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Seats |
District Pop |
Seats |
District Pop |
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U. S. Congress |
100 |
NA |
435 |
645,632 |
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Alabama |
35 |
127,060 |
105 |
42,353 |
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Alaska |
20 |
31,347 |
40 |
15,673 |
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Arizona |
30 |
171,021 |
60 |
171,021 * |
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Arkansas |
35 |
76,383 |
100 |
26,734 |
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California |
40 |
846,791 |
80 |
423,396 |
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Colorado |
35 |
122,893 |
65 |
66,173 |
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Connecticut |
36 |
94,599 |
151 |
22,553 |
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Delaware |
21 |
37,314 |
41 |
19,112 |
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Florida |
40 |
399,559 |
120 |
133,186 |
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Georgia |
56 |
146,187 |
180 |
45,480 |
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Hawaii |
25 |
48,461 |
51 |
23,756 |
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Idaho |
35 |
36,970 |
70 |
36,970 * |
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Illinois |
59 |
210,496 |
118 |
105,248 |
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Indiana |
50 |
121,610 |
100 |
60,805 |
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Iowa |
50 |
58,526 |
100 |
29,263 |
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Kansas |
40 |
67,210 |
125 |
21,507 |
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Kentucky |
38 |
106,362 |
100 |
40,418 |
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Louisiana |
39 |
114,589 |
105 |
42,562 |
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Maine |
35 |
36,426 |
151 |
8,443 |
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Maryland |
47 |
112,691 |
141 |
37,564 |
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Massachusetts |
40 |
158,727 |
160 |
39,682 |
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Michigan |
38 |
261,538 |
110 |
90,349 |
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Minnesota |
67 |
73,425 |
134 |
36,713 |
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Mississippi |
52 |
54,705 |
122 |
23,317 |
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Missouri |
34 |
164,565 |
163 |
34,326 |
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Montana |
50 |
18,044 |
100 |
9,022 |
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Nebraska |
49 |
34,924 |
Unicameral |
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Nevada |
21 |
95,155 |
42 |
47,578 |
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New Hampshire |
24 |
51,491 |
400 |
3,089 |
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New Jersey |
40 |
210,359 |
80 |
210,359 * |
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New Mexico |
42 |
43,311 |
70 |
25,986 |
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New York |
61 |
311,089 |
150 |
126,510 |
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North Carolina |
50 |
160,986 |
120 |
67,078 |
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North Dakota |
49 |
13,106 |
98 |
13,106 * |
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Ohio |
33 |
344,035 |
99 |
114,678 |
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Oklahoma |
48 |
71,889 |
101 |
34,165 |
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Oregon |
30 |
114,047 |
60 |
57,023 |
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Pennsylvania |
50 |
245,621 |
203 |
60,498 |
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Rhode Island |
50 |
20,966 |
100 |
10,483 |
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South Carolina |
46 |
87,218 |
124 |
32,355 |
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South Dakota |
35 |
21,567 |
70 |
21,567 * |
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Tennessee |
33 |
172,403 |
99 |
57,468 |
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Texas |
31 |
672,639 |
150 |
139,012 |
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Utah |
29 |
77,006 |
75 |
29,776 |
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Vermont |
30 |
20,294 |
150 |
4,059 |
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Virginia |
40 |
176,963 |
100 |
70,785 |
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Washington |
49 |
120,288 |
98 |
112,917 * |
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West Virginia |
34 |
53,187 |
100 |
18,083 |
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Wisconsin |
33 |
162,536 |
99 |
54,179 |
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Wyoming |
30 |
16,459 |
60 |
8,230 |
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Puerto Rico |
29 |
133,107 |
52 |
74,233 |
Notes: District size is calculated by dividing the number of seats into total 2000 population. District sizes are for single-member districts in states with mixed district types.
* Two-member districts.
Posted 10/16/02
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