 2020, the most of any state and a reduction of 0.65%.  New York currently has 27 s...