It redistributes the Representatives among the States according to population.
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reapportionment
Apportionment
The reapportionment of the United States House of Representatives gives the number of congressmen in each state. The congressional districts are based on population. So states with more congressmen have larger populations.
Reapportionment
redistricting
Redistricting
Reapportionment, which happens every ten years when there is a census, is the apportioning (or proportional division) of congressional seats (435 for the U.S. Congress since 1911) among the 50 states according to their relative population. Redistricting is the re-drawing of congressional districts within each state, according to the number of seats they were apportioned, again based on the new census data. Reapportionment causes redistricting. Reapportionment is objective data (though how the Census Bureau counts population does involve some political disputes, specifically dealing with how low-income citizens are fairly counted). Redistricting is the part where all of the political battles happen.
Reapportionment, which happens every ten years when there is a census, is the apportioning (or proportional division) of congressional seats (435 for the U.S. Congress since 1911) among the 50 states according to their relative population. Redistricting is the re-drawing of congressional districts within each state, according to the number of seats they were apportioned, again based on the new census data. Reapportionment causes redistricting. Reapportionment is objective data (though how the Census Bureau counts population does involve some political disputes, specifically dealing with how low-income citizens are fairly counted). Redistricting is the part where all of the political battles happen.
Reapportionment occurs every 10 years, following the constitutionally-mandated US census. The last census was in 2000. Reapportionment is done on a state-by-state basis; most states redrew their maps in 2001, while Georgia and Texas (famously) redrew their maps twice, in 2001 and again in 2003 after control of the legislature had switched from the Democrats to the Republicans. The next reapportionment will be after the 2010 census; for most states this means in 2011.
The process of setting up new district lines after reappointment has been completed is called Redistricting. The process of reassigning representation based on population after every census is called Reappointment.
Congressional reapportionment occurs when a state gains or loses an electoral vote. Redistricting occurs when the new district is created or a former district is absorbed.
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