2004 census good news for GOP

Joseph_Botwinick · Dec 22, 2004

Arizona, Florida, Texas and Utah would each gain one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives if districts were reapportioned today, according to an analysis by American City Business Journals.

Iowa, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, on the other hand, would each lose a seat.

The U.S. Census Bureau released new state-by-state population estimates for 2004 Wednesday. ACBJ used those figures to hypothetically reapportion House seats today, six years in advance of the next scheduled reapportionment in 2010.

The four states that would pick up House seats have experienced substantial population growth since 2000, when the last federal census was conducted. Arizona’s population has increased by 12 percent since 2000, Florida’s has grown by 8.9 percent, Texas’ by 7.9 percent and Utah’s by 7.0 percent, based on the latest Census Bureau estimates.

The four states that would lose House districts are growing at a snail’s pace by comparison. New York has posted the largest population increase in the group since 2000, just 1.3 percent.
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KenH · Dec 22, 2004

The caution on this, Joseph, is what happens to the GOP during the next six years. We'll know much more in 2008.

Joseph_Botwinick · Dec 22, 2004

Very true, Ken. We will wait and see.

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