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  GOP-leaning states in line for more Congress seats
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Last EditedPaGuy  Dec 22, 2004 10:37am
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News DateWednesday, December 22, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionArizona, Florida, Texas and Utah would each gain one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives if districts were reapportioned today, according to an analysis by American City Business Journals

Iowa, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania, on the other hand, would each lose a seat.

...The ACBJ analysis also projected current population trends forward to 2010, seeking to identify states that might gain or lose congressional seats between now and then.

Five states would add House districts during the coming six years, provided that the population-growth rates for all states remained constant. Texas would tack on two additional seats, reaching a total of 35 after the 2010 census. California, Florida, Georgia and Nevada would add one seat each.

New York and Ohio would each lose another House seat by 2010 if current population trends continued, dropping to totals of 27 and 16 seats, respectively.

Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts and Missouri would also be in line to lose a single seat apiece after the next census.

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