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California has the highest population, so California has the highest number of representatives. As of 2006, California has an estimated population of 37,172,015. More than 12 percent of U.S. citizens live in California and its population is larger than all but 33 countries. The number of Representatives each state has is based on population, but each state has at least one. The U.S. Constitution mandates that seats in the House must be redistributed among states every 10 years following the census. Early data from the 2000 census put the U.S. population at 281,421,906 -- which will translate into each of the 435 House members representing approximately 625,000 constituents.
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