CA projected to lose congressional seats after 2030 due to slow population growth, data shows

How States’ Seats in the U.S. House Could Change After the Next Census

At the halfway point in the decade, newly released census data points to continued shifts in representation after the 2030 census, but some big unknowns lurk.

CA projected to lose congressional seats after 2030 due to slow population growth, data shows

California's growth remains the slowest of the major U.S. states, according to the latest Census estimates, because representation in Congress is a "zero-sum" game. Faster growth in states like Texas and Florida puts California at high risk of losing congressional seats after the 2030 Census.

Immigration decline & slowing population growth likely to impact congressional maps

There has been an alarming shift in how many people are living in the United States.

California Will Lose at Least Two Seats in Congress After 2030

Despite a return to positive population growth, California will lose at least two (-2), and is at high risk of losing three (-3) seats in Congress, going from 52 to 49 after the census in 2030, and fourth overall since 2020. Here is where and why. According to the American Redistricting Project and the latest U.S. Census estimates for 2024, California will lose three seats, for 2025 four seats after 2030. This follows previous estimates by the B…

Red states stand to gain more political power over immigration shift

A drop in immigration amid President Donald Trump’s enforcement crackdown led to historically slow population growth in the United States last year.Activity at the southern border is at a historic low. The population change reflects the last months of the Biden administration, when immigration contr...

NY and CA Shrink As Texas and Florida Grow

The new Census release also included five-year net domestic migration numbers, confirming the biggest demographic story of recent times: the sad, ongoing collapse of California.