Our First Right - Representation

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When the people are under represented tyrants takeover. When the power is concentrated in the hands of a few, the many suffer.



Historical Representation of the States in the House of Representatives 
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The US Census of 2010 confirmed that 989,415 people were living in Montana and they had one representative in the House. The U.S. Census of 2010 confirmed that 1,052,567 people were living in Rhode Island and they had two representative in the House.

The U.S. Census of 2010 confirmed that 563,626 people were living in Wyoming and they one representative in the House.

The fact is that the people in Montana are being counted as less than three fifths of a person when compared to people living Wyoming, Rhode Island and slaves of the before the Civil War.

According to the 2010 Census the State of Utah had a population of 2,763,884 and were assigned 4 Congressional Representatives. The average number of constituents in each or your Congressional District is 690,971.


The State of Wyoming has one representative for 563,626 and Utah has one representative for every 690,971. Is this equal representation?



The only way to fix the problem of unequal representation is to shrinking the size of the Congressional Districts. If  the number of districts in Utah was increased from 4 to twenty, you would have one representative for every 139,194.  If Wyoming had 5 representative instead on just one  they would have one representative for every 112,725.


Unequal Representation in the House of Representatives



The first apportionment was established by the Constitution based on population estimates made by the Philadelphia Convention, and was not based on any census or enumeration.

POPULATION OF THE STATES - 2010 CENSUS

The following chart reveals the number of people in each of the states that were not counted for the purpose of apportionment in the House of Representatives when compared with the State of Rhode Island.

POPULATION OF THE STATES - 2010 CENSUS

Take the Average District Size in Your State

Subtract the Average District Size for Rhode Island

Multiply the Difference by the Your State's Number of Representatives

This will reveal how many people in your state are not being counted.

California Districts Average 702,905 While Rhode Island's Districts Average 526,000

If California and Rhode Island were equally represented California would have 70 Representatives instead of just 53

When compared with the apportionment in Rhode Island, California has 9,375,965 that are not being counted..

Average District Size California          702,905 Texas                 698,488 New York           717,707 Florida                696,345 Illinois                712,812 Pennsylvania      705,688 Ohio                    721,832 Michigan            684,545 Georgia              691975 North Carolina   733,499 New Jersey        732,658 Virginia              727,366 Washington        672,454 Massachusetts      727,514 Indiana                 728,422 Arizona                710,224 Tennessee             705,123 Missouri               748,616 Maryland              721,694 Wisconsin             721,694 Minnesota             662,991 Colorado               718,456 Alabama               682,819 South Carolina      660,766 Louisiana              755,562 Kentucky              867,873 Oregon                 766,215 Oklahoma             750,270 Connecticut           714,819 Iowa                      609,271 Mississippi            741,924 Arkansas               728,980 Kansas                  713,280 Utah                      690,964 Nevada                 675,138 New Mexico         686,393 West Virginia        617,665 Nebraska               608,780 Idaho                     783,791 Hawaii                   680,151 Maine                    644,181 New Hampshire     673,085 Rhode Island          526.000 Montana                 989,000 Delaware                897,000 South Dakota          814,180 Alaska                     710,231 North Dakota          672,231 Vermont                  625,741 Wyoming               563,626

By Population California 37,253,956 Texas 25,145,561 New York                 19,378,102 Florida 18,801,310 Illinois 12,830,632 Pennsylvania 12,702,379 Ohio 11,536,504 Michigan 9,883,640 Georgia 9,687,653 North Carolina 9,535,483 New Jersey 8,791,894 Virginia 8,001,024 Washington 6,724,540 Massachusetts 6,547,629 Indiana 6,483,802 Arizona 6,392,017 Tennessee 6,346,105 Missouri 5,988,927 Maryland 5,773,552 Wisconsin 5,686,986 Minnesota 5,303,925 Colorado 5,029,196 Alabama 4,779,736 South Carolina 4,625,364 Louisiana 4,533,372 Kentucky 4,339,367 Oregon 3,831,074 Oklahoma 3,751,351 Connecticut 3,574,097 Iowa 3,046,355 Mississippi 2,967,297 Arkansas 2,915,918 Kansas 2,853,118 Utah 2,763,885 Nevada 2,700,551 New Mexico 2,059,179 West Virginia 1,852,994 Nebraska 1,826,341 Idaho 1,567,582 Hawaii 1,360,301 Maine 1,328,361 New Hampshire 1,316,470 Rhode Island 1,052,567 Montana 989,415 Delaware 897,934 South Dakota 814,180 Alaska 710,231 North Dakota 672,591 Vermont 625,741 Wyoming 563,626