The BlogThe new census numbers are out, and they show the GOP will make a substantial net gain of congressional seats/electoral votes. States gaining seats/electoral votes:
States losing seats/electoral votes:
Another way to break it down in terms of its impact on the 2012 presidential election: GOP states—those that voted Republican in the past 3 presidential elections—made a net gain of 6 seats/EVs:
States that voted Democratic in past three presidential elections had a net loss of 6 seats/EVs:
And swing states broke even:
Update: I initially incorrectly wrote that Democratic seats had a net loss of 6 seats. New York as losing 2 seats, not 1. The Weekly Standard ArchivesBrowse 15 Years of the Weekly Standard |
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