Census (Barely) Leads to a Congressional Loss for New York [Want to get New York Today by email?
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The Census Bureau announced yesterday that New York’s congressional delegation will shrink by one seat starting with the 2022 election, continuing a decline that dates to the 1940s.
New York lost the seat by the narrowest of margins: just 89 residents, the fewest to cost a state a representative in the modern era.
But even at a reduced size, New York’s delegation will remain one of the most powerful in the country, and its representatives could be crucial to Democratic efforts to retain control of the House.
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