Rhode Island is likely to draw the short straw in the once-a-decade reshuffling of U.S. House seats
Rhode Island, now the most overrepresented state in the U.S. House, is likely about to become the most underrepresented.
In the next two weeks, the government will release state populations from the 2020 Census, and estimates suggest Rhode Islanders will lose one of their two seats in the chamber.
This is congressional reapportionment, the once-a-decade reshuffling of the 435 House seats among the states to adjust for population changes. Some states will gain clout, while others will lose. Even after the changes, House members from some states will still represent a starkly different number of people than others. Continue reading.