Levin Critiques 2020 Census Errors Impacting Republicans
On Tuesday, conservative commentator Mark Levin highlighted how mistakes made by the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau skewed the political landscape and cost the Republicans significant Congressional representation.
In 2022, the Census Bureau acknowledged that it miscounted over a quarter of the population, influencing the distribution of House seats and electoral votes. During his appearance on “Special Report with Brett Bayer,” Levin elaborated on how certain states are heavily influenced by Democratic lawmakers despite Republican and independent voters outnumbering Democrats, a situation exacerbated by gerrymandering and the acknowledged miscalculations.
“I’ve looked at the numbers in some of these states. California has 43 Democratic representatives and nine Republicans. Illinois shows 14 Democrats and three Republicans,” Levin pointed out. “Maryland’s delegation has seven Democrats and one Republican. New York is at 19 Democrats and seven Republicans. They are manipulating the district lines,” he added.
Levin expressed that Republicans should have gained additional seats, similar to Florida, while Texas should have been awarded extra representation, but states like Rhode Island maintained their seats due to the Census Bureau’s errors.
“People overlooked this in 2020, and the Census Bureau admitted making mistakes that likely cost Republicans five seats,” Levin remarked to host Brett Bayer. “Florida was supposed to gain two additional seats. Texas also should have gained more, but instead, Rhode Island kept its positions while acknowledging their errors. These deep blue states keep sidelining Republicans repeatedly.”
Levin articulated that this situation has created a significant imbalance in representation.
“Look at California’s numbers. They have 43 Democrats and nine Republicans. Even though the population of Republicans and independents is much larger than that of Democrats, they still hold the majority of the seats,” he noted. “So I tell Republicans, ‘You’re combatting fire with fire. That’s okay.’”
A post-census survey from the Census Bureau indicated that Republican-leaning states like Florida and Texas were undercounted by 3.48% and 1.92%, respectively, while blue states like New York and Rhode Island saw overcounts of 3.44% and 5.05% respectively. These discrepancies have reshaped Congressional representation and the allocation of federal resources, although they cannot rectify the final census totals.
The congressional delegation from California is comprised of 57 Democrats and 21 Republicans, while Illinois has 14 Democrats and three Republicans. Maryland’s delegation includes 14 Democrats and one Republican, and New York is represented by 15 Democrats and 11 Republicans.
