US Population`s slowest growth pace since 1930-1940
Baku, December 22 (AZERTAC). Republican-leaning states in the southern and western U.S. will likely gain some political muster from 2010 census results released on Tuesday, representing a setback for President Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats.
The 2010 census results show a shift in the overall population from Democratic-leaning states in the Northeast and Midwest to Republican states such as Texas, Utah and South Carolina, which will, in turn, give those states more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The new figures could also play a pivotal role in the upcoming 2012 presidential elections, as the number of House seats determines each state`s representation in the Electoral College, which is used to elect a new president into office.
The population of the U.S. rose 9.7 percent to 308,745,538 since 2000, the slowest pace of growth since 1930-1940, according to 2010 U.S. Census Bureau figures released today.
The release of the figures will now usher in the once-in-a-decade, state-by-state battle over redrawing congressional lines to ensure that each House district represents roughly the same number of people, as is mandated by the Constitution of the United States.
“Now everyone can start to figure out who has a target on their back,” said Tim Storey, a redistricting expert at the National Conference of State Legislatures.
The population figures were released by the Census Bureau in its 2010 national population survey, which is conducted every 10 years.
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