WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) — Michigan will lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for the fifth consecutive census and will also lose a vote in the nation’s electoral college.
Moving from 14 to 13 seats, it’s not yet known what Michigan’s new congressional districts will look like. Census officials said Monday that at least two current members of Congress will be put into one district.
The state has been losing seats going back to the 1980 census when it had its most ever at 19. The last time Michigan had only 13 seats in the U.S. House was after the 1920 census.
The loss of a vote in the electoral college, representing the number of representatives and senators in the U.S. Congress for a state and decides the U.S. Presidency, leaves Michigan with 15 electors.
