[Lorianne]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-12-23-census-politics_N.htm

[eyedigress]

Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina.

Arizona being considered part of the south is plausible given a civil war battle was fought S. of Casa Grande but I’m not so sure about Nevada.

[Reaganez]

Washington is the only solidly blue state gaining a seat.

Louisiana is the only solidly red state losing a seat.

California does not gain seats for the first time in forever.

NY and Mass continue to lose.

Utah gains the seat they almost had last time.

McCain gains 12 electoral votes without picking up any additonal states.

Overall good news.

[wastedyears]

If I had the means to move south, I woulda gone years ago.

[mamelukesabre]

Just what we need...more congressmen.

whoopie

[BAW]

Synopsis: 6 Southern states will gain seats in the US House of Reps after 2010 census. Texas will gain the most.

ACORN will fix that.

[Darkwolf377]

What populations are making up the growth in these states?

Are they "conservative" or "want Obamacare and more"?

[Salvation]

I saw this as I was leaving the store last night. Interesting story......losing dimocrats from the northeast and gaining Republicans from the south.

Worth reading.

[Condor51]

Nevada is in the South? I need a new map.

On mine the Northern Border of Nevada is almost straight across from .. Chicago.

(That 'other' great city of the antebellum period. Kinda like Savannah, only more humid in summer.)