In the United States House of Representatives there are 435 voting representatives , plus 6 non‑voting delegates from Washington, D.C. and the U.S. territories, for a total of 441 seats when counting delegates.

Core numbers

  • 435 seats are assigned to the 50 states and are voting members of the House.
  • 6 additional non‑voting members represent:
    • District of Columbia
    • Puerto Rico (Resident Commissioner)
    • American Samoa
    • Guam
    • U.S. Virgin Islands
    • Northern Mariana Islands

Current vacancies

  • As of early January 2026, not all 435 voting seats are filled at any given moment because there can be vacancies due to death, resignation, or other reasons.
  • Even when there are vacancies, the legal size of the House remains set at 435 voting seats.

Why 435 representatives?

  • The House did not always have 435 members; its size grew over the 19th and early 20th centuries as population increased and new states joined.
  • Congress fixed the number at 435 by law in the early 20th century (now reflected in the Reapportionment Act of 1929), and since then seats are only reallocated among states after each census, not increased in total.

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