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How changing the method for seat apportionment in the House would reshape voting. Source: author. Background Representation is a contentious subject. The U.S. Congress tries to balance the representation of each state across it’s two chambers: the Senate, where each state gets equal representation, and the House of Representatives, where each state gets a voice proportional to its population. But that’s where things get harder. Based on the last census there are 331....

This is the story of how Minnesota was just 25 people away from losing a representative. What a difference a few people can make, without even trying. Image by author. Representation is a contentious subject. The U.S. Congress tries to balance the representation of each state across it’s two chambers: the Senate, where each state gets equal representation, and the House of Representatives, where each state gets a voice proportional to its population....

Congratulations for losing the state population lottery, 70 years and counting. Some of the smallest details in our democracy can have some of the largest impacts. In this story, we dive into apportionment for the U.S. House of Representatives. We’ll use US Census data to show that Delaware has been the most underrepresented state in the US, 70 years and counting. Source: Author What is this all about? Every US middle school student is taught the basic knowledge about the US Congress....

houseofreps is a Python package that implements apportionment methods for assigning seats in the US House of Representatives. Disclaimer: This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. See Terms of Service. Years supported: 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, 2020 A detailed explanation of the current house seat apportionment algorithm can be found here: https://www.census.gov/topics/public-sector/congressional-apportionment/about/computing.html. Data source The data source is from https://www....

Your state’s voting power in the electoral college. Screenshot from What’s my vote worth? Credit: Author original content. With the recent 2020 election in the United States coming to a close (or should I say closed?), the arguments about the electoral college are flaring up again. Every four years, citizens in dense population areas argue in favor of either changing or abolishing the electoral college system, citing that their votes are being discounted relative to more rural areas....