By Janet Adamy | The Wall Street Journal
In Washington, it’s never too early to think about the next congressional reapportionment.
That’s why Tuesday’s release by the U.S. Census Bureau of state-by-state population changes sparked instant predictions about which states will gain and lose House seats after the 2020 census. That pie of 435 seats gets recut every 10 years based on whether states swelled or shrank, and the number of House seats and presidential electoral votes for the states shift accordingly.