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Latinas in U.S. politics 2022

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October 31, 2022

Latinas in U.S. politics 2022

Source: Latinas Represent

Latinas are serving in record numbers across levels of elective office, but we are still vastly underrepresented when compared to our numbers in the population.

Data from the 2020 U.S. Census shows that those identifying as Hispanic or Latino accounted for more than half of the country’s population growth in the previous decade, with the greatest increases in Texas, California, and Florida. Latinas are key to that rise. But has representation in elective office kept pace with that population growth? This report helps to answer that question. It provides a review of the current status of Latinas in elective office in the U.S. within a historical context and with attention to what is possible in the 2022 election

Click here to access the report.

Resource type
Author
Kelly Dittmar
Publisher
Latinas Represent and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP)
Publication year
2022
Focus areas

Latinas are serving in record numbers across levels of elective office, but we are still vastly underrepresented when compared to our numbers in the population.

Data from the 2020 U.S. Census shows that those identifying as Hispanic or Latino accounted for more than half of the country’s population growth in the previous decade, with the greatest increases in Texas, California, and Florida. Latinas are key to that rise. But has representation in elective office kept pace with that population growth? This report helps to answer that question. It provides a review of the current status of Latinas in elective office in the U.S. within a historical context and with attention to what is possible in the 2022 election

Click here to access the report.

Resource type
Author
Kelly Dittmar
Publisher
Latinas Represent and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP)
Publication year
2022
Focus areas