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2010 census results - Outside of the overarching national totals, the individual state results are the ones that hold political ramifications. How many Congressional seats are changing hands?
The full results of the 2010 U.S. Census have wide-ranging effects. Tuesday morning, the 2010 Census results are being announced via live webcast that starts at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

First 2010 Census results announced
The initial announcement of 2010 Census results is scheduled for Tuesday morning. You can watch the live webcast of the 2010 Census results on the Census 2010 website.

2010 Census results come with controversy
The 2010 Census results come with a very heavy dose of controversy. Uses of 2010 Census results. The uses of Census results expand far beyond governmental entities.

This morning the US Census Bureau released its official population count for the nation, the 50 states, and the reapportionment of seats in the US House. For the first time ever, California will not gain a seat in the House - our growth rate of 10% wasn't nearly enough to keep up with states like Texas (+4), Florida (+2) or Nevada, Arizona and Washington (+1 each). That means California will still have 55 electoral votes in the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections.

The overall US population is 308,745,538. California's population is 37,253,956, still the most populous state by far - Texas is in second place at 25,145,561.

California needs to keep pace and hold off Texas in the coming years - single-payer health care, free child care, and greater urban density would all help us preserve our lead, which is important if we are to avoid Texas becoming dominant in the US House (although if Texas swung to the left, it would be more acceptable).

With a population of 308 million, that means a Congressional district now represents about 708,000 people. By contrast, after the 1790 Census a Congressional district represented about 34,000 people. Since 1913 the size of the House was capped at 435. It's an absurd situation, and the House needs to be expanded so that each district represents around 100,000 people (though I'm willing to go even smaller than that). In that scenario, the House would have 3,080 members, of which 370 would come from California.

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