DFL48 | Restoring Common Sense Minnesota Values

Jan/15

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The new Congress is 80 percent white, 80 percent male and 92 percent Christian

On January 5, 2015, Philip Bump with the Washington Post posted an article on the demographic make-up of this year’s Congress. What did he find? It’s the most diverse in history. But, what does that mean?  (Hint:  It doesn’t really represent our country.)

His article has a series of great charts. You can check the post out here.

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