2012 - 2020 Federal Representation
by People per House Seat, Senate Seat,
and Electors

Sorted Alphabetically

Disclaimer:
These pages contain a combination of preliminary, unofficial, and estimated data. The information posted here is subject to change.
  • The data presented is based on the 1 July 2008 Estimate by the Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau released 22 December 2008.

In the wake of Election 2000, there has been a lot of talk about the "unfairness" of the Electoral College. However, the United States is a Republic. Each state receives one Elector for each Senator and one Elector for each Representative it sends to Congress. The District of Columbia has 3 Electors, 0 Senators, and 0 Representatives.

"Each state shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress;..." (Article II, Section. 1. of the Constitution).
"A number of electors of President and Vice President equal to the whole number of Senators and Representatives in Congress to which the District would be entitled if it were a State, but in no event more than the least populous State;..." (Amendment XXIII. of the Constitution, ratified March 29, 1961)

If then, there is "unfairness" in the allocation of the Electoral College, there must also be "unfairness" in the allocation of Congress. A minimum one Representative per State, regardless of its population, could also be construed as unfair (note that almost all the States are in the one Congressman per 600-something thousand range... note the disparities from that re: those States that have 1 Representative which is even more exacerbated with their 3 Electoral Votes).

This page allows you to sort the states alphabetically, by population, and by people per Elector, Senator, and House Member.

References:

 
  Sorted by (sort)   (sort)   (sort) (sort) (sort)
Rank State Population Percentage
of
Population		 Electors People
per
Elector		 Senators People
per
Senate
seat		 House
seats		 People
per
House
seat
1Alabama4,661,9001.53%9517,98922,330,9507665,986
2Alaska686,2930.23%3228,7642343,1471686,293
3Arizona6,500,1802.14%11590,92523,250,0909722,242
4Arkansas2,855,3900.94%6475,89821,427,6954713,848
5California36,756,66612.09%55668,303218,378,33353693,522
6Colorado4,939,4561.62%9548,82822,469,7287705,637
7Connecticut3,501,2521.15%7500,17921,750,6265700,250
8Delaware873,0920.29%3291,0312436,5461873,092
9District of Columbia591,8330.19%3197,2780 0 
10Florida18,328,3406.03%28654,58429,164,17026704,936
11Georgia9,685,7443.19%16605,35924,842,87214691,839
12Hawaii1,288,1980.42%4322,0502644,0992644,099
13Idaho1,523,8160.50%4380,9542761,9082761,908
14Illinois12,901,5634.24%21614,36026,450,78219679,030
15Indiana6,376,7922.10%11579,70823,188,3969708,532
16Iowa3,002,5550.99%6500,42621,501,2784750,639
17Kansas2,802,1340.92%6467,02221,401,0674700,534
18Kentucky4,269,2451.40%8533,65622,134,6236711,541
19Louisiana4,410,7961.45%8551,35022,205,3986735,133
20Maine1,316,4560.43%4329,1142658,2282658,228
21Maryland5,633,5971.85%10563,36022,816,7998704,200
22Massachusetts6,497,9672.14%11590,72423,248,9849721,996
23Michigan10,003,4223.29%16625,21425,001,71114714,530
24Minnesota5,220,3931.72%10522,03922,610,1978652,549
25Mississippi2,938,6180.97%6489,77021,469,3094734,655
26Missouri5,911,6051.94%11537,41922,955,8039656,845
27Montana967,4400.32%3322,4802483,7201967,440
28Nebraska1,783,4320.59%5356,6862891,7163594,477
29Nevada2,600,1670.86%6433,36121,300,0844650,042
30New Hampshire1,315,8090.43%4328,9522657,9052657,905
31New Jersey8,682,6612.86%14620,19024,341,33112723,555
32New Mexico1,984,3560.65%5396,8712992,1783661,452
33New York19,490,2976.41%30649,67729,745,14928696,082
34North Carolina9,222,4143.03%15614,82824,611,20713709,416
35North Dakota641,4810.21%3213,8272320,7411641,481
36Ohio11,485,9103.78%19604,52225,742,95517675,642
37Oklahoma3,642,3611.20%7520,33721,821,1815728,472
38Oregon3,790,0601.25%7541,43721,895,0305758,012
39Pennsylvania12,448,2794.09%20622,41426,224,14018691,571
40Rhode Island1,050,7880.35%4262,6972525,3942525,394
41South Carolina4,479,8001.47%8559,97522,239,9006746,633
42South Dakota804,1940.26%3268,0652402,0971804,194
43Tennessee6,214,8882.04%11564,99023,107,4449690,543
44Texas24,326,9748.00%37657,486212,163,48735695,056
45Utah2,736,4240.90%6456,07121,368,2124684,106
46Vermont621,2700.20%3207,0902310,6351621,270
47Virginia7,769,0892.56%13597,62223,884,54511706,281
48Washington6,549,2242.15%11595,38423,274,6129727,692
49West Virginia1,814,4680.60%5362,8942907,2343604,823
50Wisconsin5,627,9671.85%10562,79722,813,9848703,496
51Wyoming532,6680.18%3177,5562266,3341532,668
Totals304,059,724100.00%538 100 435 
State Average (1)   478,128 3,034,679 697,795
Country Average (2)   565,167 3,034,679 697,627
 

(1) The averages are computed by weighing each state equally. The District of Columbia is included in the Elector compuatations but not in the Senate or House computations.

  • People Per Elector = Sum of (People per Elector) ÷ 51 jurisdictions
  • People Per Senate Seat = Sum of (People per Senate Seat) ÷ 50 jurisdictions
  • People Per House Seat = Sum of (People per House Seat) ÷ 50 jurisdictions

(2) The averages are computed using the total population of country. The District of Columbia is included in the Elector compuatations but not in the Senate or House computations.

  • People Per Elector = Population of 304,059,724 ÷ 538 electors
  • People Per Senate Seat = Population of 303,467,891 ÷ 100 Senate Seats
  • People Per House Seat = Population of 303,467,891 ÷ 435 House Seats
 
 

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