The last time Rhode Island had just one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, there were 15 states in the Union, George Washington was president, and the hottest track in America was Handel’s “Messiah.” The year was 1792.
For the next 230 years, the Ocean State had two (and briefly in the 1910s and 20s, three) seats in the House.
But according to estimates from the political analysis firm Election Data Services, Rhode Island is one of 10 states that is likely to lose a congressional seat in the reapportionment process following the 2020 decennial census. That means that…
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