If you are a Democrat depressed about the results on Nov. 5, we regret to say you’re probably not quite depressed enough. That’s because you probably haven’t looked at the latest forecast from the American Redistricting Project. Based on current population trends, the group expects that after the 2030 Census, California will lose four House seats, New York three, Illinois two. Minnesota, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Oregon are each projected to lose one. That’s a loss of 12 House seats in blue states and one in a swing state (Pennsylvania). The likely gainers, meanwhile, have a noticeably reddish cast: Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee each pick up a House seat, Florida three, and Texas four.
