It's official: Texas to gain 4 congressional seats. 2 more than any other state.

Gaining 4 seats in Congress
Texas

Gaining 2 House seats
Florida

Gaining 1
Arizona
Georgia
Nevada
South Carolina
Utah
Washington

Losing 2
Ohio
New York

Losing 1
Illinois
Iowa
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

While the media is reporting that states won by Obama in 2008 lose a net of 6 seats, that understates the impact. Using the 2004 election is probably a better metric for determining the change in electoral votes. By that calculation, Obama loses 12 electoral votes.

Posted by Evan @ 12/21/10 11:44 AM

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