The impact of 25 people on Congressional voting

This is the story of how Minnesota was just 25 people away from losing a representative.

What a difference a few people can make, without even trying. Image by author.

Representation is a contentious subject. The U.S. Congress tries to balance the representation of each state across it’s two chambers: the Senate, where each state gets equal representation, and the House of Representatives, where each state gets a voice proportional to its population.