Politics

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

By Connie Hanzhang Jin, Hansi Lo Wang

Published October 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM PDT

Editor's note: Earlier versions of this comic were published in 2020 and 2021.

Edited by Acacia Squires, Nicole Werbeck and Benjamin Swasey, with copy editing by Preeti Aroon

Copyright 2026 NPR

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Hansi Lo Wang

Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a correspondent for NPR reporting on voting.

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