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Title: The Importance of Census 2020 and the Challenges of Getting a Complete Count

Citation Type: Newspaper Article

Publication Year: 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/99608f92.8a0cc85c

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Abstract: It is rewarding to read a cogent article (Sullivan, 2020) that appropriately stresses the accomplishments of generations of civil servants who administered the decennial counts. As Teresa Sullivan emphasizes, the census is the foundation of our system of representative and democratic government. It is well known that the population count determines the number of people who represent a state in Congress and in the Electoral College. The composition of Congress from 2023 to 2033 will be ascertained by the April 2020 count. The number of electors from each state who will select presidents when they meet in late 2024 and 2028 will be similarly determined. Examining demographic changes since 2010, it is likely that Florida and Texas will gain two seats in this year’s enumeration while Arizona, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon will gain one. Nine states—all in the Rust Belt or Northeast except for Alabama—will lose one representative.

Url: https://hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/rosc6trb/release/1

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Authors: Farley, Reynolds

Publication Name: HDSR

Publisher Location: MIT

Publication Date: January 31, 2020

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Methodology and Data Collection, Population Data Science

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