Congressional district
Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...
s in the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
are
electoral division
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...
s for the purpose of electing members of the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
. The number of voting seats in the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with each one representing an average of 761,179 people following the
2020 United States census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
. The number of voting seats has applied since 1913, excluding a temporary increase to 437 after the admissions of
Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S. ...
and
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only state ...
. The total number of state members is capped by the ''
Reapportionment Act of 1929
The Reapportionment Act of 1929 (ch. 28, , ), also known as the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, is a combined census and apportionment bill enacted on June 18, 1929, that establishes a permanent method for apportioning a constant 435 seats ...
''.
Public Law 62-5
The Apportionment Act of 1911 (, ) was an apportionment bill passed by the United States Congress on August 8, 1911. The law initially set the number of members of the United States House of Representatives at 433, effective with the 63rd Congr ...
of 1911, though Congress has the authority to change that number. In addition, each of the five inhabited
U.S. territories
Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions overseen by the federal government of the United States. The various American territories differ from the U.S. states and tribal reservations as they are not sover ...
and the
federal district
A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they ...
of
Washington, D. C.
)
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, sends a
non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives.
The
Bureau of the Census
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of the ...
conducts a constitutionally mandated
decennial census whose figures are used to determine the number of congressional districts to which each
state
State may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State
* ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States
* ''Our S ...
is entitled, in a process called "
apportionment
The legal term apportionment (french: apportionement; Mediaeval Latin: , derived from la, portio, share), also called delimitation, is in general the distribution or allotment of proper shares, though may have different meanings in different c ...
". The
2022 elections were the first to be based on the congressional districts which were defined based on the
2020 United States census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to of ...
.
Each state is responsible for the
redistricting of
districts within their state, while several states have one "at-large" division. Redistricting must take place if the number of members changes following a re-apportionment, or may take place at any other time if
demographics
Demography () is the statistical study of populations, especially human beings.
Demographic analysis examines and measures the dimensions and dynamics of populations; it can cover whole societies or groups defined by criteria such as ed ...
represented in a district have changed substantially. Setting the boundaries of states' congressional districts is the responsibility of state governments, who often
gerrymander
In representative democracies, gerrymandering (, originally ) is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create undue advantage for a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency. The m ...
districts for various reasons. Districts may sometimes retain the same boundaries, while changing their district numbers.
The following is a complete list of the 435 current congressional districts for the House of Representatives, and over 200 obsolete districts, and the six current and one obsolete non-voting delegations.
Extremes
Population
* Average population: 710,767 people based on 2010 U.S. census.
It was 646,946 in 2000.
* State with the most people in the average district:
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
(994,416).
In 2000, also Montana: 905,316.
* State with the fewest people in the average district:
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...
(527,624).
In 2000,
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
: 495,304.
* District with the most people: (994,416).
In 2000, also : 905,316.
* District with the fewest people: (526,283). In 2000, : 495,304.
Area
* District with the greatest area: , same as in 2000.
* District with the greatest area that comprises less than an entire state: . In 2000: .
* District with the smallest area: . In 2000: .
Oldest district
* , same geographical borders since 1789.
American Human Development Index
* District with the highest
American Human Development Index score: .
* District with the lowest
American Human Development Index score: .
Alabama
* : 1818–1819 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1819–1823, 1841–1843, 1873–1877, 1913–1917, 1963–1965 (obsolete)
* : 1823–1841, 1843–1963, 1965–present
* : 1823–1841, 1843–1963, 1965–present
* : 1823–1841, 1843–1963, 1965–present
* : 1833–1841, 1843–1963, 1965–present
* : 1833–1841, 1843–1963, 1965–present
* : 1843–1963, 1965–present
* : 1843–1863, 1877–1963, 1965–present
* : 1877–1963, 1965–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
* : 1893–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1917–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Alaska
* : 1906–1959 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1959–present
American Samoa
''See
Non-voting delegations, below.''
