Texas gains 2 House seats from Census

 Red States:

When folks talk about the census, it’s probably not a topic that sets too many people on fire.

But one of the reasons that Democrats are going all-in to grab what power they can now is that they know a shift is coming that can help Republicans.

The U.S. Census Bureau announced today the results of the 2020 count that will determine the number of seats in the House of Representatives.

The count now means that the numbers are going to move away seats from California and New York, while Florida and Texas picked up seats.

When the difference in the House is so close and expected to get even closer, come 2022, this could be huge. It could potentially shift the balance of power.

According to the census, the population of the U.S. is 331,449,281 as of April 1, 2020.

Six states gained seats including Texas which picked up two. Florida, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon will each gain one House seat each, while seven states will lose one seat each including California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

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Texas was one of the top destinations for Californians. Montana and North Carolina were two other red states to pick up House seats, while Colorado is controlled by Democrats these days. Oregon could be interesting because some of its blue cities lost people while its more red rural areas gained people. How they choose where their new House seat is could be critical.

The only red states to lose a seat were West Virginia and Ohio.  Five blue states lost seats.  Republican control of the Ohio legislature could lead to fewer Democrat-controlled districts in that state.
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In Texas, Republicans are likely to draw at least two new seats where they have a strong chance of winning. And possibly a fourth, by divvying up districts currently held by Democrats. The Rio Grande Valley, in South Texas along the U.S.-Mexico border, is a particularly inviting target because in 2020 then-President Donald Trump made significant gains with Latino voters there while losing nationwide to President Joe Biden.

In Florida, political momentum is already with Republicans, who nabbed two House seats in 2020 after holding the governor's mansion and picking up a Senate seat in 2018.
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This looks like Democrats will lose control of the House in 2022 and it could be one of the reasons they are so desperate to change the rules with their slim majority.  I think they were going to lose seats anyway because of their awful agenda that is unpopular in the country as a whole. 

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