In a powerful rebuke to the establishment’s relentless efforts to undermine election integrity, a new national survey reveals an overwhelming, bipartisan consensus among Americans: the U.S. Census must count only citizens for congressional representation, and a citizenship question belongs squarely on the form. This isn't just common sense; it’s the bedrock of fair elections and a clear mandate from the people.
The FAIR Elections Fund, spearheaded by attorney and election integrity stalwart Cleta Mitchell—who bravely assisted then-President Donald Trump's legal team in investigating the 2020 election irregularities—commissioned this critical poll. Its findings lay bare an undeniable truth that the radical left has desperately tried to obscure.
The message from voters is unequivocal:
EXCLUSIVE: New polling obtained exclusively by @fdrlst shows that Americans overwhelmingly believe congressional seats should be distributed solely based on the number of U.S. citizens in each state. They also think there should be a citizenship question on the census.
Those are two of the key findings from a national survey conducted by @jmclghln @McLaughlinAssoc indicating significant public support for policies — long opposed by the left — that the Trump administration is pursuing pertaining to the crucial decennial count
McLaughlin & Associates conducted the survey on September 23, polling 1,000 likely voters. A staggering 65 percent believe the congressional apportionment base should include only U.S. citizens. This isn't a partisan divide; it’s a national declaration. Four out of five self-identified Republicans, 54 percent of Democrats, and nearly 60 percent of Independents expressed strong agreement with excluding non-citizens, including illegal aliens, from the count. Furthermore, 75 percent of likely voters—including nearly two-thirds of Democrats—insist that the Census form should include a question about citizenship.
These findings come as President Trump's 47th Commerce Department is once again pushing to correct the systemic flaws that have plagued our decennial count. This administration has proposed a rule to exclude all but U.S. citizens and green card holders from the population numbers used to distribute congressional seats. This is a crucial step towards dismantling the "residence criteria" that past administrations exploited to include millions of illegal aliens, thereby distorting representation, empowering sanctuary jurisdictions, diluting the voting power of legitimate American citizens, and brazenly entrenching foreign influence in our political system. And yes, the bureau may finally add that citizenship question to ensure accurate data.
This is not the first time a Trump administration has faced down this battle. The Trump 45 Commerce Department made similar attempts to limit the Census to citizens and restore the citizenship question, only to be met with the full force of radical leftist lawfare. They ran out the clock then, but the American people remember. Now, President Trump is back, and he’s not backing down.
The Federalist, which gained exclusive access to these pivotal findings, highlighted the undeniable public sentiment.
These findings come days after the Commerce Department, under which the Census Bureau sits, proposed a rule to exclude all but U.S. citizens and green card holders from the population numbers used to distribute congressional seats. That rule would modify the Census Bureau’s “residence criteria,” under which past administrations had distorted the apportionment base by counting “residents” of each state irrespective of their immigration status — thereby including millions of illegal aliens. This has led to the disproportionate allocation of representatives and electoral college votes to states with large non-citizen populations, rewarded sanctuary jurisdictions with undue power, diluted the voting power of Americans, and entrenched foreign influence in our political system.
The proposed rule also indicates that the bureau may add a question to the census to ascertain the “legal status” of respondents to implement the contemplated apportionment policy.
The problem extends beyond mere inclusion. The survey also unearthed deep distrust regarding the very methods of the 2020 Census. A majority of respondents—52 percent—are "Not Confident" in the accuracy of the 2030 Census, largely due to the 2020 count's reliance on "algorithms and projections" instead of an "actual headcount." A resounding 64 percent said their confidence would soar if the bureau were "required to simply count the actual U.S. population" this time around.
The scandal of "differential privacy" in the 2020 Census, where the bureau admittedly "adds fake people where they do not live and subtracts real people from where they do live," has rightly shattered public trust. Trey Mayfield, a former counsel to the Census Bureau director, testified that "all the reported enumeration census data from 2020 below the state level is false." This isn’t just an error; it's a deliberate distortion that many authorities argue is both unconstitutional and illegal, violating Congress’ fundamental duty for an "actual enumeration."
While the immediate impact on the upcoming 2026 midterm election may be limited, the implications for 2028 and the critical 2030 midterms are monumental. The American people have spoken: they demand transparency, accuracy, and fairness in their representation. President Trump's unwavering commitment to securing our elections and upholding the integrity of our republic against the machinations of the globalist left is precisely what our nation needs. This isn't just about numbers; it's about the sacred trust between government and the governed, and ensuring that every American citizen's vote truly counts.
