Census Data
The latest census data is in, and it shows an interesting trend that will impact our elections in the future.
Net Domestic Migration is showing how people move across the country…in short, which states gained population and which states lost population.
And since seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are based on population, this affects the balance of power.
The state which lost the most population by far was California, followed by New York, Illinois, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Then the declines are markedly less.
What’s the common theme there? Those are all known as pretty blue states. In short, people are voting with their feet…leaving big blue states in huge numbers.
The top tier of states gaining the most were North Carolina, Texas, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Not ruby red, but certainly not deep blue.
One analyst noted that 7 of the top 10 states for population growth are pro-life, while 9 of the 10 states that lost the most population are pro-abortion.
By the way, the Midwest was the only region where all states gained overall population from 2024 to 2025…and saw positive net domestic migration for the first time since COVID.
We don’t reconfigure how many representatives each state gets until after the decennial census, to be conducted in 2030 and in effect for the 2032 elections. But the trends are there for a big shift in a relatively short period of time.
