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24 Feb, 6 tweets, 3 min read
The demographics in statehouses have changed. But not as fast as the populations legislators represent. politi.co/3aRtJGU
Even as the share of nonwhite Americans has grown, a our analysis of data from the National Conference of State Legislatures finds that most state legislatures are lacking in diversity politi.co/3aRtJGU
Only six states saw double-digit increases in the number of women serving in the state legislature from 2015 to 2020, the most recent year for which data is available politi.co/3aRtJGU
This year, the share of women serving in state legislatures nearly reaches one-third, according to the NCSL politi.co/3aRtJGU
Despite recent gains, the data show every single state in the country has a legislature that is disproportionately white politi.co/3aRtJGU
Check out how your state compares to others when it comes to representation 👇politico.com/interactives/2…

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