How many members are in the Senate?

The Senate of the United States consists of 100 members, with each state represented by two senators, regardless of its population size. This structure was established in the U.S. Constitution as a means of ensuring equal representation for each state in the legislative process. The two-senator system helps balance the representation from both populous and less populous states.

In contrast, other answers reflect different legislative bodies or inaccurately represent the Senate's structure: 50 might seem to refer to the total number of states, while 435 is the total number of members in the House of Representatives, and 300 does not correspond to any established figure related to U.S. legislative or governmental bodies. Thus, the number of members in the Senate is accurately represented as 100.