What are the political benefits of completing the census?
The results of the census:
Apportionment: the census determines the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives
Census data are also used to draw the boundaries of congressional and state legislative districts
What does the census mean for Nebraska?
Because the size of the US House of Representatives is fixed by law at 435 members, shifts in the nation's population mean some states will gain seats in the House, others will lose seats