2022 - 2030 Federal Representation
by People per House Seat, Senate Seat,
and Electors

Sorted by People per House Seat

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:

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