{"id":2469027,"date":"2025-07-31T08:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-sweep-census-problems-under-the-rug\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:09:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T12:09:34","slug":"dems-sweep-census-problems-under-the-rug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-sweep-census-problems-under-the-rug\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Sweep Census Problems Under The Rug"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdems-sweep-census-problems-under-the-rug%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the controversy surrounding recent Republican-led efforts too <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >undertake mid-decade redistricting aimed<\/a> at improving GOP chances of retaining control of the House in the 2026 midterm elections.In particular, Texas unveiled a new congressional map expected to help Republicans gain five additional seats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dr-oz-flip-flops-on-turkish-citizenship-now-says-he-will-renounce-it-if-elected\/\" title=\"Dr. Oz Flip Flops on Turkish Citizenship, Now Says He Will Renounce It if Elected\">prompting sharp criticism<\/a> from Democrats who labeled it a threat to democracy and voter suppression. However, the piece highlights the hypocrisy of Democrats by pointing out partisan gerrymandering in Democrat-controlled states like Maryland and Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>Two major underlying issues are emphasized beyond partisan conflicts. First, errors in the 2020 Census considerably favored Democrats, with many Republican-leaning states being undercounted-resulting in fewer congressional seats-while Democratic-leaning states were overcounted and thus overrepresented. Second, the inclusion of illegal immigrants in census counts, which Democrats have acknowledged, artificially boosts representation and federal funding for states with large undocumented populations, often benefiting the Democratic Party. The article argues that these census-related problems,if ignored,threaten the integrity of the U.S.electoral system and public trust in election outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Author Shawn Fleetwood calls for a broader conversation on redistricting that goes beyond partisan outrage to address census inaccuracies and the counting of noncitizens, both of which have notable political implications.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:2020_census_questionnaire.jpg\">M\/Wikimedia Commons\/<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\">CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/31\/dems-sweep-census-problems-under-the-rug-in-meltdown-over-republican-led-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Dems%20Sweep%20Census%20Problems%20Under%20The%20Rug%20In%20Meltdown%20Over%20Republican-Led%20Redistricting&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/31\/dems-sweep-census-problems-under-the-rug-in-meltdown-over-republican-led-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Dems%20Sweep%20Census%20Problems%20Under%20The%20Rug%20In%20Meltdown%20Over%20Republican-Led%20Redistricting&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/31\/dems-sweep-census-problems-under-the-rug-in-meltdown-over-republican-led-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/31\/dems-sweep-census-problems-under-the-rug-in-meltdown-over-republican-led-redistricting\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Dems%20Sweep%20Census%20Problems%20Under%20The%20Rug%20In%20Meltdown%20Over%20Republican-Led%20Redistricting&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/07\/31\/dems-sweep-census-problems-under-the-rug-in-meltdown-over-republican-led-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/red-state-map-battle-heats-up-trump-pushes-texas-plan-reshape-congressional-districts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Several<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/flvoicenews.com\/desantis-considers-new-florida-congressional-map-potential-to-help-republicans-gain-seats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican-controlled<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stltoday.com\/news\/local\/government-politics\/article_8443009f-d9a2-4ec9-8e9f-811d5174141d.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">states<\/a> are looking at (potentially) undertaking mid-decade redistricting that could boost the GOP&rsquo;s prospects of retaining the House in the 2026 midterms. And predictably, leftists are going berserk. <\/p>\n<p>After the Texas Legislature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/texas-republicans-unveil-redistricting-map-expanding-gop-foothold-by-5-seats-including-1-in-houston\/ar-AA1JANgp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">released<\/a> a new congressional map on Wednesday that could reportedly help Republicans pick up five additional House seats next year, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BucyForTexas\/status\/1950633961606246587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">state<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJasmine\/status\/1950596624205422859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">national<\/a> Democrats quickly rushed to characterize the proposal as an &ldquo;attack&rdquo; on &ldquo;democracy&rdquo; and an attempt to &ldquo;suppress&rdquo; voters. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-667636362\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Of course, such hyperbolic tantrums completely neglect the partisan gerrymandered maps enacted in Democrat-run states like <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/guybenson\/2025\/07\/30\/the-outrageous-redistricting-controversy-no-one-is-talking-about-n2661084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maryland and Illinois<\/a> and leftist-led efforts to replicate them in places such as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/27\/wi-leftist-led-supreme-court-rejects-dems-overtly-political-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wisconsin<\/a>. And while entertaining to watch, the left&rsquo;s meltdown drowns out two other major points on the redistricting issue that they&rsquo;ve seemingly tried to sweep under the rug.<\/p>\n<p>Townhall.com&rsquo;s Guy Benson raised one of these issues in a <a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/tipsheet\/guybenson\/2025\/07\/30\/the-outrageous-redistricting-controversy-no-one-is-talking-about-n2661084\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wednesday column<\/a>, in which he highlighted a problem that came to fruition several years ago involving the U.S. Census Bureau. After its 2020 census, the agency released a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/27\/what-are-the-odds-census-mistakes-overwhelmingly-benefit-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> disclosing significant errors that favored Democrats in future elections. <\/p>\n<p>As The Federalist previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/09\/27\/what-are-the-odds-census-mistakes-overwhelmingly-benefit-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>, the agency effectively found that five of the six states that experienced population undercounts are considered &ldquo;red states,&rdquo; and six of the eight states that saw population overcounts are &ldquo;blue states.&rdquo; Put another way, the undercounted states (most of which are considered &ldquo;Republican&rdquo;) were apportioned fewer congressional seats than they were supposed to receive, while the overcounted states (most of which are considered &ldquo;Democrat&rdquo;) were apportioned more than what they were entitled to. <\/p>\n<p>The other major redistricting issue is one previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/immigrants-needed-redistricting-purposes-house-dem-admits-viral-clip-quiet-part-out-loud\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admitted<\/a> by Democrats themselves. That is, illegal immigrants are <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/05\/08\/this-bad-legal-interpretation-allows-democrats-to-skew-congress-with-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">included<\/a> in census counts and deporting them could result in their party losing House seats and electoral power. <\/p>\n<p>As Federalist Senior Contributor Ben Weingarten previously <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/30\/trumps-effort-to-remove-noncitizens-from-census-would-affect-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">noted<\/a>, &ldquo;Some immigration researchers&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cis.org\/Report\/Tilting-Balance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">project<\/a>&nbsp;that including noncitizens in the census count disproportionately benefits Democratic states with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-removing-noncitizens-from-census-would-affect-elections\/\" title=\"Trump Removing Noncitizens From Census Would Affect Elections\">large illegal alien populations<\/a>.&rdquo; Should the Trump administration adopt a policy of not counting noncitizens in the census, he wrote, &ldquo;It could have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judicial-watch-files-to-unseal-fbi-warrant-used-to-raid-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence\/\" title=\"Judicial Watch files to unseal FBI warrant used to raid Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago residence\">significant political implications<\/a> because the census count is used to apportion House seats, determine the number of votes each state gets in the Electoral College for selecting the president, and drive the flow of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/library\/working-papers\/2023\/dec\/census-data-federal-funds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trillions of dollars<\/a>&nbsp;in government funds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Democrat hypocrisy is only one part of the wider conversation that needs to be had on the issue of redistricting. Counting errors by federal officials and the inclusion of illegals in the census are major problems that, if left unaddressed, will undercut the U.S. electoral system and the people&rsquo;s faith in the elections process. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He previously served as a state content writer for Convention of States Action and his work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics, RealClearHealth, and Conservative Review. 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