After the 2010 census was released I wondered, what were the changes that would occur if the WY rule was implemented. The WY rule proposed that congressional apportionment would be decided by the state’s population divided by the pop per rep of the least populous state (Wyoming). I calculated the numbers and here they are
Arizona – 11
Alaska – 1
Alabama – 8
Arkansas- 5
California – 66
Connecticut- 6
Colorado- 8
Delaware – 1
Florida – 33
Georgia – 17
Hawaii – 1
Idaho- 2
Iowa – 5
Illinois – 22
Indiana – 11
Kansas – 5
Kentucky – 7
Louisiana – 8
Maine – 2
Massachusetts – 11
Maryland – 10
Michigan – 17
Mississippi – 5
Minnesota – 9
Missouri – 10
Montana – 1
Nebraska – 3
Nevada – 4
North Dakota – 1
North Carolina – 16
New Hampshire – 2
New Mexico – 3
New Jersey – 15
New York – 34
Ohio – 20
Oklahoma – 6
Oregon – 6
Pennsylvania – 22
Rhode Island – 2
South Carolina – 8
South Dakota – 1
Tennessee – 11
Texas – 44
Utah – 4
Vermont – 1
Virginia – 14
Washington – 11
West Virginia – 3
Wyoming – 1
Wisconsin – 10
The Changes
No Changes
AK,DE,HI,ID,ME,MT,NE,NV,NH,NM,ND,RI,SD,UT,VT,WV,WY
Gaining 1
AL,AR,CO,CT,IA,KS,KY,MN,MS,OK,OR,SC,WA
Gaining 2
AZ,IN,LA,MD,MA,MO,TN,WI
Gaining 3
GA,MI,NJ,NC,VA
Gaining 4
IL,OH,PA
Gaining 6
FL
Gaining 7
NY
Gaining 8
TX
Gaining 13
CA
House changes size +90 to 525 Representatives
Electoral Threshold changes to 319 EVs
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