COMIC: How the census gives your state power (and what Trump wants to change)

NPR has brought back an illustrated explainer on how the census gives each state its share of political power, tied to changes Donald Trump wants to make to the count. The comic was first published in 2020 and 2021. It returns as the Trump administration pushes to alter the census and reshape voting maps, a subject NPR covers separately in its Trump's Terms series.

The panels carry the explanation, so the page itself spells out little about the specific changes under discussion. A team of editors and a copy editor worked on the comic. NPR also notes that it never pays for or takes payment in exchange for stories or interviews, and that anyone suggesting otherwise is not a staffer.

Other NPR stories highlighted on the page include Tennessee's governor suspending executions after Christa Gail Pike survived a lethal injection, and a look at changes Trump officials made to paperwork for voters living abroad while Republicans seek tighter voting rules.

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