Unequal

[Keith Broaders]

Do you believe that all of the people in all of the states should be equally represented in the House of Representatives? 

Should the voice of the 578,759 living in Wyoming count the same as the  1.069 million people living in Montana in 2019?

There are 490,241 people in Montana that are not being counted for the purpose of apportionment in the House of Representatives.   In order for every state to be equally represented., every district must be the same size.

If Florida and Wyoming were equally represented, Florida would be entitled to 9 more  Congressional Representatives. Wit a population of 21.248 million there are  a total of 5,621,577 people that are not being  counted for the purpose of apportionment in the House of Representatives.

If California and Wyoming were equally represented, California would have 12 additional representatives. If every Congressional District was the same size as the one in Wyoming the number of Congressional Representatives would need to increase from  438 to 567.

Average District Size     California          702,905 Texas                 698,488 New York           717,707 Florida               786,963 Illinois                712,812 Pennsylvania     705,688 Ohio                   721,832 Michigan            684,545 Georgia             691975 North Carolina   733,499 New Jersey       732,658 Virginia              727,366 Washington       672,454 Massachusetts   727,514 Indiana              728,422 Arizona              710,224 Tennessee         705,123 Missouri             748,616 Maryland           721,694 Wisconsin          721,694 Minnesota         662,991 Colorado           718,456 Alabama            682,819 S. Carolina   660,766 Louisiana           755,562 Kentucky           867,873 Oregon              766,215 Oklahoma          750,270 Connecticut       714,819 Iowa                  609,271 Mississippi         741,924 Arkansas           728,980 Kansas              713,280 Utah                  690,964 Nevada              675,138 New Mexico      686,393 West Virginia     617,665 Nebraska           608,780 Idaho                 783,791 Hawaii               680,151 Maine                644,181 N. Hampshire    673,085 Rhode Island     526.000 Montana            989,000 Delaware           897,000 South Dakota    814,180 Alaska               710,231 North Dakota     672,231 Vermont             625,741 Wyoming            563,626

By Population     California 37,253,956 Texas 25,145,561 New York                 19,450,000 Florida 21,248,000 Illinois 12,830,632 Pennsylvania 12,702,379 Ohio 11,536,504 Michigan 9,883,640 Georgia 9,687,653 North Carolina 9,535,483 New Jersey 8,791,894 Virginia 8,001,024 Washington 6,724,540 Massachusetts 6,547,629 Indiana 6,483,802 Arizona 6,392,017 Tennessee 6,346,105 Missouri 5,988,927 Maryland 5,773,552 Wisconsin 5,686,986 Minnesota 5,303,925 Colorado 5,029,196 Alabama 4,779,736 South Carolina 4,625,364 Louisiana 4,533,372 Kentucky 4,339,367 Oregon 3,831,074 Oklahoma 3,751,351 Connecticut 3,574,097 Iowa 3,046,355 Mississippi 2,967,297 Arkansas 2,915,918 Kansas 2,853,118 Utah 2,763,885 Nevada 2,700,551 New Mexico 2,059,179 West Virginia 1,852,994 Nebraska 1,826,341 Idaho 1,567,582 Hawaii 1,360,301 Maine 1,328,361 New Hampshire 1,316,470 Rhode Island 1,052,567 Montana 989,415 Delaware 897,934 South Dakota 814,180 Alaska 710,231 North Dakota 672,591 Vermont 625,741 Wyoming 563,626