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Former President Donald Trump is actively shaping this landscape through multiple strategies. He is advocating for a mid-decade census—potentially as soon as 2028—that could expedite the reallocation of electoral votes. If successful, this would accelerate the redistricting advantages favoring Republicans.
Additionally, Trump is pushing for reforms to exclude illegal immigrants from the census count, a move that could significantly reduce the electoral votes of California and New York. Both states currently rely heavily on illegal migrant populations to bolster their census counts. Removing these populations from the count could cost California five or six electoral votes and similarly impact New York.