Population growth in the United States dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as coronavirus curtailed immigration delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents. According to U.S. Census figures released Tuesday, Montana was tied for 2nd in the country in terms of pe...
Districting & Apportionment Committee To Decide On Final Congressional Map
For the first time in 30 years the U.S. Census awarded Montana a second seat in Congress. Today, the state’s districting and apportionment commission will select district boundaries in essence dividing the Treasure State in half. With little common ground between the commission’s two Republican and two Democratic members much of the decision m...
Districting And Apportionment Committee Narrows Down Options For New House Districts
Nine U.S. House district maps were selected Tuesday from more than 200 submitted by the public or nominated by members of the Montana Districting and Apportionment Commission. Montana is the first state in history to regain a House seat lost in a previous U.S. Census. The state had two districts until the 1990 Census when low population cost M...
Districting & Apportionment Commission Holds Public Meeting
During a state Districting and Apportionment Commission meeting Thursday witnesses spoke for nearly five hours and were sharply divided on how to draw political districts. Ideas were debated like whether it made sense to assure state legislative districts were competitive or that wherever possible communities not have to share a politician wit...