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Census Results Will Reflect The Power A State Has In Upcoming Elections

By Hansi Lo Wang
Published April 26, 2021 at 4:01 AM CDT
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The U.S. Census Bureau this week is expected to announce the first results of the 2020 count. The numbers are used to determine each state's new share of votes in the Electoral College and Congress.

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Hansi Lo Wang
Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a national correspondent for NPR reporting on the people, power and money behind the U.S. census.
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