Arizona
* : 1863–1912 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1912–1949 (obsolete)
* : 1949–present
* : 1949–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1993–present
* : 2003–present
* : 2003–present
* : 2013–present
Arkansas
* : 1819–1836 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1836–1853, 1873–1875, 1883–1885 (obsolete)
* : 1853–present
* : 1853–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1875–present
* : 1885–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1893–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1903–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
California
* : 1849–1865, 1883–1885 (obsolete)
* : 1865–present
* : 1865–present
* : 1865–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1885–present
* : 1885–present
* : 1893–present
* : 1903–present
* : 1913–present
* : 1913–present
* : 1913–present
* : 1933–present
* : 1933–present
* : 1933–present
* : 1933–present
* : 1933–present
* : 1933–present
* : 1933–present
* : 1933–present
* : 1933–present
* : 1943–present
* : 1943–present
* : 1943–present
* : 1953–present
* : 1953–present
* : 1953–present
* : 1953–present
* : 1953–present
* : 1953–present
* : 1953–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 2003–2023 (will be obsolete due to the
2020 census)
Colorado
* : 1861–1876 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1876–1893, 1903–1915 (obsolete)
* : 1893–present
* : 1893–present
* : 1915–present
* : 1915–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1983–present
* : 2003–present
* : from 2023
Connecticut
* : 1789–1837, 1903–1913, 1933–1965 (obsolete)
* : 1837–present
* : 1837–present
* : 1837–present
* : 1837–present
* : 1837–1843, 1913–present
* : 1837–1843, 1965–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
Delaware
* : 1789–present
The oldest district in the country, it has never changed its shape or size. From 1813 to 1823, Delaware had two representatives — both chosen at-large on a
general ticket from the same statewide district.
District of Columbia
''See
Non-voting delegations, below.''
Florida
* : 1822–1845 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1845–1875, 1913–1915, 1933–1937, 1943–1945 (obsolete)
* : 1875–present
* : 1875–present
* : 1903–present
* : 1915–present
* : 1937–present
* : 1945–present
* : 1953–present
* : 1953–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1963–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 2003–present
* : 2003–present
* : 2013–present
* : 2013–present
* : from 2023
Georgia
* : 1793–1827, 1829–1845, 1883–1885 (obsolete)
* : 1789–1793, 1827–1829, 1845–present
* : 1789–1793, 1827–1829, 1845–present
* : 1789–1793, 1827–1829, 1845–present
* : 1827–1829, 1845–present
* : 1827–1829, 1845–present
* : 1827–1829, 1845–present
* : 1827–1829, 1845–present
* : 1845–1863, 1873–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1885–present
* : 1893–1933, 1993–present
* : 1913–1933, 2003–present
* : 2003–present
* : 2013–present
Guam
''See
Non-voting delegations, below.''
Hawaii
* : 1900–1959 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1959–1971 (obsolete)
* : 1971–present
* : 1971–present
Idaho
* : 1864–1890 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1890–1919 (obsolete)
* : 1919–present
* : 1919–present
Illinois
* : 1812–1818 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1818–1833, 1863–1873, 1893–1895, 1913–1949 (obsolete)
* : 1833–present
* : 1833–present
* : 1833–present
* : 1843–present
* : 1843–present
* : 1843–present
* : 1843–present
* : 1853–present
* : 1853–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1873–2023 (will be obsolete due to the
2020 census)
* : 1873–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1883–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1895–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1895–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1903–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
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)
* : 1903–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1903–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1949–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
Indiana
* : 1805–1816 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1816–1823, 1873–1875 (obsolete)
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1833–present
* : 1833–present
* : 1833–present
* : 1833–present
* : 1843–present
* : 1843–present
* : 1843–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1853–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
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)
* : 1875–1943 (obsolete since the
1940 census
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)
* : 1875–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Iowa
* : 1838–1846 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1846–1847 (obsolete)
* : 1847–present
* : 1847–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1863–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1873–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
* : 1873–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1873–1943 (obsolete since the
1940 census
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)
* : 1883–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
* : 1883–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Kansas
* : 1854–1861 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1861–1875, 1883–1885, 1893–1907 (obsolete)
* : 1875–present
* : 1875–present
* : 1875–present
* : 1885–present
* : 1885–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1885–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1885–1943 (obsolete since the
1940 census
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)
* : 1907–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Kentucky
* : 1933–1935 (obsolete)
* : 1792–1933, 1935–present
* : 1792–1933, 1935–present
* : 1803–1933, 1935–present
* : 1803–1933, 1935–present
* : 1803–1933, 1935–present
* : 1803–1933, 1935–present
* : 1813–1933, 1935–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1813–1933, 1935–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1813–1933, 1935–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
* : 1813–1863, 1873–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
* : 1823–1843, 1883–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
* : 1823–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
* : 1833–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
Louisiana
* : 1806–1812 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1812–1823, 1873–1875 (obsolete)
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1843–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1875–present
* : 1903–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1913–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
Maine
Until 1820, Maine was part of Massachusetts. After the
1810 census, Massachusetts was allocated 20 districts. Seven Massachusetts districts (then numbered through ) were credited to Maine soon after it became a state in 1820. See
District of Maine
The District of Maine was the governmental designation for what is now the U.S. state of Maine from October 25, 1780 to March 15, 1820, when it was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state. The district was a part of the Commonwealth of Massachu ...
