Exactly how many members of congress are there in the U.S.?

muzzyhill3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress There are 535 voting members, 100 Senators and 435 Representatives. There are also 6 non voting members, 1 resident Commissioner and 5 Delegates Jan 10 13, 4:19 PM

kstyle53

While many people think that 535 is the number of electoral college votes, there are actually 538. Each state gets the same number of electoral college votes as they have members of congress. Additionally, the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.) gets three electoral college votes, despite having no members of Congress. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_%28United_States%29 Jan 12 13, 7:24 AM

Brooklyn1447

There can actually be 536 if the Vice President votes in the event of a tie in the Senate. Jan 13 13, 9:53 AM