Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may be a rising star in the Democratic Party, but the district she represents could potentially not exist following the 2020 Census since New York is expected to lose as many as two House seats.
Citizens-both are segments of the population that are often underrepresented in the census due to concerns of taking part in an official government count, and her district has a higher percentage than any other district.
President Trump considered an executive order to restore a question regarding citizenship to the census but ultimately backed down.
Still, some say that there will be an impact on the new census, and AOC, who might be fighting for her political future, is trying hard to inform her constituents that they must participate in the census.
As Ocasio-Cortez greeted constituents Wednesday, Census Bureau representatives standing nearby handed out flyers, seeking workers to go door-to-door in the neighborhood for the crucial population count.
As of July 12, the Census Bureau had filled 28% of the 121,240 New York area positions it's recruiting for, according to a presentation last month by Jeff Behler, director of the state Regional Census Center.
AOC is certainly not the only member of Congress who should be concerned, but if her district experiences undercounting because of non-citizens not participating, it's easy to see how her district could be absorbed by others, and she might have to go through a competitive primary again.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/aoc-to-lose-her-congressional-district-after-2020-census/
Citizens-both are segments of the population that are often underrepresented in the census due to concerns of taking part in an official government count, and her district has a higher percentage than any other district.
President Trump considered an executive order to restore a question regarding citizenship to the census but ultimately backed down.
Still, some say that there will be an impact on the new census, and AOC, who might be fighting for her political future, is trying hard to inform her constituents that they must participate in the census.
As Ocasio-Cortez greeted constituents Wednesday, Census Bureau representatives standing nearby handed out flyers, seeking workers to go door-to-door in the neighborhood for the crucial population count.
As of July 12, the Census Bureau had filled 28% of the 121,240 New York area positions it's recruiting for, according to a presentation last month by Jeff Behler, director of the state Regional Census Center.
AOC is certainly not the only member of Congress who should be concerned, but if her district experiences undercounting because of non-citizens not participating, it's easy to see how her district could be absorbed by others, and she might have to go through a competitive primary again.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/aoc-to-lose-her-congressional-district-after-2020-census/
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