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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.
New York Loses House Seat After Coming Up 89 People Short on Census
New population figures released on Monday confirmed that after the latest census, New York would lose a congressional seat, but only by the narrowest of margins.
Even with the loss, New York will retain one of the most powerful delegations in Congress, one that includes Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a prominent progressive congresswoman.Credit.Brendan Mcdermid/Reuters
April 26, 2021Updated 6:30 p.m. ET
New York’s congressional delegation will shrink by one seat after the 2022 election, the Census Bureau announced on Monday, but the state came excruciatingly close to snapping an eight-decade streak of declining representation in Washington: It was 89 residents short, to be precise.