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Jefferson's method was used to apportion the U.S. House of Representatives between 1792 and 1840. |
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==Procedure== |
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Choose a divisor D. A state with population N (or a political party with N seats) is entitled to floor(N/D) seats. If the number of seats allocated equals the size of the legislative body, then use the apportionment just calculated. Otherwise, choose a new value for D and try again. |
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==Example== |
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{{US House apportionment example}} |
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If a divisor of 55 000 is used, the resulting apportionment is |
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<table class="wikitable" border=""> |
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<tr> |
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<th>State</th> |
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<th>Quotas</th> |
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<th>Seats</th> |
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<th>District size</th> |
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<th>Rel. rep.</th> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>Virginia</td> |
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<td align="right">11.46</td> |
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<td align="right">11</td> |
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<td align="right">57 324</td> |
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<td align="right">1.0513</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>Massachusetts</td> |
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<td align="right">8.64</td> |
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<td align="right">8</td> |
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<td align="right">59 416</td> |
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<td align="right">1.0143</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>Pennsylvania</td> |
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<td align="right">7.87</td> |
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<td align="right">7</td> |
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<td align="right">61 840</td> |
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<td align="right">0.9745</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>North Carolina</td> |
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<td align="right">6.43</td> |
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<td align="right">6</td> |
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<td align="right">58 920</td> |
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<td align="right">1.0228</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>New York</td> |
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<td align="right">6.03</td> |
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<td align="right">6</td> |
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<td align="right">55 265</td> |
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<td align="right">1.0905</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>Maryland</td> |
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<td align="right">5.06</td> |
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<td align="right">5</td> |
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<td align="right">55 703</td> |
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<td align="right">1.0819</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>Connecticut</td> |
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<td align="right">4.31</td> |
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<td align="right">4</td> |
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<td align="right">59 210</td> |
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<td align="right">1.0178</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>South Carolina</td> |
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<td align="right">3.75</td> |
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<td align="right">3</td> |
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<td align="right">68 745</td> |
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<td align="right">0.8766</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>New Jersey</td> |
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<td align="right">3.26</td> |
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<td align="right">3</td> |
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<td align="right">59 857</td> |
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<td align="right">1.0068</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>New Hampshire</td> |
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<td align="right">2.58</td> |
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<td align="right">2</td> |
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<td align="right">70 911</td> |
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<td align="right">0.8499</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>Vermont</td> |
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<td align="right">1.56</td> |
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<td align="right">1</td> |
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<td align="right">85 533</td> |
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<td align="right">0.7046</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>Georgia</td> |
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<td align="right">1.29</td> |
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<td align="right">1</td> |
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<td align="right">70 835</td> |
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<td align="right">0.8508</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>Kentucky</td> |
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<td align="right">1.25</td> |
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<td align="right">1</td> |
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<td align="right">68 705</td> |
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<td align="right">0.8772</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>Rhode Island</td> |
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<td align="right">1.24</td> |
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<td align="right">1</td> |
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<td align="right">68 446</td> |
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<td align="right">0.8805</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<td>Delaware</td> |
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<td align="right">1.01</td> |
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<td align="right">1</td> |
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<td align="right">55 540</td> |
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<td align="right">1.0851</td> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<th>Total</th> |
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<th align="right">65.74</th> |
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<th align="right">60</th> |
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</tr> |
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</table> |
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[[Category:Apportionment methods]] |
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[[Category:Party list theory]] |
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