Trump officials have proposed sweeping changes to the U.S. census that would stop asking about race and exclude millions of residents from the count. The proposal would reshape how states’ voting maps are drawn, despite the 14th Amendment requirement to count the “whole number of persons in each state.”
WHO:
Trump officials
WHAT:
Proposed census changes to stop asking about race and exclude millions of residents from the count used for voting maps
WHEN:
Reported Sep 9, 2026 at 8:58 AM ET
WHERE:
USA
WHY:
The proposal would change what the census counts, affecting how voting maps are drawn under the 14th Amendment’s requirement to count the whole number of persons in each state.
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