How are House seats divided among the states?
House seats are divided among the states by population, after each census.
Short AnswerBy population, after each census
Explanation
How Congress WorksArticle I, Section 2 and Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment apportion representatives by population, counted every ten years. Each state gets at least one seat.
Sources
- U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 ↗
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers…
- U.S. Constitution, Amendment XIV, Section 2 ↗
Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.
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