It is based on population.
population
Population.
In respect to American government, the sole factor in determining the number of representatives that each state is entitled to have in the House of Representatives is the population of each state in question. While each state is entitled to at least one representative in the House, additional representatives are allotted based on the census-counts of state-populations, with the total number of representatives fixed at 435 in total.
population
The number of Representatives from each state is based on the population of that state.
The population of a state.
each state has a certain number of representatives based on the population of that state
"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress"
The number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives from each state is based on the population in each state. The number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state.
The number of representatives is based on the population of the state, and goes up or down based on changes in population.
It depends on the population of the state
Each state receives representation in the House in proportion to the size of its population but is entitled to at least one representative. There are currently 435 representatives, a number fixed by law since 1911. The most populous state, California, currently has 53 representatives.The number of representatives changes on occasion, based on population changes.
In the US, each state is represented by two US Senators.