Does The New Congress Represent You ?

It is just a sad fact in America that the groups that have little (or no) representation in Congress tend to get ignored when legislation is passed. This brings up an important question -- just what groups are represented in the make-up of the 114th Congress (which will be sworn in next January)?

The two charts above answer that question. They are made from information in an article from The Guardian -- who got their information from:

Source: AP; United States Senate; House Press Gallery; US Census, 2010; American Community Survey, 2012; NALEO; MAP and the Victory Fund. Additional research by Amanda Michel and Sarah Galo/The Guardian

This is no real surprise. As usual, if you are male, White, between the ages of 45 & 64, and educated, then you are over-represented -- and you can expect most legislation to be to your advantage. If you are not in one of those groups, then you are under-represented -- and it's probably going to be a very tough two years for you.

There are a couple of other groups that were not included in this survey -- the non-religious and the poor. Only one member of Congress, Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona), that claims no religion -- and there are no poor members of Congress at all (with most being rich, and a few coming from the middle class). These groups will have an extremely rough time getting an even break from this new Congress.