The new districts may not be drawn until spring or early summer of 2022, and lawmakers say voters need time to learn their new districts before voting. Census data is also used to determine who gets how much in medical assistance, food stamps, highway construction, student Pell grants, school lunches, and dozens of other federal programs. While 530 days seems like a long time, there is much work to be done to meet the upcoming election deadlines and inform voters of any changes for their voting districts.
2020 Census: Apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives
Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 memberships, or seats, in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states. At the conclusion of each decennial census, the results are used to calculate the number of House memberships to which each state is entitled. This map shows the changes to the number of Congressional seats for each state between apportionment based on the 2010 Census and apportionment based on the 2020 Census.
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