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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 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.