how many u.s. house members does each state have
An Insider's View of the Election House Members. There are 435 Members in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Members are divided among the 50 states. The number of Representatives given to each state is based on its population. The more citizens a state has, the more Representatives it receives. Each state is divided into districts based on the number of Representatives it receives. Each Representative serves one district. Some states, like California and New York, have lots of citizens and are divided into many districts.