January 1st: The United States Department of Internal Affairs continues its task of creating a nationwide census. The biggest obstacles are the states and territories out in the west. Due to the sparse amount of settlements and the relatively spread-out nature of the people in the western parts of the nation, it is difficult to record an accurate census. The process is tedious, but thousands will be employed by the Department to ensure that the 1800 Census is completed.
For the Census, the Department of Internal Affairs counts the total population of each state, the total population of the United States, the ethnic demographic of the United States (White [which is split into further categories], African Americans, "Canadian" American, Native Americans, Caribbean Americans, and Asian Americans are some of the options on the list), the population of major cities, and more.
The Census is expected to be completed by June, in time for the bi-annual elections. The Census will be crucial to the distribution of House seats to each state and admittance of territories into states (as according to the Constitution, the districts of the House of Representatives are to be redrawn every twenty years after the Census is complete).
January 14th: President Toussaint of the Republic of Haiti approves the terms outlined by President Madison in the Treaty of Friendship between the two nations. The United States Federal Bank will loan $5 million to Haiti, with a 2% interest rate attached. America will receive Most Favorable Nation status in Haiti, and the two nations will establish close trade ties. Additionally, the United States government will send financial, agricultural, and industrial aid to the island nation in order to help with the reconstruction and revitalization of the Haitian economy.
January 21st: In preparation for the upcoming elections, the New York State Legislature passes an Act that will bring ranked-choice voting to its state. It will be the first state in the nation to do so (by this time, all the states use a first by the post system). Ranked-choice voting will be used by most of the states within twenty years' time.
January 25th: The first seeding machine is patented by Eliakim Spooner in Vermont.
February 3rd: The Tenth Congress of the United States is sworn in to preside over the Legislative body of the government.
Despite the fierce campaign by the Union Party, the Senate remains virtually unchanged. However, the Democratic Party loses one seat to the Frontier Party, thus creating a tie between the Republican-Democrat Coalition and the Unionist-Front Coalition. Despite this tie, the four parties will still cooperate with one another and work for compromises, thus preventing a deadlocked government.
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