U.S. congressional representation gaps as determined by gerrymandering, eligible census counts and voter identification policy disparities in blue and red states rose to an issue of feverish national attention over hotly contested Texas redistricting actions which will add five more Republican U.S. House seats.

Overall, every state regardless of population is guaranteed two U.S. Senate seats and at least one in the U.S. House.

However, the Reapportionment Act of 1929 caps the total maximum number of House seats at 435, with most states theoretically apportioned a number of additional seats proportionally corresponding with its aggregate population of the 50 states according to the most recent decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution.

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