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Reapportionment
headed south, west The latest state
population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate that the population continues to
move south and west, a trend that is likely to affect the distribution of seats in the
House of Representatives after the 2000 census. If the 1998 estimates foretell the 2000
census results, 14 states will gain or lose House seats. In the Northeast, Pennsylvania
and New York would each lose two seats and Connecticut would lose one seat. In the
Midwest, seats would be lost in both Ohio and Wisconsin. The South would add two seats in
Texas and one seat each in Florida and Georgia. Mississippi and Oklahoma would each lose a
seat. The West would gain the most representatives, with two new seats in Arizona and one
additional seat each in California, Montana, and Nevada.
If current population trends continue, New York could lose
five House seats by 2020, and Pennsylvania could lose four seats. California, which
already has 52 seats in the House of Representatives, could gain nine more, bringing the
total to 61. |
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