United States

Welcome to your source for information on elected officials of color in the United States!

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 the United States.
  • Click on the middle tab for a breakdown of state and local elected officials in the United States.
  • Click on the third tab for a breakdown by gender and race in the United States.
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For U.S, Census estimates of the United States population by Race and Hispanic/Latino origin, July 2005,
click here.

United States: Federal Elected Officials of Color by Gender
 
Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native
Asian
American
Black
Latino
Total
Level of Office
Total Seats Available
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
U.S. Senate
100
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
2
(2%)
0
(0%)
1
(1%)
0
(0%)
3
(3%)
6
(6%)
U.S. House of Representatives
435
0
(0%)
1
(0.2%)
2
(0.5%)
4
(0.9%)
12
(2.8%)
28
(6.4%)
7
(1.6%)
15
(3.4%)
69
(15.9%)
Total Members of Congress
535
0
(0%)
1
(0.2%)
2
(0.4%)
6
(1.1%)
12
(2.2%)
29
(5.4%)
7
(1.3%)
18
(3.4%)
75
(14%)
Note: The number in parenthesis represents the percent by chamber and racial group. Non-voting delegates are not included. 110th Congress, 2007.
 
United States: State and Local Elected Officials of Color by Gender
 
Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native
Asian
American
Black
Latino
Total
Level of Office
Total Seats Available
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Female
Male
Governor & Lt. Governor
94
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
1
(1.1%)
0
(0%)
3
(3.2%)
0
(0%)
1
(1.1%)
5
( 5.3%)
State Legislature
7382
9
(0.1%)
37
(0.5%)
24
(0.3%)
60
(0.8%)
200
(2.7%)
334
(4.5%)
70
(0.9%)
159
(2.2%)
893
(12.1%)
County Officials
n/a*
0
0
3
15
139
618
42
227
1044
Municipal Officials
n/a*
0
0
25
92
1052
2110
397
1192
4868
School Board Officials
n/a*
0
0
43
80
675
852
576
1047
3273
Total
9
37
95
248
2066
3917
1085
2626
10083
*Data are not available. Percentage of elected officials of color in these positions is not calculated. Click here for a description of the officials included in each level of office.
Note: State and Local Office data are for 2006.  Governor and Lieutenant Governor data are for 2007.
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