How Reflective is the State Legislature Across All 50 States?

Women are vastly underrepresented in state legislatures — but how much varies from state to state. Use the tool below to explore how different groups are represented in each state's legislature, compared to their share of the state's population overall. You can explore each chamber of the state legislature in map or chart view to understand the size of each state's representation gap for a given demographic group (for instance, Black Women), as well as see comparisons across states.