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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.

For U.S, Census estimates of the United States population by Race and Hispanic/Latino origin, July 2005,
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United States: Federal Elected Officials of Color
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native	Asian- American	Black	Latino	Total
U.S. Senate	100	0 (0%)	2 (2%)	1 (1%)	3 (3%)	6 (6%)
U.S. House of Representatives	435	1 (.2%)	6 (1.4%)	40 (9.2%)	22 (5.1%)	69 (15.9%)
Total Members of Congress	535	1 (.2%)	8 (1.5%)	41 (7.7%)	25 (4.7%)	75 (14%)
Note: The number in parenthesis represents the percent by chamber and racial group. Non-voting delegates are not included. 110th Congress, 2007.