.
* : 1820–1821, 1883–1885 (obsolete)
* : 1821–1883, 1885–present
* : 1821–1883, 1885–present
* : 1821–1883, 1885–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1821–1883, 1885–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
* : 1821–1883 (obsolete since the
1880 census)
* : 1821–1863 (obsolete since the
1860 census)
* : 1821–1853 (obsolete since the
1850 census)
* : 1833–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
Maryland
* : 1963–1967 (obsolete)
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–1863, 1873–present
* : 1793–1843, 1953–present
* : 1793–1835, 1967–present
Massachusetts
* : 1793–1795 (obsolete)
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–1793, 1795–present
* : 1789–1793, 1795–present
* : 1789–1793, 1795–present
* : 1789–1793, 1795–present
* : 1795–present
* : 1795–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1795–1843, 1853–1863, 1873–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1795–1843, 1883–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
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)
* : 1795–1833, 1893–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1795–1820 (moved to Maine), 1903–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1803–1820 (moved to Maine), 1913–1943 (obsolete since the
1940 census
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)
* : 1803–1820 (moved to Maine), 1913–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
* : 1803–1820 (obsolete since 1820 move to Maine
[Maine used to be part of Massachusetts. After the 1810 census, Massachusetts was allocated 20 districts. Seven districts (numbers 14 through 20) were credited to Maine soon after it became a state in 1820.])
* : 1813–1820 (obsolete since 1820 move to Maine
)
* : 1813–1820 (obsolete since 1820 move to Maine
)
* : 1813–1820 (obsolete since 1820 move to Maine
)
Michigan
* : 1819–1837 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1837–1843, 1913–1915, 1963–1965 (obsolete)
* : 1843–present
* : 1843–present
* : 1843–present
* : 1853–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1883–present
* : 1883–present
* : 1893–present
* : 1915–present
* : 1933–2023 (will be obsolete due to the
2020 census)
* : 1933–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1933–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1933–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1953–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1965–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
Minnesota
* : 1849–1858 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1857–1863, 1913–1915, 1933–1935 (obsolete)
* : 1863–1933, 1935–present
* : 1863–1933, 1935–present
* : 1873–1933, 1935–present
* : 1883–1933, 1935–present
* : 1883–1933, 1935–present
* : 1893–1933, 1935–present
* : 1893–1933, 1935–present
* : 1903–1933, 1935–present
* : 1903–1933, 1935–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1915–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Mississippi
* : 1801–1817 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1817–1847, 1853–1855 (obsolete)
* : 1847–present
* : 1847–present
* : 1847–present
* : 1847–present
* : 1855–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1873–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1883–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
* : 1903–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Missouri
* : 1812–1821 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1821–1847, 1933–1935 (obsolete)
* : 1847–1933, 1935–present
* : 1847–1933, 1935–present
* : 1847–1933, 1935–present
* : 1847–1933, 1935–present
* : 1847–1933, 1935–present
* : 1853–1933, 1935–present
* : 1853–1933, 1935–present
* : 1863–1933, 1935–present
* : 1863–1933, 1935–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1873–1933, 1935–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1873–1933, 1935–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1873–1933, 1935–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
* : 1873–1933, 1935–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
* : 1883–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
* : 1893–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
* : 1903–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Montana
* : 1865–1889 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1889–1919, 1993–2023 (obsolete due to the
2020 census)
* : 1919–1993, from 2023
* : 1919–1993, from 2023
Nebraska
* : 1855–1867 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1867–1883 (obsolete)
* : 1883–present
* : 1883–present
* : 1883–present
* : 1893–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1893–1943 (obsolete since the
1940 census
The United States census of 1940, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.3 percent over the 1930 population of 122,775,046 people. The census date of record w ...
