Rhode Island is enjoying a census surprise: The state clung to enough of its population to retain both of its two seats in Congress.
That’s according to the latest census count released Monday. Many had expected the Ocean State to lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would have set up a political showdown between Democratic Reps. David Cicilline and James Langevin.
Seats in the House are apportioned following a complicated formula based on each state’s population as determined by the once-a-decade national census.
Rhode Island has had two seats in the House since the late 1700s, save for two decades in the early 20th century
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