States That Gained or Lost House Seats in Census

Here's a look at the states that will either gain or lose seats in the House based on the new Census results, from the Wall Street Journal:

• Gainers: Texas, 4; Florida, 2; and six states with 1: Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah, and Washington.
• Losers: New York and Ohio lost 2 seats each, and eight states lost a single seat: Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Crunch those new numbers, and the results aren't great for President Obama, notes New York's Daily Intel blog. Generally speaking, states that he lost gained seats, and states that he won lost seats. Obama would have had six fewer electoral votes under these new allotments. "That could mean the difference in a close race, but it won't change the campaign—the same states that are always battlegrounds will remain battlegrounds, and the election will pretty much hinge on who gets Ohio and Florida, which is great for those two states," writes Dan Amira. Click here for more.
(More 2010 census stories.)