)
* : 1893–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Nevada
* : 1861–1864 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1864–1983 (obsolete)
* : 1983–present
* : 1983–present
* : 2003–present
* : 2013–present
New Hampshire
* : 1789–1847 (obsolete)
* : 1847–present
* : 1847–present
* : 1847–1883 (obsolete since the
1880 census)
* : 1847–1853 (obsolete since the
1850 census)
New Jersey
* : 1789–1799, 1801–1813, 1815–1843 (obsolete)
* : 1799–1801, 1813–1815, 1843–present
* : 1799–1801, 1813–1815, 1843–present
* : 1799–1801, 1813–1815, 1843–present
* : 1799–1801, 1843–present
* : 1799–1801, 1843–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1893–present
* : 1903–present
* : 1903–present
* : 1913–present
* : 1913–present
* : 1933–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1933–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1963–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
New Mexico
* : 1851–1912 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1912–1969 (obsolete)
* : 1969–present
* : 1969–present
* : 1983–present
New York
* : 1873–1875, 1883–1885, 1933–1945 (obsolete)
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1793–present
* : 1793–present
* : 1793–present
* : 1793–present
* : 1803–present
* : 1803–present
* : 1803–present
* : 1803–present
* : 1803–present
* : 1803–1809, 1813–present
* : 1803–1809, 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1821–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–2023 (will be obsolete due to the
2020 census)
* : 1823–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1823–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1823–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1833–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1833–1863, 1873–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1833–1863, 1875–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1843–1853, 1885–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1903–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1903–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1903–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1913–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1913–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1913–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
* : 1913–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
* : 1913–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1913–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1945–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
* : 1945–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
North Carolina
* : 1883–1885 (obsolete)
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1793–present
* : 1793–present
* : 1793–1863, 1873–present
* : 1793–1853, 1885–present
* : 1793–1843, 1903–present
* : 1803–1843, 1933–present
* : 1803–1843, 1943–1963, 1993–present
* : 1813–1843, 2003–present
* : from 2023
North Dakota
* : 1861–1889 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1889–1913, 1933–1963, 1973–present
* : 1913–1933, 1963–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
* : 1913–1933, 1963–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
* : 1913–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Northern Mariana Islands
: ''See
Non-voting delegations, below.''
Ohio
* : 1799–1803 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1803–1813, 1913–1915, 1933–1953, 1963–1967 (obsolete)
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1833–present
* : 1833–2023 (will be obsolete due to the
2020 census)
* : 1833–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1833–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1833–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1843–1863, 1873–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1843–1863, 1883–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1915–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1953–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1967–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
Oklahoma
* : 1890–1907 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1913–1915, 1933–1943 (obsolete)
* : 1907–present
* : 1907–present
* : 1907–present
* : 1907–present
* : 1907–present
* : 1915–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1915–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
* : 1915–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
Oregon
* : 1849–1859 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1859–1893 (obsolete)
* : 1893–present
* : 1893–present
* : 1913–present
* : 1943–present
* : 1983–present
* : from 2023
Pennsylvania
* : 1789–1791, 1793–1795, 1873–1875, 1883–1889, 1893–1903, 1913–1923, 1943–1945 (obsolete)
* : 1791–1793, 1795–present
* : 1791–1793, 1795–present
* : 1791–1793, 1795–present
* : 1791–1793, 1795–present
* : 1791–1793, 1795–present
* : 1791–1793, 1795–present
* : 1791–1793, 1795–present
* : 1791–1793, 1795–present
* : 1795–present
* : 1795–present
* : 1795–present
* : 1795–1803, 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–2023 (will be obsolete due to the
2020 census)
* : 1833–2013 (obsolete since the
2010 census)
* : 1833–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1833–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1833–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1833–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1833–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1833–1843, 1853–1863, 1875–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1875–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
* : 1875–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
* : 1889–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1903–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1903–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
* : 1903–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
* : 1903–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
* : 1923–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
* : 1923–1943 (obsolete since the
1940 census
The United States census of 1940, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.3 percent over the 1930 population of 122,775,046 people. The census date of record w ...
