Reapportionment
Minnesota’s Population Rank Over the Last 100 Years
The Gopher State has ranked as high as #17 and as low as #21 for population in the U.S. since the 1910 Census
Read MoreSouth Dakota Edges Minnesota for Largest Population Growth Rate in Midwest
South Dakota ends a string of three consecutive decades in which Minnesota led the 12-state region in rate of growth
Read MoreReapportionment Election Cycles See Highest Turnover in Partisan Control of Presidency
Political parties have lost control of the White House in years ending in ‘2’ at more than twice the rate than all other election cycles since the 1850s
Read MoreWestern States to Eclipse Midwest in Representation to U.S. House for First Time in History
It took 160 years, but Western states will finally eclipse the Midwest in the number of Representatives it sends to D.C. in 2012
Read MoreReapportionment Winners and Losers Through the Years
Pennsylvania (-17 seats) and New York (-16 seats) have lost the largest number of seats from their peak U.S. House delegations; the Keystone State is slated to lose a seat again for a 9th consecutive census period
Read MorePopulation Booms and Busts Across Minnesota’s 87 Counties This Decade
Soaring population in central Minnesota and southern metropolitan regions to require eventual carving up of 6th and 2nd Congressional Districts after 2010
Read MoreMinnesota Leads Midwest in Birth-to-Death Ratio; Will Its 8th U.S. House Seat Be Saved?
With the U.S. Census and reapportionment just around the corner, reports have come out during the past year, including data from Minnesota’s own state demographer, that indicate the Gopher State is in real danger of losing a seat in the…
Read MoreHow to Save Minnesota’s U.S. House Seat: More Teenage Mothers?
Last month Smart Politics examined the political impact on the state of Minnesota should it lose one U.S. House seat as projected by many analysts, including a recent report issued by Election Data Services. Earlier this week, the Centers for…
Read MoreUpper Midwestern Reapportionment, Part II: A Historical Overview
In a follow-up to yesterday’s discussion of the 2012 projected reapportionment, Smart Politics presents two tables to illustrate the diminishing political influence of Minnesota and the Upper Midwestern battleground states in the U.S. House as a result of population shifts…
Read MoreHow Much Will 2012 Reapportionment Reduce Minnesota’s Political Influence?
About a year ago Smart Politics examined the political impact of Iowa losing a seat in the U.S. House, as it is projected to do after the 2012 reapportionment. State Demographer Tom Gillaspy recently projected Minnesota is also on track…
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