How are the 435 House of Representatives allocated among the 50 states?
A process called re-apportionment is used to allocate the members of the House. An apportionment has been made the basis of the decennial Census from 1790 to 2000, except following the 1920 census. After the Census, states which have gained population get additional seats in the House of Representatives; states which have lost population or lagged in growth lose seats. In 1940, for instance, New York had 45 members of the House; now it has only 29.
A. A process called re-apportionment is used to allocate the members of the House. An apportionment has been made the basis of the decennial Census from 1790 to 2000, except following the 1920 census. After the Census, states which have gained population get additional seats in the House of Representatives; states which have lost population or lagged in growth lose seats. In 1940, for instance, New York had 45 members of the House; now it has only 29. Q.
