Latest in Banana Republic News - US Census (house of representatives, legal, borders)

[DRob4JC]

Note the changes from 2010.

The Census Bureau has not explained how it got the 2020 census so wrong. This is particularly troublesome because the bureau reported an error rate of 0.01% in the 2010 census — an overcount of only 36,000 people, a statistically insignificant mistake.

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The original census reported that Florida needed only 171,500 more residents to gain another congressional seat. Yet the survey shows that Florida was undercounted by over three-quarters of a million people. The bureau also said that Texas needed only 189,000 more people to gain another congressional seat. The survey shows that Texas was undercounted by 560,319 residents.

Minnesota, according to the original census report, would have lost a congressional seat during reapportionment if it had 26 fewer residents; the survey shows the state was overcounted by 216,971 individuals. Similarly, Rhode Island would have lost a seat if the Census Bureau had counted 19,000 fewer residents. It turns out that the state was overcounted by more than 55,000 individuals.

2010 - total error was 36,000

2020 - error from the 4 states mentioned was over 1,000,000.

Yeah... nothing to see here...

[Variable]

Originally Posted by michiganmoon

The US Census accidentally overcounted 8 states, 7 of which were blue states.

Incorrect. 6 (not 7) are blue states. Ohio and Utah are red states.

Overcounted:
Delaware, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Utah

[DannyHobkins]

2 seats stolen from Florida and 1 from Texas and given to Minnesota and Rhode Island, as a result of large errors in counting. Apparently "there is no corrective actions" for this type of situation. An investigation is needed.

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2...funding-next-/

https://www.heritage.org/election-in...st-1-red-state

[bu2]

Originally Posted by DannyHobkins

2 seats stolen from Florida and 1 from Texas and given to Minnesota and Rhode Island, as a result of large errors in counting. Apparently "there is no corrective actions" for this type of situation. An investigation is needed.

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2...funding-next-/

https://www.heritage.org/election-in...st-1-red-state

How do you miss in Delaware and Hawaii????

I get how some other states, especially undercounts, can happen.

[DannyHobkins]

Originally Posted by bu2

How do you miss in Delaware and Hawaii????

I get how some other states, especially undercounts, can happen.

How do you overcount a state by 5.45%? For reference the article mentions miscounts in prior years by .01% which id say is a good error of margin.

[Roboteer]

Originally Posted by DannyHobkins

2 seats stolen from Florida and 1 from Texas and given to Minnesota and Rhode Island, as a result of large errors in counting.

Is it any surprise that the advantage created by nearly every "error" went to liberal states and away from Republican states?

All part of the plan. It was, after all, 2020.

[SilkHammer]

You have to hand it to the Dems. They are adept at finding new and creative ways to cheat.

[mountainrose]

The republicans have allowed the Dems to control every major institution in this country — now even the census bureau…..

[ditchoc]

Census counts people, not votes or political party. A census can change the number of house seats, not who sits in them.

[hotkarl]

Originally Posted by ditchoc

Census counts people, not votes or political party. A census can change the number of house seats, not who sits in them.

Unless the era is made in favor of a heavy democratic voting area.