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s in the
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s for the purpose of electing members of the
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. The number of voting seats within the House of Representatives is currently set at 435, with each one representing an average of 761,169 people following the 2020 United States census. The number of voting seats has applied since 1913, excluding a temporary increase to 437 after the admissions of
Alaska Alaska ( ) is a non-contiguous U.S. state on the northwest extremity of North America. Part of the Western United States region, it is one of the two non-contiguous U.S. states, alongside Hawaii. Alaska is also considered to be the north ...
and
Hawaii Hawaii ( ; ) is an island U.S. state, state of the United States, in the Pacific Ocean about southwest of the U.S. mainland. One of the two Non-contiguous United States, non-contiguous U.S. states (along with Alaska), it is the only sta ...
. 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 of 1911, though Congress has the authority to change that number. In addition, each of the five inhabited U.S. territories and the
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of Washington, D. C., sends a non-voting delegate to the House of Representatives. The
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conducts a constitutionally mandated decennial census whose figures are used to determine the number of congressional districts to which each
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is entitled, in a process called " apportionment". The 2022 elections were the first to be based on the congressional districts which were defined based on the 2020 United States census. Each state is responsible for the
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of
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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
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represented in a district have changed substantially. Setting the boundaries of states' congressional districts is the responsibility of state governments, who often
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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: 761,169 people based on 2020 U.S. census. It was 708,377 in 2010. * State with the most people in the average district:
Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...
(989,948). In 2010, Montana: 994,416. * State with the fewest people in the average district:
Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...
(542,113). In 2010,
Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...
: 527,624. * District with the most people: (989,948). In 2010, : 994,416. * District with the fewest people: (545,085). In 2010, also : 526,283.


Area

* District with the greatest area: , same as in 2010. * District with the greatest area that comprises less than an entire state: . In 2010: . * District with the smallest area: . In 2010: .


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: .


Cook Partisan Voting Index

* District with the highest Cook PVI score for the Democratic Party: * District with the highest Cook PVI score for the Republican Party:


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 (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 * : 2023–present


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 The general ticket or party block voting (PBV), is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party or a team of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner and receives 100% of the seats for this multi-member distric ...
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 * : 2023–present


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 (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) * : 1903–1983 (obsolete since the 1980 census) * : 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) * : 1875–1943 (obsolete since the 1940 census) * : 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) * : 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) * : 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 Admission to the Union, admitted to the Union as the List of U.S. states by date of admission to ...
. * : 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) * : 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) * : 1803–1820 (moved to Maine), 1913–1933 (obsolete since the 1930 census) * : 1803–1820 (obsolete since 1820 move to MaineMaine 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 (obsolete since 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)


Minnesota

* : 1849–1858 (obsolete since statehood) * : 1858–1863, 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) * : 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) * : 1919–1993, 2023–present * : 1919–1993, 2023–present


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) * : 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)


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 (obsolete since 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) * : 1903–1983 (obsolete since the 1980 census) * : 1903–1983 (obsolete since the 1980 census) * : 1913–1983 (obsolete since the 1980 census) * : 1913–1983 (obsolete since the 1980 census) * : 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 * : 2023–present


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 (obsolete since 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) * : 1953–1983 (obsolete since the 1980 census) * : 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 * : 2023–present


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 (obsolete since 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) * : 1833–1843, 1853–1863, 1875–1983 (obsolete since the 1980 census) * : 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) * : 1923–1933 (obsolete since the 1930 census) * : 1923–1933 (obsolete since the 1930 census)


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) * : 1913–1983 (obsolete since the 1980 census) * : 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 * : 2023–present * : 2023–present


U.S. Virgin Islands

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Utah

* : 1851–1896 (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)


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 mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
) * : 1793–1863 (obsolete since the 1863 move to
West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...
) * : 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)


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 (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

* : 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 * ''
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, 1835 & 2019–present (yet to be seated)'' * '' Choctaw Nation, 1830 (never seated)'' * , 1871–1875 & 1971–present * , 1970–present * , 2009–present * , 1907–1946 (obsolete since
independence Independence is a condition of a 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 status of ...
) * , 1901–present * , 1970–present


List of districts by area

The list includes the 435 voting districts of the
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, effective from 2025 to 2027.Files downloaded from the U.S. Census Bureau'
TIGER/Line Shapefiles for congressional districts
Areas derived from the "ALAND" field in the shapefiles, given in square meters.


See also

* List of current members of the U.S. House of Representatives * Seniority in the United States House of Representatives * United States congressional district * Apportionment **
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General ticket The general ticket or party block voting (PBV), is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party or a team of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner and receives 100% of the seats for this multi-member distric ...
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Redistricting Redistricting in the United States is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries. For the United States House of Representatives, and state legislatures, redistricting occurs after each ten-year census. The U.S. Constitution in Art ...
** Apportionment paradox **
Gerrymandering Gerrymandering, ( , originally ) defined in the contexts of Representative democracy, representative electoral systems, is the political manipulation of Boundary delimitation, electoral district boundaries to advantage a Political party, pa ...
** Voting Rights Act * Representation *
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* Better Know a District: A recurring segment on ''
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'', in which
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profiled a congressional district and interviewed its representative. Described by Colbert as a "435-part series".


Comparisons

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Constituency An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
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Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
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European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two 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 ...
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France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
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Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
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* Singapore: Group Representation Constituency, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament *
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External links


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