)
* : 1923–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
* : 1923–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Philippines
:''See
Non-voting delegations, below.''
Puerto Rico
:''See
Non-voting delegations, below.''
Rhode Island
* : 1790–1843 (obsolete)
* : 1843–present
* : 1843–present
* : 1913–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
South Carolina
* : 1873–1875 (obsolete)
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–present
* : 1789–1863, 1875–present
* : 1793–1863, 1883–present
* : 1803–1853, 1883–1933, 2013–present
* : 1803–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
* : 1813–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
South Dakota
* 1861–1889 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1889–1913, 1983–present
* : 1913–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1913–1983 (obsolete since the
1980 census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
)
* : 1913–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Tennessee
* : 1794–1796 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1796–1805, 1873–1875 (obsolete)
* : 1805–present
* : 1805–present
* : 1805–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1813–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–present
* : 1823–1863, 1873–1973, 1983–present
* : 1833–1863, 1875–1933, 1943–1953 (obsolete since the
1950 census)
* : 1833–1853 (obsolete since the
1850 census)
* : 1833–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
* : 1833–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
Texas
* : 1873–1875, 1913–1919, 1933–1935, 1953–1959, 1963–1967 (obsolete)
* : 1845–present
* : 1845–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1875–present
* : 1875–present
* : 1883–present
* : 1883–present
* : 1883–present
* : 1883–present
* : 1883–present
* : 1893–present
* : 1893–present
* : 1903–present
* : 1903–present
* : 1903–present
* : 1919–present
* : 1919–present
* : 1935–present
* : 1935–present
* : 1935–present
* : 1959–present
* : 1967–present
* : 1973–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 1993–present
* : 2003–present
* : 2003–present
* : 2013–present
* : 2013–present
* : 2013–present
* : 2013–present
* : from 2023
* : from 2023
U.S. Virgin Islands
:''See
Non-voting delegations, below.''
Utah
* : 1851–1897 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1896–1913 (obsolete)
* : 1913–present
* : 1913–present
* : 1983–present
* : 2013–present
Vermont
* : 1813–1821, 1823–1825, 1933–present
* : 1791–1813, 1821–1823, 1825–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
* : 1791–1813, 1821–1823, 1825–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
* : 1803–1813, 1821–1823, 1825–1883 (obsolete since the
1880 census)
* : 1803–1813, 1821–1823, 1825–1853 (obsolete since the
1850 census)
* : 1821–1823, 1825–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
* : 1821–1823 (obsolete since the
1820 census
The United States census of 1820 was the fourth census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 7, 1820. The 1820 census included six new states: Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama and Maine. There has been a d ...
)
Virginia
* : 1883–1885, 1933–1935 (obsolete)
* : 1789–1933, 1935–present
* : 1789–1933, 1935–present
* : 1789–1933, 1935–present
* : 1789–1933, 1935–present
* : 1789–1933, 1935–present
* : 1789–1933, 1935–present
* : 1789–1933, 1935–present
* : 1789–1933, 1935–present
* : 1789–1863, 1873–1933, 1935–present
* : 1789–1863, 1885–1933, 1953–present
* : 1793–1863, 1993–present
* : 1793–1863 (obsolete since the 1863 move to
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
)
* : 1793–1863 (obsolete since the 1863 move to
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
)
* : 1793–1853 (obsolete since the
1850 census)
* : 1793–1853 (obsolete since the
1850 census)
* : 1793–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
* : 1793–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
* : 1793–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
* : 1793–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
* : 1803–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
* : 1803–1843 (obsolete since the
1840 census)
* : 1803–1833 (obsolete since the
1830 census)
* : 1813–1823 (obsolete since the
1820 census
The United States census of 1820 was the fourth census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 7, 1820. The 1820 census included six new states: Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama and Maine. There has been a d ...
