By: James Fite August 13, 2021

The Census Bureau has released the full results of the latest national head count, and seven congressional seats are getting shuffled. But the states are up against the clock; redistricting deadlines ahead of the 2022 midterms draw nigh. As states race to redraw the district lines, another question arises: With residents fleeing Democrat strongholds and heading for red states, will redistricting stack the deck in favor of the GOP or leave conservatives longing for the good old days of the 2010 Census?

Time’s Running Out

All 50 states will use the Census data to redraw congressional districts eventually – some this year and others later – but only 13 will see a different number of representatives in the House for the entire state because of it. California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia all lose one seat in Congress while Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon each gain one. Texas picks up two.