Based on the first wave of U.S. Census data released on Dec. 21, the state of California will maintain its 53 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. According to House officials, each district will now include approximately 710,000 people. Texas will gain four congressional seats. Florida will gain two seats. Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, and Nevada will each gain an additional congressional district. New York and Ohio will each lose two congressional seats. And eight states—Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey—will lose one congressional district due to reapportionment.
This article appears in Dec 30, 2010 – Jan 6, 2011.
