[e44858]

> assuming our counts are even close to correct.

That's a bold assumption. States get more representatives if they inflate the population count: https://www.census.gov/topics/public-sector/congressional-ap...

[phainopepla2]

States aren't the ones doing the counting, though, the US Census Bureau is

[hugh-avherald]

Given that Texas forgot to take advantage of this during the last election, it would seem the incentives are pretty negligible.