CARSON CITY — Nevada will not gain any congressional seats based on the latest census, according to numbers released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Nevada was projected to remain at four seats, as population growth was not expected to be high enough to pick up a fifth seat. Nevada last gained a seat — the 4th Congressional District — after the 2010 census.
Based on the new population count, each member of the U.S. House from Nevada represents 777,116 people, higher than the national average of 761,169.
In total, 13 seats will shift between states. Two states in the Mountain West, Colorado and Montana, each gained a seat, along with Oregon on the Pacific Coast. California lost a seat for the first time in its history.
Each state must have at least one seat in the House, with additional seats based on a measure known as the “method of equal proportions.”
The next step in the process is redistricting, a method by which state legislatures draw political district lines using the census data. The more detailed data needed for that process is not expected until Sept. 30.