The men and women that represent us, how many are there? Specifically, how many men vs how many women?
Across the states, territories, DC, and Congress, there are just over 6000 men representing us and just under 2000 women. If you factor in party affiliation, the pie chart looks like this:
And here’s the breakdown by chamber:
Not much variation between chambers.
As always, the states vary quite a bit.
link to an interactive version of the map (via OpenHeatMap)
This post was inspired by The Broad-Cast. Thanks for all you do Natasha!
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