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

Sorted Alphabetically


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 to 700-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. Note: The Apportionment Population is shown for each state while the Resident Population is used for DC (the apportionment population excludes the population of the District of Columbia).

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Rank State Population Percentage
of
Population
Electors People
per
Elector
Senators People
per
Senate
seat
House
seats
People
per
House
seat
1Alabama4,802,9821.55%9533,66522,401,4917686,140
2Alaska721,5230.23%3240,5082360,7621721,523
3Arizona6,412,7002.07%11582,97323,206,3509712,522
4Arkansas2,926,2290.94%6487,70521,463,1154731,557
5California37,341,98912.05%55678,945218,670,99553704,566
6Colorado5,044,9301.63%9560,54822,522,4657720,704
7Connecticut3,581,6281.16%7511,66121,790,8145716,326
8Delaware900,8770.29%3300,2922450,4391900,877
9District of Columbia601,7230.19%3200,5740 0 
10Florida18,900,7736.10%29651,75129,450,38727700,029
11Georgia9,727,5663.14%16607,97324,863,78314694,826
12Hawaii1,366,8620.44%4341,7162683,4312683,431
13Idaho1,573,4990.51%4393,3752786,7502786,750
14Illinois12,864,3804.15%20643,21926,432,19018714,688
15Indiana6,501,5822.10%11591,05323,250,7919722,398
16Iowa3,053,7870.99%6508,96521,526,8944763,447
17Kansas2,863,8130.92%6477,30221,431,9074715,953
18Kentucky4,350,6061.40%8543,82622,175,3036725,101
19Louisiana4,553,9621.47%8569,24522,276,9816758,994
20Maine1,333,0740.43%4333,2692666,5372666,537
21Maryland5,789,9291.87%10578,99322,894,9658723,741
22Massachusetts6,559,6442.12%11596,33123,279,8229728,849
23Michigan9,911,6263.20%16619,47724,955,81314707,973
24Minnesota5,314,8791.72%10531,48822,657,4408664,360
25Mississippi2,978,2400.96%6496,37321,489,1204744,560
26Missouri6,011,4781.94%10601,14823,005,7398751,435
27Montana994,4160.32%3331,4722497,2081994,416
28Nebraska1,831,8250.59%5366,3652915,9133610,608
29Nevada2,709,4320.87%6451,57221,354,7164677,358
30New Hampshire1,321,4450.43%4330,3612660,7232660,723
31New Jersey8,807,5012.84%14629,10724,403,75112733,958
32New Mexico2,067,2730.67%5413,45521,033,6373689,091
33New York19,421,0556.27%29669,69229,710,52827719,298
34North Carolina9,565,7813.09%15637,71924,782,89113735,829
35North Dakota675,9050.22%3225,3022337,9531675,905
36Ohio11,568,4953.73%18642,69425,784,24816723,031
37Oklahoma3,764,8821.22%7537,84021,882,4415752,976
38Oregon3,848,6061.24%7549,80121,924,3035769,721
39Pennsylvania12,734,9054.11%20636,74526,367,45318707,495
40Rhode Island1,055,2470.34%4263,8122527,6242527,624
41South Carolina4,645,9751.50%9516,21922,322,9887663,711
42South Dakota819,7610.26%3273,2542409,8811819,761
43Tennessee6,375,4312.06%11579,58523,187,7169708,381
44Texas25,268,4188.16%38664,958212,634,20936701,901
45Utah2,770,7650.89%6461,79421,385,3834692,691
46Vermont630,3370.20%3210,1122315,1691630,337
47Virginia8,037,7362.59%13618,28724,018,86811730,703
48Washington6,753,3692.18%12562,78123,376,68510675,337
49West Virginia1,859,8150.60%5371,9632929,9083619,938
50Wisconsin5,698,2301.84%10569,82322,849,1158712,279
51Wyoming568,3000.18%3189,4332284,1501568,300
Totals309,785,186100.00%538 100 435 
State Average (1)   487,971 3,091,835 712,973
Country Average (2)   575,809 3,091,835 710,767
 

(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 309,785,186 ÷ 538 electors
  • People Per Senate Seat = Population of 309,183,463 ÷ 100 Senate Seats
  • People Per House Seat = Population of 309,183,463 ÷ 435 House Seats
 
 


  United States Census 2010 Home  
 
  State Population and the Distribution of Electoral Votes and Representatives  
  2012 - 2020 Federal Representation by People per House Seat, Senate Seat, and Electors  
 
  An Historical Analysis of the Electoral College  
 
  The Math Behind the 2010 Census Apportionment of Representatives  
  PERL script used to generate the Apportionment