Aug. 8, 2025

Fact check: How many Congressional seats would Democrats lose if noncitizens are excluded from the Census?

Fact check: How many Congressional seats would Democrats lose if noncitizens are excluded from the Census?

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Fact check: How many Congressional seats would Democrats lose if noncitizens are excluded from the Census?

Fact check: How many Congressional seats would Democrats lose if noncitizens are excluded from the Census?

Show Notes

North Carolina State Representative John Blust, a Guilford County Republican, said Democrats have 24 more seats in the U.S. House than they would if noncitizens were not counted in the U.S. Census. And now, President Trump is calling for changes to the Census to count them out. But would it make a difference? PolitiFact Reporter Paul Specht weighs in.