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[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Why do you want more than 435 reps? How does that benefit anyone? They're doled out in proportion of population.

[-] Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The number of reps is limited and hasn't been raised in a very long time. The ratio of constituents to reps has increased drastically over the years.

[-] 3volver@lemmy.world -4 points 9 months ago
[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Yes they are... They're reallocated every 10 years in response to the census as numbers change.

If you're talking about how Wyoming has more per person voting power than California that's more because of them having the same 2 senators as every other state.

[-] 3volver@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

No, they aren’t. It’s basic math if you count how many House reps each state has by their population, it’s not equal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_congressional_apportionment

By the 2020 census:

Delaware has 1 House rep and a population of 989,946.

Alaska has 1 House rep and a population of 733,391.

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