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6. I believe they only can squeeze two more seats at the most.

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 11:31 AM

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois%27s_congressional_districts

They have 17 seats, all but three are blue.

I think California can get those five seats because it's such a large state and they have seven or eight seats to work with.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_California

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