There are 435 voting members in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The number of voting representatives has been fixed at 435 by federal law for over a century.

Quick Scoop

  • The House has 435 voting members, each representing a congressional district in one of the 50 states.
  • This number was set by law (Apportionment Act of 1911) and effectively capped by the Reapportionment Act of 1929.
  • In addition, there are several nonvoting delegates and a resident commissioner (for D.C. and U.S. territories), but they do not count as voting members.

Tiny bit of history

  • Since 1913, the House has had 435 voting members, except for a brief period (1959–1963) when it temporarily rose to 437 after Alaska and Hawaii joined the Union.
  • After the 1960 census and reapportionment, it went back to 435 and has stayed there.

Why you sometimes see other numbers

  • Some explanations mention totals like 441, which include 435 voting members plus nonvoting delegates and the Puerto Rico resident commissioner.
  • But when a civics question asks “How many voting members are in the House of Representatives?”, the correct answer is 435.

TL;DR: The U.S. House of Representatives has 435 voting members; any higher totals are counting nonvoting delegates and do not change the official voting membership.

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