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

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

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

New York: State and Local Elected Officials of Color
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native	Asian- American	Black	Latino	Total
Governor and Lt. Governor	2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0%)	1 (50.0%)
State Legislature	212	0 (0%)	1 (1.0%)	29 (13.7%)	15 (7.1%)	45 (21.2%)
County Officials	n/a*	0	0	19	4	23
Municipal Officials	n/a*	0	2	50	24	76
School Board Officials	n/a*	0	9	36	7	52
Total		0	12	135	50	197
*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.