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7
Second Quarter 2010
source: William H. Frey analysis of U.S. Census
Bureau population estimates and University
of Michigan Population Studies Center
Apportionment Calculator
gaining
Losing
no change
StateS GaininG
and LoSinG
ConGreSSionaL
SeatS, 1970 to 2010
Bill Frey is a senior fellow in demography at the Milken
institute and visiting fellow at the Brookings institution in
Washington.
ably stretch its House margin to 89.
Time ­ and political power ­ are thus still
marching south. Just how that will play out in
terms of public policy is unclear. What is clear,
though, is that the money follows the march-
ers: Some $400 billion in federal goodies are
handed out annually on the basis of census
statistics.
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alabama
georgia
florida
south
carolina
indiana
ohio
illinois
wisconsin
minnesota
iowa
south dakota
texas
pennsylvania
ct
de
md
ma
nh
nj
arkansas
north dakota
nebraska
west
virginia
new york
michigan
maine
vt
ri
virginia
louisiana
north
carolina
tennessee
kentucky
mississippi
missouri
oklahoma
12
11
4
2
-6
-2
-7
-7
-5
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
1
1
-1
-2
-1
-11
-3
-3
kansas
-1
-1
-1