change in electoral college votes for 2024

Quote: Pacomartin

LULAC and the Mexican government successfully had "Mexican" removed from [the census questionnaire]. After 1930, there has never been another Latino group listed as a race on it. In 1970, the Hispanic origin question was first introduced on the Census long form, which is an extended questionnaire that goes out to about one in six households. And then, finally in 1980, the Hispanic identity question appears on all of the forms. It used to come after the race question. They later moved it before the race question because it was one of the most unanswered forms on the census. If you asked people their race, "I'm white or I'm black," and they would get this next question, "are you Hispanic?" They would say "I already answered this," and they would skip it. So that's why we have them the way they are and the way they're ordered.

Quote: Pacomartin

Average Annual Population growth estimates for 9 out of last 10 years followed by expected change in electoral college votes for 2024
1.55% .Texas +3
1.48% .Colorado +1 ~ DEM
1.46% .Florida +2
1.43% .Arizona +1 ~ DEM
1.06% .Oregon +1 ~ DEM
1.02% .North Carolina +1
0.85% .Montana +1
-----> 0.653% projected average annual increase in US population for 2010 to 2011
+0.67% .Minnesota -1 ~ DEM
+0.64% .California -1 ~ DEM
+0.27% .Alabama -1
+0.14% .Ohio -1
+0.08% .Pennsylvania -1 ~ DEM
+0.06% .Rhode Island -1 ~ DEM
+0.03% .New York -1 ~ DEM
-0.04% .Connecticut -1 ~ DEM
-0.15% .Illinois -1 ~ DEM
-0.38% .West Virginia -1

Quote: odiousgambit

I don't think you mean to say you had to be white in 1929 to be a citizen, maybe you meant to say a Mexican had a better shot at it if white.

The Immigration Act of 1924 attempted to allow immigrants in on a quota basis, so that the ethnic mix of the US did not change. This was a popular idea, but when certain events occurred like the people who wanted to help save the Jews in WW2 by allowing them in but finding they were up against this law, people had to reconsider.

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BREAKING: new Census apportionment counts...

TX +2
FL +1
CO, MT, NC, OR +1

CA, IL, MI, NY, OH, PA, WV -1

This is a slightly smaller seat shift than expected. The big winners: AL, MN and RI keep their current seats and breathe a huge sight of relief. NY avoids losing a second seat.

AZ misses out on gaining a seat. TX and FL each gain one less seat than expected.

The net effect: if the 2020 election had been held under these new counts, Biden would have won with 303 EVs (instead of 306). Under most projections, he would have won with just 302 votes, so Census result is a tiny bit better for Dems than expected.

Quote: ams288

Apparently Minnesota beat out New York for the 435th seat in the House by 89 (!) people.

Quote: terapined

Why should race be measured
Under race. I generally put other
I'm biracial

Quote: Wizard

If anyone agrees with me that government should not make decisions based on race, I encourage you to do the same and decline to state it when asked.

Quote: AZDuffman

Depending on my mood I sometimes put "native american" since I was born here.

Quote: Wizard

On my Census form, I check "other" and put human. On my Covid immunization paperwork, I wrote "decline to state" for race. I think it's none of the government's business what race I am.

Quote: American Association of Physical Anthropologists

The belief in 'races' as natural aspects of human biology, and the structures of inequality (racism) that emerge from such beliefs, are among the most damaging elements in the human experience both today and in the past.