Congressional Apportionment and Population

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Datasets

Population Base for Apportionment and the Number of Representatives Apportioned: 1790-2000

Original data are from U.S. Census Bureau. "Congressional Apportionment"

Apportionment of Membership of the House of Representatives by State: 1789-2000

Original data are from U.S. Census Bureau. "Congressional Apportionment"

Historical Apportionment Population Data by State: 1790-2000

Data of 1790-1980 are from Balinski and Young, 2001, "Fair Representation; 2nd ed."
Data of 1990 and 2000 are from U.S. Census Bureau. "Congressional Apportionment"

The Method of Apportionment.

Equal Proportions Method (Hill's)
Major Fractions Method (Webster's)

Calculation Spreadsheet.

(a) How to Use? - Calculation Flow Chart.

(b) Calculation tables - Using Hill's (Equal Proportions) Method and Webster's (Major Fractions) Method. This excel version file contains "macros", so please choose "enable macros" when you open this file. ( you will be asked about this question before you see the file...)

last updated 4/20/01

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