2022 - 2030 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).

References:

 
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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
1Alabama5,030,0531.52%9558,89522,515,0277718,579
2Alaska736,0810.22%3245,3602368,0411736,081
3Arizona7,158,9232.16%11650,81123,579,4629795,436
4Arkansas3,013,7560.91%6502,29321,506,8784753,439
5California39,576,75711.93%54732,903219,788,37952761,091
6Colorado5,782,1711.74%10578,21722,891,0868722,771
7Connecticut3,608,2981.09%7515,47121,804,1495721,660
8Delaware990,8370.30%3330,2792495,4191990,837
9District of Columbia689,5450.21%3229,8480 0 
10Florida21,570,5276.50%30719,018210,785,26428770,376
11Georgia10,725,2743.23%16670,33025,362,63714766,091
12Hawaii1,460,1370.44%4365,0342730,0692730,069
13Idaho1,841,3770.55%4460,3442920,6892920,689
14Illinois12,822,7393.86%19674,88126,411,37017754,279
15Indiana6,790,2802.05%11617,29823,395,1409754,476
16Iowa3,192,4060.96%6532,06821,596,2034798,102
17Kansas2,940,8650.89%6490,14421,470,4334735,216
18Kentucky4,509,3421.36%8563,66822,254,6716751,557
19Louisiana4,661,4681.40%8582,68422,330,7346776,911
20Maine1,363,5820.41%4340,8962681,7912681,791
21Maryland6,185,2781.86%10618,52823,092,6398773,160
22Massachusetts7,033,4692.12%11639,40623,516,7359781,497
23Michigan10,084,4423.04%15672,29625,042,22113775,726
24Minnesota5,709,7521.72%10570,97522,854,8768713,719
25Mississippi2,963,9140.89%6493,98621,481,9574740,979
26Missouri6,160,2811.86%10616,02823,080,1418770,035
27Montana1,085,4070.33%4271,3522542,7042542,704
28Nebraska1,963,3330.59%5392,6672981,6673654,444
29Nevada3,108,4620.94%6518,07721,554,2314777,116
30New Hampshire1,379,0890.42%4344,7722689,5452689,545
31New Jersey9,294,4932.80%14663,89224,647,24712774,541
32New Mexico2,120,2200.64%5424,04421,060,1103706,740
33New York20,215,7516.09%28721,991210,107,87626777,529
34North Carolina10,453,9483.15%16653,37225,226,97414746,711
35North Dakota779,7020.23%3259,9012389,8511779,702
36Ohio11,808,8483.56%17694,63825,904,42415787,257
37Oklahoma3,963,5161.19%7566,21721,981,7585792,703
38Oregon4,241,5001.28%8530,18822,120,7506706,917
39Pennsylvania13,011,8443.92%19684,83426,505,92217765,403
40Rhode Island1,098,1630.33%4274,5412549,0822549,082
41South Carolina5,124,7121.54%9569,41222,562,3567732,102
42South Dakota887,7700.27%3295,9232443,8851887,770
43Tennessee6,916,8972.08%11628,80923,458,4499768,544
44Texas29,183,2908.80%40729,582214,591,64538767,981
45Utah3,275,2520.99%6545,87521,637,6264818,813
46Vermont643,5030.19%3214,5012321,7521643,503
47Virginia8,654,5422.61%13665,73424,327,27111786,777
48Washington7,715,9462.33%12642,99623,857,97310771,595
49West Virginia1,795,0450.54%4448,7612897,5232897,523
50Wisconsin5,897,4731.78%10589,74722,948,7378737,184
51Wyoming577,7190.17%3192,5732288,8601577,719
Totals331,797,979100.00%538 100 435 
State Average (1)   519,531 3,311,084 752,689
Country Average (2)   616,725 3,311,084 761,169
 

(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 331,797,979 ÷ 538 electors
  • People Per Senate Seat = Population of 331,108,434 ÷ 100 Senate Seats
  • People Per House Seat = Population of 331,108,434 ÷ 435 House Seats
 
 

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  An Historical Analysis of the Electoral College  
 
  The Math Behind the 2020 Census Apportionment of Representatives  
  PERL script used to generate the Apportionment