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

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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,
click here.

United States: 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	94	0 (0%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	1 (1.1%)	5 (5.3%)
State Legislature	7382	46 (.6%)	84 (1.1%)	534 (7.2%)	229 (3.1%)	893 (12.1%)
County Officials	n/a*	0	18	757	269	1044
Municipal Officials	n/a*	0	117	3162	1589	4868
School Board Officials	n/a*	0	123	1527	1623	3273
Total		46	343	5983	3711	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.