This analysis from @MattGrossmann is the first I’ve seen to suggest the GOP could retake the House in 2022. Post-census gerrymandering by red-state legislators remains a real threat despite delays.
https://twitter.com/MattGrossmann/status/1330256821806895105
It is imperative that the House of Representatives be enlarged.
Congress set the number of Representatives at 435 in 1911, when our population was 28% of today’s (93M v 331M).
Congress set the number of Representatives at 435 in 1911, when our population was 28% of today’s (93M v 331M).
The founders thought a House member should represent 30K people. (We’ll ignore slavery for the moment.)
In 1911, it was 200K people.
Today it’s about 760K.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
In 1911, it was 200K people.
Today it’s about 760K.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
James Madison proposed a formula tying the size of the House to the US population. His constitutional amendment failed.
Congress COULD change the size of the House. It stalled more than 100 years ago BECAUSE rural states saw the population shift to cities.
Congress COULD change the size of the House. It stalled more than 100 years ago BECAUSE rural states saw the population shift to cities.
“[I]n our hyperpolarized, geographically clustered and gerrymandered age, single-member districts have become a threat to the health of America’s representative democracy.”
AMEN.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
AMEN.
nytimes.com/interactive/20…
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