House of Representatives Apportioned on Language Used

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Spanish

2000 Census.  436 representatives, with DC included.

NJ 15; RI 1.

States with fewer than 0.7 representatives combined with neighbor. 

ME, NH, VT with MA
DE with MD
WV with KY
ND, SD, MT and WY
AK with WA
HI with CA

CA, NV, AZ, NM, TX, FL, NJ, NY would gain representation.
CO, IL would stay equal.

Edit: if adjacent small states could gain representation, they were combined without a large neighbor.  In this case, the 4 northern Mountain and Plains states were combined independent of Idaho.

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French

RI 5, NH 11, CT 11, DE 1, NJ 12

Gainers are LA, MD, DC, NY, CT, RI, VT, NH, ME
Even is VA, MT

ND, SD and WY.
AK with WA

Edit: MT separated from WY-SD-ND.

[Alcon]

Very interesting stuff!

[minionofmidas]

Keep em coming, please. Also, you could enlarge the scale of the undertaking, and also publish maps by race, immigrant status, etc. Lack of proper plumbing facilities maybe?

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Chinese

NJ 19; RI 1; DE 1

NJ is 4th in Chinese speakers behind CA, NY, and TX.

Above average: HI, WA, CA, MD, NJ, NY, MA
At average: NV, DE

Combined:

AK with WA
ID, MT, WY, ND, SD and NE
MS and AR
WV with KY
DC with VA
ME, VT with NH

Edit: Northern Plains split off from IA, and AR-MS from LA.  Changes in rounding gave additional seats to MA and SC.

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German

NJ 13; RI 1; DE 1.

Every state has their own representative.

Above average:

FL; WA; OR; UT; MT; CO; ND; SD; KS; MN; MO; WI; IL; IN; MI; OH; PA.

At average:

AK; NV; AZ; NM; ID; WY; NE; IA; KY; DC; DE; NJ; NY; CT; RI; VT; NH.

FL is the only southern state above average.
MA and ME the only northern states below average.

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Tagalog

NJ 24; HI 22.

Above Average: HI, AK, WA, CA, NV, IL, VA, NJ.

Combined:

MT, WY, ND, SD and ID.
NE and IA.
NM with CO.
AR, AL with MS.
WV with KY.
DE, DC with MD.
RI with CT.
ME, NH, VT with MA.

Edit: Northern area (ID, MT, WY, ND, SD, NE, IA) split from KS and divided into two CDs.

[AN Y]

Is it possible to make a map for Irish Gaelic?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

This stuff is just...

[Colin]

Is it possible to make a map for Irish Gaelic?

Does anyone even speak that in the US now? Maybe in 1875 people did, but now?

They barely speak it in Ireland.

[jimrtex]

Is it possible to make a map for Irish Gaelic?

Does anyone even speak that in the US now? Maybe in 1875 people did, but now?

They barely speak it in Ireland.

Number 66 in the US.

Just behind Bulgarian and Hawaiian and ahead of Bantu and Kannada.

There are reported speakers in every state except North Dakota.

[Josh/Devilman88]

I'm lost... what is this?

[Alcon]

I'm lost... what is this?

The House of Representatives, normally based on population overall, based on the number of speakers of the indicated language in any given state.

[Colin]

Is it possible to make a map for Irish Gaelic?

Does anyone even speak that in the US now? Maybe in 1875 people did, but now?

They barely speak it in Ireland.

Number 66 in the US.

Just behind Bulgarian and Hawaiian and ahead of Bantu and Kannada.

There are reported speakers in every state except North Dakota.

Interesting. What are the total numbers of speakers in the United States?

Learn something new everyday.

[Josh/Devilman88]

I'm lost... what is this?

The House of Representatives, normally based on population overall, based on the number of speakers of the indicated language in any given state.

Oh ok, thanks.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Is it possible to make a map for Irish Gaelic?

Does anyone even speak that in the US now? Maybe in 1875 people did, but now?

They barely speak it in Ireland.

Number 66 in the US.

Just behind Bulgarian and Hawaiian and ahead of Bantu and Kannada.

There are reported speakers in every state except North Dakota.

Interesting. What are the total numbers of speakers in the United States?

Learn something new everyday.

If the pattern is anything like the one in Ireland, a lot of the people who claim to speak it, can't.

[jimrtex]

Is it possible to make a map for Irish Gaelic?

Does anyone even speak that in the US now? Maybe in 1875 people did, but now?

They barely speak it in Ireland.

Number 66 in the US.

Just behind Bulgarian and Hawaiian and ahead of Bantu and Kannada.

There are reported speakers in every state except North Dakota.

Interesting. What are the total numbers of speakers in the United States?

Swahili	36,690
Marathi	35,010
Danish	33,395
Bulgarian	28,565
Hawaiian	27,160
Irish Gaelic	25,870
Bantu	25,075
Kannada	24,390
Tongan	24,065
Dakota	20,480
Lettish	19,845

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English Only

Every state had its own representative.

NJ 12, DE 1, RI 2.

States below average: CA, AZ, NM, TX, FL, NJ, NY.

States above average: WA, OR, UT, MT, KS, MO, MN, WI, MI, IN, OH, PA, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, AL, MS, LA, OK, AR, TN, KY.

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Vietnamese

States above average: HI, WA, OR, WA, KS, TX, LA, VA, MA
States at average: NE, OK

Combined

AK with WA
MT, WY, ND, SD, and ID
WV with KY
DC with MD
DE with NJ
RI with CT
VT, ME, and NH.

Edit: Northern New England split off from NY, and Northern Mountain and Plains split off from NV.

[bullmoose88]

How about Italian?

[jimrtex]

How about Italian?

It's next.  There were 1300 more Vietnamese speakers than Italian speakers (about 1 million each).

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Italian

MA 26; RI 6; CT 22; NJ 50; DE 1.

States above average: MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, FL, IL
States at average: DE, DC, NV

Combined:
ME, VT with NH
HI with CA
AK with WA
And area from ID to MS in 5 districts:
AR and MS
KS and OK
WY and NE
ND, SD and IA
MT and ID

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Korean

NJ 27, RI 1, DE 1.

Above average: HI, AK, WA, CA, IL, VA, MD, NJ, NY.
At average: NV, GA, DE.

ME, VT with NH.
DC with MD.
WV with KY.
AR with MS.
SD, ND and NE.
MT, WY and ID.
NM with AZ.

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Russian

NJ 24, RI 1.

Above average; AK, WA, OR, CA, IL, MO, PA, NJ, NY, MA.
At average CO, CT.

Combined:
ME, VT, and NH.
DE with MD.
DC with VA.
AR, MS, and LA.
SD, ND, and MT.
WY and ID.
NM with AZ.
HI with CA.

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Polish

RI 2, CT 25, NJ 48, DE 1.

Above average in MA, CT, NY, NJ, PA, MI, IL
At average in WI and RI

Combined:

AK with WA
HI with CA
ID. WY and UT
MT, ND, SD and IA
NM with CO
AR, OK and KS
LA, MS and AL
WV and KY
DC with VA
ME, VT with NH