Why the US House of Representatives has 435 seats – and how that could change
- Written by Steven L. Taylor, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences; Professor of Political Science, Troy University
A 1913 postcard shows the U.S. House of Representatives in the year its membership was fixed by law at 435.vintagehalloweencollector via Flickr, CC BY-NDAs the population of the U.S. has grown over the past century, the House of Representatives has gotten worse at being representative of the people it serves. That doesn’t have to happen...





