More than a year since the 2020 census began in a remote Alaska village, the first numbers to emerge from the nation's once-a-decade head count were released on Monday, showing how many congressional seats and Electoral College votes each state is getting based on its population.
Because the number of seats in the House of Representatives is set at 435, it's a zero-sum game with one state's gain resulting in another state's loss — like a pie with uneven slices.
As one state gets a larger slice because of population gains, that means a smaller slice for a state that lost population or didn't grow as much.
Here's a look at the 13 states that will gain or lose political power — and federal money — through the apportionment process because of