At-large

At-Large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body (for example, a city, state or province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset of that membership.

As an elective system, at-large voting is in contrast to bloc voting and general ticket voting.

United States

States with only one at-large seat

In the case of the United States House of Representatives, an at-large representative is one who is elected to represent an entire state either as the sole representative of that state, or as one member elected from the entire state when the same state had geographically defined districts as well.

• U.S. States with at-large congressional districts
• Alaska's At-large congressional district
• Delaware's At-large congressional district
• Montana's At-large congressional district
• North Dakota's At-large congressional district
• South Dakota's At-large congressional district
• Vermont's At-large congressional district
• Wyoming's At-large congressional district
• Former at-large congressional districts
• Alabama's At-large congressional district
• Arizona's At-large congressional district
• Arkansas's At-large congressional district
• Colorado's At-large congressional district
• Hawaii's At-large congressional district
• Idaho's At-large congressional district
• Illinois' At-large congressional district
• Louisiana's At-large congressional district
• Missouri's At-large congressional district
• Ohio's At-large congressional district
• Oregon's At-large congressional district
• Rhode Island's At-large congressional district
• Utah's At-large congressional district

• Non-voting at-large congressional districts
• American Samoa's At-large congressional district
• District of Columbia's At-large congressional district
• Guam's At-large congressional district
• Puerto Rico's At-large congressional district
• Former non-voting at-large congressional districts
• Colorado Territory's At-large congressional district
• Dakota Territory's At-large congressional district
• Illinois Territory's At-large congressional district
• Indiana Territory's At-large congressional district
• Michigan Territory's At-large congressional district
• Northwest Territory's At-large congressional district
• Orleans Territory's At-large congressional district
• Philippines At-large congressional district

States with both at-large seats and geographically defined districts

This is a table of every instance of at-large representation in the United States Congress when the same state had geographically defined districts as well.

Congress	State & Number of at-large seats
33rd	MS (2)
…	…
38th	IL (1)
39th	IL (1)
40th	IL (1)
41st	IL (1)
42nd	IL (1)
43rd	AL (2), AR (1), IN (2), LA (1), NY (1), PA (3), SC (1), TN (1), TX (2)
44th	AL (2)
…	…
48th	AR (1), CA (2), GA (1), KS (4), NY (1), NC (1), PA (1), VA (1)
49th	PA (1)
50th	PA (1)
…	…
53rd	IL (2), KS (1), PA (2)
54th	KS (1), PA (2)
55th	KS (1), PA (2)
56th	KS (1), PA (2)
57th	KS (1), PA (2)
58th	CO (1), CT (1), KS (1)
59th	CO (1), CT (1), KS (1)
60th	CO (1), CT (1)
61st	CO (1), CT (1))
62nd	CO (1), CT (1)
63rd	AL (1), CO (2), FL (1), IL (2), MI (1), MN (1), OH (1), OK (3), PA (4), TX (2), WA (2), WV (1)
64th	AL (1), IL (2), PA (4), TX (2), WV (1)
65th	IL (2), PA (4), TX (2)
66th	IL (2), PA (4)
67th	IL (2), PA (4)
68th	IL (2)
69th	IL (2)
70th	IL (2)
71st	IL (2)
72nd	IL (2)
73rd	CT (1), FL (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (2), OK (1), TX (3)
74th	CT (1), FL (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (2), OK (1)
75th	CT (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (2), OK (1)
76th	CT (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (2), OK (1)
77th	CT (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (2), OK (1)
78th	CT (1), FL (1), IL (2), NY (2), OH (1), PA (1)
79th	CT (1), IL (2), OH (1)
80th	CT (1), IL (2), OH (1)
81st	CT (1), OH (1)
82nd	CT (1), OH (1)
83rd	CT (1), TX (1), WA (1)
84th	CT (1), TX (1), WA (1)
85th	CT (1), TX (1), WA (1)
86th	CT (1)
87th	CT (1)
88th	CT (1), MD (1), MI (1), OH (1), TX (1)
89th	MD (1), OH (1), TX (1)

See also

• General ticket
• Plural district
• United States Statutes at Large

Sources

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

External links

• U.S. House of Representatives: House History