Democrats are rigging the Electoral College by bringing in illegal aliens.
Posted by VINCE, Checked
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VINCEAug 25, 2026
The sources confirm that the Census counts illegal immigrants for apportionment, which is the kernel of truth, but fact-checkers and researchers found that the effect is minimal (about 0 to 1 House seat by one estimate) and that the claim of a deliberate Democratic scheme to rig the Electoral College is misleading.
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… They rig congressional elections by importing illegal aliens by the millions and putting them into blue states so that they can have unearned congressional seats. They rig the Electoral College by doing the same thing. They have unearned Electoral College votes by virtue of illegal aliens pouring into the country. They even have jurisdictions where they allow non-citizens to vote in municipal elections and then swear to us there's no way they're actually voting in the …
VINCE · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Contradicts. PolitiFact rated social media claims that Democrats voted to bring in illegal immigrants to win Electoral College votes as misleading, noting the bill concerned counting noncitizens in the census.[1]
Contradicts. A Third Way analysis of academic research found illegal immigration is responsible for between 0 and 1 additional Democratic House seats, calling claims of a large apportionment effect unsupported.[4]
Contradicts. PolitiFact found that studies show Republican-led states have seen significant immigrant population increases, undercutting the claim that the apportionment effect is a Democratic plot.[5]
Context. The census has always counted all residents, including illegal immigrants, for apportionment under the Constitution, so the counting practice itself is accurate.[5]
Context. Senate Republicans' Equal Representation Act describes current counting of illegal immigrants as increasing some states' Electoral College power, but it is a legislative proposal and not a finding that Democrats are rigging the system.[2][3]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 2 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Social media claims mislead about Democratic vote for ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Crapo, Risch and 17 Senate Colleagues Reintroduce ...crapo.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 3Hagerty, 18 Senate Colleagues Reintroduce Legislation to End ...hagerty.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 4Is Illegal Immigration Really a Democratic Plot to Sway ...thirdway.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 5PolitiFact | More immigrants equal better odds for Democrats ...api.politifact.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
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