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

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 Ohio.
Click on the middle tab for a breakdown of state and local elected officials in Ohio.
Click on the third tab for a breakdown by gender and race in Ohio.

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

Ohio: 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	132	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	17 (12.9%)	0 (0%)	17 (12.9%)
County Officials	n/a*	0	0	1	0	1
Municipal Officials	n/a*	0	0	116	5	121
School Board Officials	n/a*	0	0	46	0	46
Total		0	0	180	5	185
*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.