The "over and under" census counts of the states

[Value Buy]

The Census numbers were finalized and the Congressional votes were reallocated by the official numbers.
I realize it is easy to under count the state population either intentionally (maybe not interested in counting minorities??) or by accident.
I do not understand how a state can over count their population. Two states did and received an extra Congressional district.
Tennessee, Texas and Florida undercounted and received one less vote than what they should have gained. Minnesota and Rhode Island over counted and gained a seat Rhode Island received one at the expense of NY state.
In any event theRepublican states might have lost Congressional seats they should have gained while Democrat states may have held on to seats that should have been lost. Of course states get to divide the districts up so it is not a lock they would automatically go in the direction of that specific party.


www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-2-states-1-in-20-residents-missed-during-us-head-count/ar-AAXtilN?li=BB141NW3

[billisonboard]

May 19, 2022 9:47:08 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

The Census numbers were finalized and the Congressional votes were reallocated by the official numbers.
I realize it is easy to under count the state population either intentionally (maybe not interested in counting minorities??) or by accident.
I do not understand how a state can over count their population. Two states did and received an extra Congressional district.
Tennessee, Texas and Florida undercounted and received one less vote than what they should have gained. Minnesota and Rhode Island over counted and gained a seat Rhode Island received one at the expense of NY state.
In any event theRepublican states might have lost Congressional seats they should have gained while Democrat states may have held on to seats that should have been lost. Of course states get to divide the districts up so it is not a lock they would automatically go in the direction of that specific party.


www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-2-states-1-in-20-residents-missed-during-us-head-count/ar-AAXtilN?li=BB141NW3

Perhaps you can't understand it because they can't do it. Becoming knowledgeable about how the census takes place would help you.

[Tiny]

May 19, 2022 9:47:08 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

The Census numbers were finalized and the Congressional votes were reallocated by the official numbers.
I realize it is easy to under count the state population either intentionally (maybe not interested in counting minorities??) or by accident.
I do not understand how a state can over count their population. Two states did and received an extra Congressional district.
Tennessee, Texas and Florida undercounted and received one less vote than what they should have gained. Minnesota and Rhode Island over counted and gained a seat Rhode Island received one at the expense of NY state.
In any event theRepublican states might have lost Congressional seats they should have gained while Democrat states may have held on to seats that should have been lost. Of course states get to divide the districts up so it is not a lock they would automatically go in the direction of that specific party.

The article you linked provided some high level explanations for the over/under counts. Did you not read the article?

[busymom]

I can't help but smile.  Being cheap has FINALLY bitten DeSantis in the a$$.  

[happyhoix]

In our rural red area the county leaders think we underreported by 20 % because people don’t trust the government.

[djAdvocate]

May 19, 2022 9:47:08 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

The Census numbers were finalized and the Congressional votes were reallocated by the official numbers.
I realize it is easy to under count the state population either intentionally (maybe not interested in counting minorities??) or by accident.
I do not understand how a state can over count their population. Two states did and received an extra Congressional district.
Tennessee, Texas and Florida undercounted and received one less vote than what they should have gained. Minnesota and Rhode Island over counted and gained a seat Rhode Island received one at the expense of NY state.
In any event theRepublican states might have lost Congressional seats they should have gained while Democrat states may have held on to seats that should have been lost. Of course states get to divide the districts up so it is not a lock they would automatically go in the direction of that specific party.


www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-2-states-1-in-20-residents-missed-during-us-head-count/ar-AAXtilN?li=BB141NW3

you realize that is completely illegal, right?

[Value Buy]

May 19, 2022 19:30:07 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

May 19, 2022 9:47:08 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

The Census numbers were finalized and the Congressional votes were reallocated by the official numbers.
I realize it is easy to under count the state population either intentionally (maybe not interested in counting minorities??) or by accident.
I do not understand how a state can over count their population. Two states did and received an extra Congressional district.
Tennessee, Texas and Florida undercounted and received one less vote than what they should have gained. Minnesota and Rhode Island over counted and gained a seat Rhode Island received one at the expense of NY state.
In any event theRepublican states might have lost Congressional seats they should have gained while Democrat states may have held on to seats that should have been lost. Of course states get to divide the districts up so it is not a lock they would automatically go in the direction of that specific party.


www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-2-states-1-in-20-residents-missed-during-us-head-count/ar-AAXtilN?li=BB141NW3

you realize that is completely illegal, right?

I only stated a supposition to avoid having it being added to the discusion under "WHAT ABOUTISM" creeping into the thread. The Post Office is involvled in this as well as the states, but it is also up to the residents to participate and be counted. It does not escape me that a few states may be happy undercounting minorities and just do not go the extra step to try and be as accurate as possible. It also escapes me why they would do this because federal funding to the states is based on total population with extra money going to states with large numbers of poor minorities through special programs and incentives to reduce poverty levels.

[billisonboard]

This link provides good info on issues with the 2020 census: Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows

[Tennesseer]

May 21, 2022 9:47:33 GMT -5 billisonboard said:

This link provides good info on issues with the 2020 census: Trump officials interfered with the 2020 census beyond cutting it short, email shows

I knew this as it was happening in 2020. I am surprised others apperently did not.

[teen persuasion]

May 21, 2022 8:50:51 GMT -5 Value Buy said:

May 19, 2022 19:30:07 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

you realize that is completely illegal, right?

I only stated a supposition to avoid having it being added to the discusion under "WHAT ABOUTISM" creeping into the thread. The Post Office is involvled in this as well as the states, but it is also up to the residents to participate and be counted. It does not escape me that a few states may be happy undercounting minorities and just do not go the extra step to try and be as accurate as possible. It also escapes me why they would do this because federal funding to the states is based on total population with extra money going to states with large numbers of poor minorities through special programs and incentives to reduce poverty levels.

It baffles me, too.  Why would state politicians neglect getting all the perks they could for their constituents?

And yet, we STILL have states that refuse to expand Medicaid, so that many of their constituents cannot get healthcare, and their state cannot get the additional federal funds to pay for it.

Makes no sense, if they truly were working for the good of their constituents.

There must be some OTHER goal they are putting before the good of their state and constituents ... 

[djAdvocate]

well, given their recent effort to starve immigrants at the border, i think their reasoning is a bit more clear.