Are the overseas population counts used for redistricting?
No, the overseas counts are used solely for reapportioning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. The home state data for the overseas population do not meet the substate geographical precision required to conduct redistricting (i.e., blocks). • Question: Which overseas groups were assigned to a home state for purposes of apportionment? Answer: Home state could be allocated for overseas U.S. Armed Forces and their dependents living with them and most overseas federal civilian employees and their associated dependents, except those overseas civilian employees and dependents of the Department of Defense (DOD). Home state information was not available for a number of overseas DOD civilian employees, as there is no DOD requirement for them to report this information. • Question: On what basis are the components of the apportionment population counted? Answer: People who are residents of the United States which has always been the largest component of the apportionment population base
