Attn. Redistricting & Census Twitter:
A question about Trump messing w/the Census (ending it early, trying to add the citizenship question, possibly fucking around with the data itself, etc): 1/
A question about Trump messing w/the Census (ending it early, trying to add the citizenship question, possibly fucking around with the data itself, etc): 1/
If I understand correctly, the REASON Trump/Miller were screwing w/the Census is to deliberately undercount POC in order to reduce how much federal funding goes to those areas, correct?
If so, what does that mean for REDISTRICTING at the federal and state levels? 2/
If so, what does that mean for REDISTRICTING at the federal and state levels? 2/
For instance, let's say that Detroit, which has around 670,000 residents, is undercounted, and the 2020 Census claims it's down to just 600,000. When redistricting is done, each district is supposed to be roughly equal in population *according to Census data*, correct? 3/
Detroit will go Dem anyway, but that could mean, say, 40K more Dem votes for statewide races coming out of the city than the GOP was expecting. 4/
What about in a swing or red area, though? If the Census says only 5% of the population is POC when it's actually 10%, that could cause gerrymandered districts drawn which are supposedly 55% GOP but SURPRISE!
Is my logic correct here? Thanks. 5/END
Is my logic correct here? Thanks. 5/END
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