Election Data Services<\/a> (EDS) has produced its annual projection of seat gains and losses for the U.S. House. As usual, Maryland is not expected to gain or to lose a seat in 2020. The average district will contain just over 783,000 people in Maryland.<\/p>\nWe are closer to gaining a ninth seat than to losing our eight seat. According to EDS, Maryland would require 293,188 more people than expected to gain a seat. On the other hand, the Census would need to show 485,502 people than projected to lose a seat.<\/p>\n
States Expected to Gain Seats<\/h4>\n
Arizona +1 (from 9 to 10)
\nColorado +1 (from 7 to 8)
\nFlorida +2 (from 27 to 29)
\nNorth Carolina +1 (from 13 to 14)
\nOregon +1 (from 5 to 6)
\nTexas +3 (from 36 to 39)<\/p>\n
California and Virginia are the nearest other states to gaining a seat. A gain of just 29,302 people would give California the last seat in the U.S. House instead of Florida. Virginia missed gaining one more seat by 69,841 people.<\/p>\n
Similarly, the lost of 15,608 people by Florida would cost the Sunshine State its second additional seat. Arizona would gain no new seats if it has 13,741 fewer people than expected.<\/p>\n
States Expected to Lose Seats<\/h4>\n
Alabama -1 (from 7 to 6)
\nIllinois -1 (from 18 to 17)
\nMichigan -1 (from 14 to 13)
\nMinnesota -1 (from 8 to 7)
\nNew York -1 (from 27 to 26)
\nOhio -1 (from 16 to 15)
\nPennsylvania -1 (from 18 to 17)
\nRhode Island -1 (from 2 to 1)
\nWest Virginia -1 (from 3 to 2)<\/p>\n
These counts do not include overseas military personnel. In 2000, their inclusion shifted a district from Utah to North Carolina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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