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Originally posted by IowaStatePhiPsi
The most recent expansion to the House of Representatives was in 1911, when the U.S. population was about 93 million, so a representative had 212,000 constituents. With the current population of 293 million, a representative has 674,000 constituents. To bring this number back to its 1911 value, the House should be expanded to 1370 members.
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I once asked my congressman about this. He replied that political scientists who have studied this have determined that once you get around the 600-650 range, the body becomes unwieldy and ineffective.
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