How many representatives does each state have in the US House of Representatives?

Answer 1

The total number of seats in the House of Representatives was fixed at 435 by the Reapportionment Act of 1929, creating one congressional district for each 674,000 residents (approximately). Each state is guaranteed at least one Representative, regardless of population. The remaining 385 seats are apportioned according to the individual states' populations as a percentage of the total US population, determined by the most recent census.

This is in contravention of the US Constitution, but Congress enacted the fixed limit to reduce the need for continuous changes in districts and to avoid an extremely large and unwieldy number of members. In a practical sense, they also prevented a reduction in the power of each individual Congressman.

The 2010 US Census resulted in the reapportionment of seats in the House to the number of representatives shown below for each state, beginning with the 113th Congress (2013-2014).

1. Alabama.....................7
2. Alaska........................1
3. Arizona......................9
4. Arkansas....................4
5. California..................53
6. Colorado.....................7
7. Connecticut.................5
8. Delaware....................1
9. District of Columbia.....1 (non-voting)
10. Florida......................27
11. Georgia....................14
12. Hawaii.......................2
13. Idaho........................2
14. Illinois......................18
15. Indiana......................9
16. Iowa..........................4
17. Kansas.......................4
18. Kentucky....................6
19. Louisiana...................6
20. Maine........................2
21. Maryland...................8
22. Massachusetts..........9
23. Michigan..................14
24. Minnesota..................8
25. Mississippi..................4
26. Missouri.....................8
27. Montana.....................1
28. Nebraska...................3
29. Nevada......................4
30. New Hampshire..........2
31. New Jersey...............12
32. New Mexico................3
33. New York..................27
34. North Carolina...........13
35. North Dakota..............1
36. Ohio.........................16
37. Oklahoma...................5
38. Oregon.......................5
39. Pennsylvania.............18
40. Rhode Island...............2
41. South Carolina............7
42. South Dakota..............1
43. Tennessee..................9
44. Texas.......................36
45. Utah..........................4
46. Vermont.....................1
47. Virginia.....................11
48. Washington................10
49. West Virginia..............3
50. Wisconsin...................8
51. Wyoming....................1

Reapportionment by State, from 2000-2010 (12 seats gained/12 seats lost)

Arizona +1

Florida +2

Georgia +1

Nevada +1

South Carolina +1

Texas +4

Utah +1

Washington +1

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Illinois -1

Iowa -1

Louisiana -1

Massachusetts -1

Minnesota -1

Missouri -1

New Jersey -1

New York -2

Ohio -2

Pennsylvania -1

There are 435 representatives in the U.S. Congress. Their term is 2 years long.

Answer 2

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