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 2009 Estimate by the Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau released 23 December 2009.

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
1Alabama4,708,7081.53%9523,19022,354,3547672,673
2Alaska698,4730.23%3232,8242349,2371698,473
3Arizona6,595,7782.15%11599,61623,297,8899732,864
4Arkansas2,889,4500.94%6481,57521,444,7254722,363
5California36,961,66412.04%55672,030218,480,83253697,390
6Colorado5,024,7481.64%9558,30522,512,3747717,821
7Connecticut3,518,2881.15%7502,61321,759,1445703,658
8Delaware885,1220.29%3295,0412442,5611885,122
9District of Columbia599,6570.20%3199,8860 0 
10Florida18,537,9696.04%28662,07029,268,98526712,999
11Georgia9,829,2113.20%16614,32624,914,60614702,087
12Hawaii1,295,1780.42%4323,7952647,5892647,589
13Idaho1,545,8010.50%4386,4502772,9012772,901
14Illinois12,910,4094.21%20645,52026,455,20518717,245
15Indiana6,423,1132.09%11583,91923,211,5579713,679
16Iowa3,007,8560.98%6501,30921,503,9284751,964
17Kansas2,818,7470.92%6469,79121,409,3744704,687
18Kentucky4,314,1131.41%8539,26422,157,0576719,019
19Louisiana4,492,0761.46%8561,51022,246,0386748,679
20Maine1,318,3010.43%4329,5752659,1512659,151
21Maryland5,699,4781.86%10569,94822,849,7398712,435
22Massachusetts6,593,5872.15%11599,41723,296,7949732,621
23Michigan9,969,7273.25%16623,10824,984,86414712,123
24Minnesota5,266,2141.72%10526,62122,633,1078658,277
25Mississippi2,951,9960.96%6491,99921,475,9984737,999
26Missouri5,987,5801.95%11544,32522,993,7909665,287
27Montana974,9890.32%3324,9962487,4951974,989
28Nebraska1,796,6190.59%5359,3242898,3103598,873
29Nevada2,643,0850.86%6440,51421,321,5434660,771
30New Hampshire1,324,5750.43%4331,1442662,2882662,288
31New Jersey8,707,7392.84%14621,98124,353,87012725,645
32New Mexico2,009,6710.65%5401,93421,004,8363669,890
33New York19,541,4536.37%30651,38229,770,72728697,909
34North Carolina9,380,8843.06%15625,39224,690,44213721,606
35North Dakota646,8440.21%3215,6152323,4221646,844
36Ohio11,542,6453.76%18641,25825,771,32316721,415
37Oklahoma3,687,0501.20%7526,72121,843,5255737,410
38Oregon3,825,6571.25%7546,52221,912,8295765,131
39Pennsylvania12,604,7674.11%20630,23826,302,38418700,265
40Rhode Island1,053,2090.34%4263,3022526,6052526,605
41South Carolina4,561,2421.49%9506,80522,280,6217651,606
42South Dakota812,3830.26%3270,7942406,1921812,383
43Tennessee6,296,2542.05%11572,38723,148,1279699,584
44Texas24,782,3028.07%37669,792212,391,15135708,066
45Utah2,784,5720.91%6464,09521,392,2864696,143
46Vermont621,7600.20%3207,2532310,8801621,760
47Virginia7,882,5902.57%13606,35323,941,29511716,599
48Washington6,664,1952.17%12555,35023,332,09810666,420
49West Virginia1,819,7770.59%5363,9552909,8893606,592
50Wisconsin5,654,7741.84%10565,47722,827,3878706,847
51Wyoming544,2700.18%3181,4232272,1351544,270
Totals307,006,550100.00%538 100 435 
State Average (1)   482,001 3,064,069 702,780
Country Average (2)   570,644 3,064,069 704,384
 

(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 307,006,550 ÷ 538 electors
  • People Per Senate Seat = Population of 306,406,893 ÷ 100 Senate Seats
  • People Per House Seat = Population of 306,406,893 ÷ 435 House Seats
 
 

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