r/nashville • u/TNJed717 • Feb 26 '24

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u/DoctaMario Feb 26 '24

you can lose house seats even with a positive population growth

You'll have to educate me on how that's possible, but ok.

According to the LA times, as of December 2023, California's population was still shrinking but according to the article the person I replied to posted, they're trying to make up for it via immigration. California might wind up being a purple state if a lot of those folks register to vote.

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u/shadowbca Feb 26 '24

You'll have to educate me on how that's possible, but ok.

House seats are allocated to states based on proportion of the overall population. If your state has a lower rate of population growth and another has a much higher rate of growth you may still lose a house seat as they now have a higher proportion of the national population than you do.

According to the LA times, as of December 2023, California's population was still shrinking but according to the article the person I replied to posted, they're trying to make up for it via immigration. California might wind up being a purple state if a lot of those folks register to vote.

here is my source as you can see the population loss has slowed year over year

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u/DoctaMario Feb 27 '24

Gotcha.

Even according to that source, people are still leaving. It may be slowing down, but it's still continuing to trend downward and has, except for a couple years, since 2000. I don't know what to account that to, especially now that it seems covid lockdowns are over, but it's happening.

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u/shadowbca Feb 27 '24

Even according to that source, people are still leaving.

That is what I said, yes.

It may be slowing down, but it's still continuing to trend downward and has, except for a couple years, since 2000.

Uh no, in the past 3 years it is trending back upward.

I don't know what to account that to, especially now that it seems covid lockdowns are over, but it's happening.

I'm aware, again, I said as much.

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u/DoctaMario Feb 27 '24

Uh no, in the past 3 years it is trending back upward.

Sorry it's early for me. You're right. But overall, California's population has been declining for the better part of the last 24 years. It might have little upticks here and there but the downward trend always continues, at least accord to the chart on that source you linked.