New Hampshire House of Representatives Chamber

Upon entering the New Hampshire State House Chamber I was immediately struck by it's larger than usual size, both on the main floor and in the visitors gallery.

Although New Hampshire is one of the smallest states and has one of the smaller state capitol buildings, it has an unusually large House of Representatives with 400 members. These Representatives come from 103 districts across the state created from divisions of the state's counties. New Hampshire has one legislature for every 3,000 residents in the state. If the U.S. Congress had the same ratio of representation nationwide it would require a House of Representatives with approximately 99,000 members.