Census Information
How does voting relate to the national census?
- The U.S. census takes place every 10 years to count every person that lives in the United States, no matter their ability to vote, citizenship status, birth origin, etc.
- The census provides the foundation for our democracy by serving as a basis for equitable representation, resource distribution, civil rights protections, housing, education funding, federal government program funding, and more.
- The census and voting go hand in hand because
- If less people respond to the census, our state can lose representatives in the House of Representatives
- NYS lost one seat after the 2020 census
- State congressional and assembly limes are drawn according to the census
- The census informs policy decisions
- If less people respond to the census, our state can lose representatives in the House of Representatives
- To understand more about the importance of the census visit here.
- To find out more information about the census, visit the John Jay census website here.