Are we saying goodbye to Tom Reedâs district? Not so fast. By Susan Arbetter New York State PUBLISHED 5:00 PM ET Apr. 26, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:00 PM EDT Apr. 26, 2021
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Because of the pandemic and the stateâs large immigrant population, the conventional wisdom was that New York could have lost two Congressional District seats, instead of only one. But as it turned out, the state didnât do so badly in the decennial count.
New York state missed not losing a seat at all by a mere 89 people, according to the U.S. Census.
âItâs a small victory,â said Cornell Institute for Public Affairs lecturer Dan Lamb. âNew York has lost at least two seats going back every decade to 1950. Itâs never good to lose a seat, but this is the best weâve done in that period.â