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Episode 843: How Adding a Citizenship Question in the Next U.S. Census Could Change the Make-Up of Congress
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The American Democracy Minute Radio News Report & Podcast for Aug. 18, 2025
How Adding a Citizenship Question in the Next U.S. Census Could Change the Make-Up of Congress
You may have filled out a U.S. Census questionnaire which promised to keep your individual data private. There’s concern the Trump administration or Congress may add a question about your citizenship in the 2030 Census. Would you answer it?
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Today’s Links
Articles & Resources:
National Archives - (2019) Trump Executive Order on Collecting Information about Citizenship Status in Connection with the Decennial Census
NPR - (2020) Citizenship Question May Be 'Major Barrier' To 2020 Census Participation
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management - Citizenship question effects on household survey response
Jowei Chen and Nicholas O. Stephanopoulos - Democracy's Denominator: What would happen if states stopped equalizing districts’ total populations and started equalizing their citizen voting-age
populations (CVAPs) instead?
Federal Register - Biden Executive Order: Ensuring a Lawful and Accurate Enumeration and Apportionment Pursuant to the Decennial Census
Common Cause - Explainer: Trump’s Executive Order Rolling Back Census Protections
Votebeat - Trump’s quick executive actions could redefine who counts in our democracy
Groups Taking Action:
Common Cause, Campaign Legal Center
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