Are you reflected in the new Congress?
Despite
the record number of women and the first black senator elected in the
south since Reconstruction, the new US Congress will still be largely
male and largely white. A person's gender, race, sexual orientation, or
age doesn't necessarily mean they represent the views of a whole
demographic, but lack of diversity could result in certain concerns not
being heard – or not heard loudly enough. Click the categories below to find yourself in the new Congress. This graphic will be updated as more seats are called.CLICK here to try the map
*Notes:
(1) Our dataset did not include cross-categorization of ethnicity and
race. All race categories ("white", "black", etc.) should be interpreted
as non-hispanic. (2) The "under 45" category is meant to be inclusive,
but – fun fact – the US Constitution bars those under the age of 25 from
serving in the House of Representatives and you need to be 30 to serve
in the Senate.
Source:
AP; United States Senate; House Press Gallery; US Census, 2010;
American Community Survey, 2012; NALEO; MAP and the Victory Fund.
Additional research by Amanda Michel and Sarah Galo/The Guardian
This
interactive was updated on 6 November 2014 to correct information
related to the graduate degrees of members of Congress, which had been
underreported by the Associated Press.