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Apportionment Calculator

Seven methods. Every step shown.

Hand out a fixed number of seats in proportion to population, the problem the U.S. House has faced since 1790, and see exactly how each method gets there.

Download on the App Store Get Apportionment Calculator Lite on Google Play

iPhone, iPad and Mac · AndroidLite or Pro on Android?

The steps behind Webster's method A results table for Webster's method The steps behind Hamilton's method

How it works

01

Enter

Type the seats and each state's population, or import a CSV or Excel table.

02

Calculate

Get the divisor, each quota, the initial seats and the final apportionment.

03

Compare

Put the methods side by side and see which seats move from state to state.

04

Learn

Every result comes with its steps and a short history of the method.

Seven methods

Exact fractions, not floating point. The 2020 census apportionment comes out right to the seat.

  • Hamilton
  • Jefferson
  • Lowndes
  • Webster
  • Adams
  • Huntington-Hill
  • Equal proportions

Your last 50 calculations are saved, with starred ones kept for good. Export a calculation as CSV or share it as text.

Which version?

StoreRuns onMethodsPrice
App StoreiPhone, iPad, MacSome free; unlock the rest in the appFree
Google Play · LiteAndroidSome free; unlock the rest in the appFree
Google Play · ProAndroidAll seven included$4.99

Prices shown in US dollars; your store shows your local price.

Support

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For a result that looks wrong, include the seats, the populations and the method used.

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