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SexyDoorDasherDude OP t1_j3db60h wrote

Reply to comment by RickMoranisFanPage in [OC] Relative Share of Representation in the US Congress Compared to Lowest Represented State Leaves Montana with 80% More Representation in the House. by SexyDoorDasherDude

They are using different population data. Montana is most over-represented by about 10k people using the data I have. I actually made that same kind of post 5 days ago.

They compared 1M population vs # of reps, probably because they saw my post. I compared Montana to all other states so the percentages are slightly different.

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RickMoranisFanPage t1_j3de7tt wrote

If Rhode Island has less people than Montana and both have two U.S. House reps wouldn’t Rhode Island be the more over-over represented state?

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SexyDoorDasherDude OP t1_j3defll wrote

yes but the data I have shows MT with fewer people.

https://old.reddit.com/r/EndFPTP/comments/101b8wz/the_us_house_of_representatives_favors_the/

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RickMoranisFanPage t1_j3dguh8 wrote

I think Rhode Island just took this crown from Montana and based on the latest census data from last July:

Rhode Island: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/RI

Montana: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/MT

Rhode Island has about 30,000 fewer people than Montana.

The 2020 census conducted by the Trump administration was very inaccurate and the Biden administration has had to go back and fix the numbers in the new 2022 revisions.

The Rhode Island census was actually egregiously over counted by Trump officials

https://www.wpri.com/news/politics/ri-overcounted-population-in-2020-census-federal-study-finds/

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