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Sen. Jim Banks Seeks Probe of 2020 Census, Intensifying Fight Over Apportionment

Fact‑checks highlight that apportionment totals were delivered in April 2021 after pandemic delays.

Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., at CPAC on Feb. 20, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Md.
Indiana GOP Sen. Jim Banks in Sept. 2025. | Getty Images
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Overview

  • Indiana Sen. Jim Banks sent a letter urging Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and the U.S. Census Bureau to investigate alleged 2020 miscounts that he says shifted representation and Electoral College votes.
  • His letter asserts that 14 states were miscounted and claims six seats were wrongly allocated to Democrats.
  • Banks criticizes the use of differential privacy and contends the count included noncitizens without confirming citizenship status.
  • He urges release of an original, unaltered 2020 data file he says exists, calling for a new set of figures based on raw data for states and future redistricting.
  • Coverage notes the Census Bureau delivered apportionment on April 26, 2021 to President Biden, and commentary challenges blaming Biden for 2020 operations as Just The News reports President Donald Trump directed a new census report in August.