losing two each. >> the trend is the growth in seats for western and southern states. and a tendency to lose seats from the midwest and northeastern states. in fact, since 1940 there's been a net shift of 79 seats to the south and west. >> reporter: much of the growth occurred in republican-leaning states controlled by republican legislatures. which should give that party an advantage in upcoming congressional and presidential elections. >> there are some experts who are looking at this data and saying, based on what they see now, republicans could add ten more seats to their total. >> reporter: the census results will also change each state's vote for the electoral college beginning in the 2012 presidential election. rob and vinita? talk about an early christmas gift. this one thanks to the golden arches. >> jonathan kehoe is a newly minted millionaire. after winning mcdonald's annual monopoly game. it's a good story. he's unemployed and only went to mickey d.'s drive-through because his godson said he had to go. >> smart kid.