Welcome to your source for information on elected officials of color in Michigan!

How to use this site

Click on any state in the map to the left for a state-by-state breakdown of elected officials of color.
Look at the table below for a breakdown of federal elected officials for Michigan.
Click on the middle tab for a breakdown of state and local elected officials in Michigan.
Click on the third tab for a breakdown by gender and race in Michigan.

For U.S, Census estimates of the Michigan population by Race and Hispanic/Latino origin, July 2005,
click here.

Michigan: State and Local Elected Officials of Color
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native	Asian- American	Black	Latino	Total
Governor & Lt. Governor	2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
State Legislature	148	0 (0%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (10.8%)	2 (1.4%)	19 (12.8%)
County Officials	n/a*	0	0	19	0	19
Municipal Officials	n/a*	0	3	73	6	82
School Board Officials	n/a*	0	1	85	4	90
Total		0	5	193	12	210
*Total number of seats are not available for these offices. Percentage of elected officials of color in these positions are not calculated.
Note: State and Local Office data are for 2006. Governor and Lieutenant Governor data are for 2007.