WASHINGTON — The largest population declines in California were below Los Angeles and near the Oregon border, but the shifts could mean changes in congressional districts in between, according to census data released Thursday.
The shifts come as California prepares to lose a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, shrinking to a delegation of 52, as a result in slower population growth counted by the census.
While the decision on how to draw the lines is in the hands of the nonpartisan redistricting commission, three California congressional districts are likely to be most closely watched, since they lost population from 2010 to 2020.
