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Citizens Only Census
Wisconsin’s congressman from the northwoods, and maybe future governor, is jumping into the debate over the next census.
Republican Tom Tiffany on Monday took to X to push for a citizens-only census in 2030.
“Only U.S. citizens in a community should be counted in the U.S. census so that only U.S. citizens have representation in the U.S. Congress. It’s that simple,” Tiffany wrote.
He was responding to a post from Democrat Pramila Jayapala. She posted on X that “every single resident of a community should be counted in the census so that everyone in that community— including U.S. citizens—have the resources they need. It’s that simple,” she wrote.
The question over who gets counted will be key when the federal government counts the population in a little less than five years.
Non-citizens, while they are not supposed to vote, are counted in the census, and that increases some state populations. That, in turn, gives some states more seats in Congress. California, Illinois, and New York have all benefited from illegal immigration. Those states have all lost population, but they didn’t lose nearly as many seats in Congress because illegal immigration boosted their population numbers.
Wisconsin, however, is not one of those states.
Wisconsin’s population has held steady for the last several years. Nearly six million people continue to live in the state. That’s enough for eight Congressional seats. That is not expected to change after the next census.
Tiffany is rounding-out his term in Congress. He’s running for governor in 2026. Tiffany’s only Republican opponent so far is Washington County Executive Josh Schoeman.
There is a crowded Democratic field that is all looking to replace Gov. Tony Evers next fall.
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