Reapportionment
By Eric Ostermeier on April 4, 2011
It has been 100 years since the last Wisconsin House freshman lost in a redistricting cycle
By Eric Ostermeier on April 1, 2011
Only 1 pair of 101 Republican U.S. Representatives serving in a redistricting cycle has squared off in a renomination battle in Iowa history
By Eric Ostermeier on March 2, 2011
The Show Me State has dropped from the 7th to the 18th most populous state in the nation since 1910, losing half of its U.S. House seats along the way
By Eric Ostermeier on January 14, 2011
Five decades of sluggish growth see the Buckeye State shed one third of its U.S. House delegation since 1960
By Eric Ostermeier on January 7, 2011
Badger State population has dropped from 13th to 20th in the nation over the past century
By Eric Ostermeier on December 27, 2010
Iowa has been eclipsed in population by 15 states since its #15 ranking after the 1910 Census (and passed none)
By Eric Ostermeier on December 23, 2010
The Gopher State has ranked as high as #17 and as low as #21 for population in the U.S. since the 1910 Census
By Eric Ostermeier on December 22, 2010
South Dakota ends a string of three consecutive decades in which Minnesota led the 12-state region in rate of growth
By Eric Ostermeier on December 21, 2010
Political parties have lost control of the White House in years ending in '2' at more than twice the rate than all other election cycles since the 1850s
By Eric Ostermeier on October 14, 2010
It took 160 years, but Western states will finally eclipse the Midwest in the number of Representatives it sends to D.C. in 2012
By Eric Ostermeier on April 28, 2010
Pennsylvania (-17 seats) and New York (-16 seats) have lost the largest number of seats from their peak U.S. House delegations; the Keystone State is slated to lose a seat again for a 9th consecutive census period
By Eric Ostermeier on December 9, 2009
Soaring population in central Minnesota and southern metropolitan regions to require eventual carving up of 6th and 2nd Congressional Districts after 2010
By Eric Ostermeier on August 13, 2009
With the U.S. Census and reapportionment just around the corner, reports have come out during the past year, including data from Minnesota's own state demographer, that indicate the Gopher State is in real danger of losing a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. While that may still...
By Eric Ostermeier on January 9, 2009
Last month Smart Politics examined the political impact on the state of Minnesota should it lose one U.S. House seat as projected by many analysts, including a recent report issued by Election Data Services. Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new data detailing the teenage...
By Eric Ostermeier on December 12, 2008
In a follow-up to yesterday’s discussion of the 2012 projected reapportionment, Smart Politics presents two tables to illustrate the diminishing political influence of Minnesota and the Upper Midwestern battleground states in the U.S. House as a result of population shifts in the United States. Table 1 demonstrates how the projected...
By Eric Ostermeier on December 11, 2008
About a year ago Smart Politics examined the political impact of Iowa losing a seat in the U.S. House, as it is projected to do after the 2012 reapportionment. State Demographer Tom Gillaspy recently projected Minnesota is also on track to lose a seat. Should this occur, the impact on...
By Eric Ostermeier on November 27, 2007
Iowa's influence on presidential politics is in the spotlight right now, with its caucuses now just 37 days away, on January 3, 2008. The winner of each party's caucus is by no means guaranteed to go on and win the nomination, but a surprise showing can go a long way...
By Eric Ostermeier on December 28, 2006
The Hotline, the on-line wing of National Journal, is reporting that Iowa is one of a handful of states projected to lose one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2012 reapportionment that will occur after the 2010 Census. Losing representation in Congress is nothing new to Iowans,...
