These States Are Projected to Gain House Seats After 2020 Census
- Northeast, Midwest expected to continue losing residents
- Projections are based on short-term census population trends
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States in the South and West will gain representatives in the U.S. House after the 2020 census at the expense of states in the Northeast and Midwest, as the U.S. population continues a decades-long shift, according to a study by Election Data Services Inc.
In all, 16 states may be affected by the once-a-decade congressional reapportionment, according to the estimates, which are based on data from 2016 to 2017 and projected forward to 2020. Arizona, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon are each expected to gain a single seat while Texas and Florida would gain two seats.