Trump orders Commerce Department to begin work on new census
by Filip Timotija, The Hill.com, August 7, 2025
President Trump said Thursday morning he has ordered the Commerce Department to begin working on a new census, emphasizing that those who are in the country illegally not be counted in the total.
“I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS. Thank you for your attention to this matter,” the president added.
This needs to be done and not the stupid old fashioned way by paying thousands of people to knock on doors and be lied to . . . DODGE could do a super accurate census in DAYS! We all know that the CIA and FBI and other Government Agencies know everything about us! Then you have… https://t.co/njMdrWHsQv
— Tom Zawistowski (@TomZWTPC) August 7, 2025
When reached for comment, a Commerce Department spokesperson told The Hill that the Census Bureau will “immediately adopt modern technology tools for use in the Census to better understand our robust Census data.”
“We will accurately analyze the data to reflect the number of legal residents in the United States,” the spokesperson added in an emailed statement.
Trump’s order comes as he has pushed Republican-leaning states to outline new congressional maps that would be more favorable to GOP House candidates before the 2026 midterms. Texas in particular has made national headlines in recent weeks as the president said the GOP is “entitled” to gain at least five House seats in the state in next year’s election.
A census is required every 10 years, as outlined in the Constitution. It is designed to count every resident in the U.S., according to its website.
🚨 HOLY CRAP! Stephen Miller reveals Democrats got 20 to 30 HOUSE SEATS from counting illegals in the Census.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 7, 2025
"20 to 30 of House Democrat seats wouldn't exist but for illegal aliens!"
But President Trump's starting a new Census NOW, with no illegals.
"Let's not forget:… pic.twitter.com/VYDRbHOlTB
The data gathered in the census determines the number of House seats each state has, and it is also utilized to help dish out hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding to local communities.
“The census tells us who we are and where we are going as a nation and helps our communities determine where to build everything from schools to supermarkets, and from homes to hospitals,” the Census Bureau said.
HARRISON: MSNBC says maps should mirror vote percentages. So I pulled the numbers.
— Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) August 7, 2025
CA: GOP is 40% of vote, gets 17% of seats
MA: 35%, zero seats
CT: 38%, zero seats
NY: 42%, gets 26%
MD: 38%, gets 12%
NM: 44%, zero seats
I could go on. They never complain when Democrats do it. pic.twitter.com/RbAbSr0BK8
