Select some states to find out how their population is represented in the federal government.
The URL of this page updates to reflect the current selection, which can be bookmarked or shared.
State populations are U.S. Census Bureau estimates for
Selecting a state adds the entire House, Senate, and Electoral College apportionment for that state to the totals. Non-voting members of Congress are not counted.
In the thresholds list, a Senate majority is considered 51 seats or more (i.e., does not include the case of a 50/50 split with a vice-presidential tie-breaker).
This demonstration does not currently include the following U.S. territories, which have neither voting members in congress nor presidential electors: Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.
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