Florida you Gain One Congressional Seat
By NSF
With continuing population growth , Florida will gain one congressional seat next year , bringing its total to 28 , the U . S . Census Bureau announced Monday . Florida is one of six states that will gain seats after the once-a-decade census count . Texas will gain two seats , while Florida , Colorado , Montana , North Carolina and Oregon each will receive one seat . States that will lose one seat each are California , Illinois , Michigan , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania and West Virginia , according to the
Census Bureau . The bureau used an April 1 , 2020 , population total in making the determinations . At that point , Florida ’ s population was an estimated 21.57 million , trailing only California and Texas . Florida lawmakers are expected later this year to start the reapportionment process , which will lead to revamped congressional and legislative districts that will take effect with the 2022 elections .
4 DITCHMEN • MAY 2021