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South the Big Winner in New Census

Northeast, Midwest would lose seats if today's census was used

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 24, 2009 12:33 PM CST

(Newser) – The South is gaining population and power at the expense of the Northeast and Midwest, according to Census Bureau estimates released yesterday. If House seats were distributed based on the estimates, which are believed to be a strong predictor of the 2010 census results, Texas...   Read full story »

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