Redistricting
18 states will have a different number
of U.S. Representatives after the November 12 election
during which those U.S. Representatives will be elected.
Based on the completion of the U.S. Census every ten years, the 435 U.S. Congressional Districts are reapportioned across the 50 states. This occurs according to the updated populations of each state. In the table below we communicate the impact on the 18 states that will have a new number of districts for the 2010 general election. Each of the 18 individual state determines the borders of their states new set of districts.
| States that will lose or gain in the number of U.S. Congressional Districts due to the population according to the 2010 U.S. Census |
Before 2010 Census |
After 2010 Census |
Net Gain or Loss |
| Arizona |
8 |
9 |
+1 |
| Florida |
25 |
27 |
+2 |
| Georgia |
13 |
14 |
+1 |
| Illinois |
19 |
18 |
-1 |
| Iowa |
5 |
4 |
-1 |
| Louisiana |
7 |
6 |
-1 |
| Massachusetts |
10 |
9 |
-1 |
| Michigan |
15 |
14 |
-1 |
| Missouri |
9 |
8 |
-1 |
| Nevada |
3 |
4 |
+1 |
| New Jersey |
13 |
12 |
-1 |
| New York |
29 |
27 |
-2 |
| Ohio |
18 |
16 |
-1 |
| Pennsylvania |
19 |
18 |
-1 |
| South Carolina |
6 |
7 |
+1 |
| Texas |
32 |
36 |
+4 |
| Utah |
3 |
4 |
+1 |
| Washington |
9 |
10 |
+1 |
Additional Information and Sources
As of January 2011 the United States population is about 312 million.
The average population of each of the 435 U.S. Congressional Districts will have approximately 717,000 people.
Source: Ballotedia as viewed on 14 Jan 2011
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