Census and Detroit's members of Congress
I have seen here a few threads about John Conyers and Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick and all the controversies around them. I was thinking after the census this year I'm pretty sure that Michigan WILL be losing a seat in congress. That might mean Detroit will have just one Congressmen? One of them will have to go. I don't the details of how this is done,but it would make sense to combine the 13th and 14th district together. I don't know is there any other part of Michigan that have lost more people?
Michigan will lose one seat in Congress
This year's census will lead to a loss of one congressional seat for Michigan. The Census Bureau's current estimate suggests that 9,945,000 will be counted in Michigan if people fulfill their constitutional duty and send back their census forms. Any count between 9,550,000 and 10, 300,000 will lead to a loss of one seat. Because of current economic conditions, there is little internal migration and little immigration from abroad. We hope that the complete count efforts of Governor Granholm and Mayor Bing will insure an accurate count but, if they are successful, the state's population will still be below 10.3 million. And even if very many households refuse to send back their census form, it is extremely unlikely that fewer than 9.5 million will be counted in Michigan.
The state legislature will determine congressional districts so this fall's election will be extremely important. In the past, legislators have tended to protect incumbants
Michigan will lose one seat in Congress
This year's census will lead to a loss of one congressional seat for Michigan. The Census Bureau's current estimate suggests that 9,945,000 will be counted in Michigan if people fulfill their constitutional duty and send back their census forms. Any count between 9,550,000 and 10,300,000 will lead to a loss of one seat. Because of current economic conditions, there is little internal migration and little immigration from abroad. We hope that the complete count efforts of Governor Granholm and Mayor Bing will insure an accurate count but, if they are successful, the state's population will still be below 10.3 million. And even if very many households refuse to send back their census form, it is extremely unlikely that fewer than 9.5 million will be counted in Michigan.
The state legislature will determine congressional districts so this fall's election will be extremely important. In the past, legislators have tended to protect incumbants