Why It Matters
US Census data is used to make decisions around education, healthcare, infrastructure, and political representation. With increased growth across the country, getting an accurate and complete count of every person living within is crucial to ensure that each state receives funding to support the number of residents in each state.
What We're Doing
The League’s census work occurs in three phases: (1) Education; (2) Get Out to Count activities, (3) Watchdog reporting. In the months leading up to Census Day, Leagues around the country go into communities sharing information and resources about how to participate and the importance of the US Census. On Census Day, the League works in a coalition to help get everyone counted, works in Complete Count Committees to share out information about low-reporting areas, and communicates where additional support is needed.
Now that the redistricting process has begun, the League is focused on empowering people to get involved in the creation of fair districts through census data.
LWV joined comments on the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) Operation for the 2030 Census.
The League joined over 50 organizations in submitting comments to the Census Bureau in support of the American Community Survey and the Puerto Rico Community Survey.
LWVUS expressed strong opposition to the Equal Representation Act and any other efforts to add a citizenship question on the Census or exclude noncitizens from the apportionment counts.
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