A One-Person-One-Vote House of Representatives
This congressional districting scenario brings the US House of Representatives into compliance with the Constitution’s one-person-one-vote equality requirement while effectively eliminating gerrymandering.
Below is a 6,692 Representative apportionment which was derived from the 2020 census.
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Map created for Thirty-Thousand.org by Michael Lindner.
Relative to the scenario illustrated above, the table below provides the one-person-one-vote equality statistics.
| Number of Representatives | Average District Population | Largest District | Smallest District | Disparity: Largest vs. Smallest | Relative Standard Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6,692 | 49,478 | 49,917 | 48,143 | 3.7% | 29.9% |
For comparison, below is a recent map illustrating the 435 congressional districts.
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Relative to the 435-Representative scenario illustrated above, the table below provides the one-person-one-vote equality statistics.
Note that unlike the 6,692-district scenario, there are huge disparities among the districts’ population sizes.
| Number of Representatives | Average District Population | Largest District | Smallest District | Disparity: Largest vs. Smallest | Relative Standard Deviation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435 | 761,169 | 990,837 | 542,704 | 82.6% | 498.3% |
For additional information regarding the one-person-one vote calculations provided above, read One Person, One Partial Vote
Related reading:
Section Seven: Establish Citizen Equality Nationwide
The Founders’ Rule: How large our House should be
