Census 2020: Texas wins two seats in the United States Congress thanks to its population increase

TEXAS – It was speculated that Texas would benefit politically from the new figures from the Census Bureau Office, and thanks to a notorious increase in its population, this benefit has been confirmed . .

With the increase Texas gains two seats in the House of Representatives in Washington DC , as of the next elections of 2022.

Although -initially- the result could be considered as an advantage for the Republican Party, it will be interesting to see if the migratory flow to the state conforms to that political guideline or reflects more a movement of individuals from Democratic areas to Republican areas, above all, due to their lower costs of living compared to areas such as California, New York, or Illinois, two of the four states that lost seats.

In recent years Texas has seen a Increased political participation of Democratic sectors in traditionally Republican areas.

In Houston, for example, Democratic-leaning candidates have been very successful. Currently the Judge of Harris County, the largest in Texas, the Mayor of Houston, the fourth largest city in the country, and the Sheriff of Harris County are all Democrats.

It is currently debated whether the Republican legislature in Texas will succeed in modifying electoral districts so that they have an advantage over the Democrats.

A growing population has moved to Texas for the lure of low taxes, easy employability and the increasingly frequent arrival of large corporations.

The increase in population has also had a side negative, such as the increase in the cost of living, of properties and the increase in vehicular traffic in and around urban areas.

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