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New York City's population is what, half of New York State? How do NYC concerns not dominate state politics?
by caf 9y ago
New York City's population is what, half of New York State? How do NYC concerns not dominate state politics?
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoThey don't have half the legislative districts.
- caf 9y agoAhh, rural malapportionment. Introducing one-vote-one-value seems a bit less extreme than secession, but maybe that's just an ambit claim.
- somecontext 9y agoFor some context, the population of New York city (NYC) in the 2010 US Census was ~8.1 million, which is ~42% of the ~19.4 million for the state. Of the 63 seats in the New York State Senate, 26 represent NYC. Of the 150 seats in the New York State Assembly, 65 represent NYC. Those represent ~41% and ~43% of the seats in the upper and lower house, respectively.