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Population growth to pay political dividends in 2010
Associated Press
Published January 6, 2008
WASHINGTON - Fast-growing Southern states could gain nine new congressional seats after the 2010 census, largely at the expense of their neighbors to the north, judging from the latest government data. Georgia and North Carolina's delegations in the House would overtake New Jersey's, while Florida would catch up with New York, according to projections based on a July 2007 population snapshot released by the Census Bureau last month. Texas would be the biggest gainer, while a handful of Western states such as Arizona and Nevada could also grab new seats. The power shift would continue a long-term trend and has been predicted for years. But the latest population estimates provide the clearest picture yet of the likely winners and losers. The recent population estimates show that the South grew faster than any other region from July 2006 to July 2007, closely followed by the West. New York and Ohio could be the biggest losers, dropping two seats each, with Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri and California possibly dropping one seat each. Gains and losses According to early projections from Election Data Services and Polidata, two Washington-area political demographics firms, the 2010 Census will change the number of congressional seats in some states. WINNERS Texas: up 4 seats to 36 Florida: up 2 seats to 27 Arizona: up 2 seats to 10 North Carolina: up 1 seat to 14 South Carolina: up 1 seat to 7 Georgia: up 1 seat to 14 Utah: up 1 seat to 4 Nevada: up 1 seat to 4 Oregon: up 1 seat to 6 LOSERS New York: down 2 seats to 27 Ohio: down 2 seats to 16 Massachusetts: down 1 seat to 9 New Jersey: down 1 seat to 12 Pennsylvania: down 1 seat to 18. Michigan: down 1 seat to 14 Illinois: down 1 seat to 18 Minnesota: down 1 seat to 7 Iowa: down 1 seat to 4 Missouri: down 1 seat to 8 Louisiana: down 1 seat to 6 California: down 1 seat to 52
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by Andrew Jackson
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01/06/08 12:54 PM
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Florida deserves 3 seats! Were being screwed!
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