West Virginia is the only state to have both more people die than were born and more people move out than move in during the past 10 years. The state is set to lose one of its 3 GOP-held House seats due to shrinking population.
BECKLEY, W.Va.—West Virginia’s rapid depopulation over the past decade is costing it and House Republicans, stoking fears that diminished political representation will leave residents further behind economically.
West Virginia’s congressional delegation will shrink from three seats—all currently held by the GOP—to two after the 2022 midterm elections because of therequired by the Constitution. The state will also lose one vote in the Electoral College beginning in 2024. It is the only state where the GOP is guaranteed to lose a seat in the next Congress, though both remaining seats are ultimately favored to be. Losses in other states are possible. The Census Bureau is due to release the first detailed results of the decennial count in mid-August.
The state is indicative of a broader trend of America’s slowing population growth, and how depopulation can erode communities. West Virginia is the only state to have both more people die than were born and more people move out than move in during the past 10 years, according to 2020 Census estimates. State officials and residents are now bracing for the resulting loss of political power.trails the U.S.
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