)
Washington
* : 1854–1889 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1889–1909, 1913–1915, 1953–1959 (obsolete)
* : 1909–present
* : 1909–present
* : 1909–present
* : 1915–present
* : 1915–present
* : 1933–present
* : 1959–present
* : 1983–present
* : 1993–present
* : 2013–present
West Virginia
* : 1913–1917 (obsolete)
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–2023 (will be obsolete due to the
2020 census)
* : 1883–1993 (obsolete since the
1990 census)
* : 1903–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
* : 1917–1963 (obsolete since the
1960 census)
Wisconsin
* : 1836–1848 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1848–present
* : 1848–present
* : 1849–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1863–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1873–present
* : 1883–2003 (obsolete since the
2000 census)
* : 1893–1973 (obsolete since the
1970 census)
* : 1903–1933 (obsolete since the
1930 census)
Wyoming
* : 1869–1890 (obsolete since statehood)
* : 1890–present
Non-voting delegations
* , 1978–present
* ''
Cherokee Nation, 1835 & 2019–present (yet to be seated)''
* ''
Choctaw Nation
The Choctaw Nation (Choctaw: ''Chahta Okla'') is a Native American territory covering about , occupying portions of southeastern Oklahoma in the United States. The Choctaw Nation is the third-largest federally recognized tribe in the United St ...
, 1830 (never seated)''
* , 1871–1875 & 1971–present
* , 1970–present
* , 2009–present
* , 1907–1946 (obsolete since
independence
Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...
)
* , 1901–present
* , 1970–present
List of current districts by area
This list includes the 435 current voting districts (2018–2023), along with the 6 non-voting delegations. These geographic values reflect the changes to Pennsylvania's congressional districts in 2018.
See also
*
List of current members of the U.S. House of Representatives
This is a list of individuals currently serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of the 117th United States Congress, 117th Congress).
Leadership Presiding officer
Majority leadership (Democratic)
Minority leadership (Republ ...
*
Apportionment
The legal term apportionment (french: apportionement; Mediaeval Latin: , derived from la, portio, share), also called delimitation, is in general the distribution or allotment of proper shares, though may have different meanings in different c ...
**
United States congressional apportionment
United States congressional apportionment is the process by which seats in the United States House of Representatives are distributed among the 50 states according to the most recent decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution. ...
*
General ticket
*
Redistricting
**
Apportionment paradox
An apportionment paradox exists when the rules for apportionment in a political system produce results which are unexpected or seem to violate common sense.
To apportion is to divide into parts according to some rule, the rule typically being one ...
**
Gerrymandering
In representative democracies, gerrymandering (, originally ) is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create undue advantage for a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency. The m ...
**
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. It was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson during the height of the civil rights movement ...
*
Representation
*
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau (USCB), officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, responsible for producing data about the American people and economy. The Census Bureau is part of t ...
*
Better Know A District
Better Know a District (also known as BKAD) was a recurring segment on ''The Colbert Report''. It offered a humorous examination of a different United States congressional district in each segment and generally included an interview with that dis ...
: A recurring segment on
The Colbert Report
''The Colbert Report'' ( ) is an American late-night talk and news satire television program hosted by Stephen Colbert that aired four days a week on Comedy Central from October 17, 2005, to December 18, 2014, for 1,447 episodes. The show fo ...
, in which
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Tyrone Colbert ( ; born May 13, 1964) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is best known for hosting the satirical Comedy Central program '' The Colbert Report'' from 2005 ...
profiled a congressional district and interviewed its Representative. Described by Colbert as a "435-part series".
Comparisons
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Constituency
*
Australia
*
Canada
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*
European Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...
*
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
*
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
*
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
*
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
* Singapore:
Group Representation Constituency,
Non-Constituency Member of Parliament
A Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) is a member of an opposition political party in Singapore who, according to the Constitution and Parliamentary Elections Act, is declared to have been elected a Member of Parliament (MP) without c ...
*
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
Notes
References
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External links
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:
:
Census Redistricting Data Office:
Geography division*
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Congressional districts
Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...