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14 December, 16:09

To what extent are Blacks and Latinos represented in state

legislatures, and how does this minority representation vary

by region?

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  1. 14 December, 17:09
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    Representation of Minorities in the US:

    Blacks and Latinos are represented to a very small extent in the state legislatures all over the US.

    The regional variation in the representation of minorities is as below:

    Washington - Latino 1%, Black 1%, Asian 4%, Native American 1%

    Oregon - Latino 3%, Black 2%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    California - Latino 19%, Black 9%, Asian 9%, Native American 0%

    Nevada - Latino 14%, Black 10%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Idaho - Latino 0%, Black 1%, Asian 1%, Native American 1%

    Utah - Latino 3%, Black 2%, Asian 4%, Native American 0%

    Arizona - Latino 21%, Black 1%, Asian 1%, Native American 4%

    Montana - Latino 1%, Black 0%, Asian 0%, Native American 5%

    Wyoming - Latino 2%, Black 1%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Colorado - Latino 9%, Black 3%, Asian 1%, Native American 0%

    New Mexico - Latino 7%, Black 1%, Asian 0%, Native American 4%

    North Dakota - Latino 0%, Black 0%, Asian 0%, Native American 1%

    South Dakota - Latino 0%, Black 0%, Asian 0%, Native American 2%

    Nebraska - Latino 0%, Black 4%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Kansas - Latino 3%, Black 5%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Oklahoma - Latino 1%, Black 2%, Asian 1%, Native American 3%

    Texas - Latino 2%, Black 10%, Asian 2%, Native American 0%

    Minnesota - Latino 2%, Black 1%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Iowa - Latino 0%, Black 3%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Missouri - Latino 1%, Black 9%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Arkansas - Latino 0%, Black 11%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Louisiana - Latino 1%, Black 22%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Michigan - Latino 3%, Black 9%, Asian 2%, Native American 0%

    Wisconsin - Latino 2%, Black 5%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Illinois - Latino 7%, Black 18%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Kentucky - Latino 1%, Black 5%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Tennessee - Latino 0%, Black 13%, Asian 0%, Native American 1%

    Mississippi - Latino 0%, Black 28%, Asian 0%, Native American 1%

    Indiana - Latino 1%, Black 8%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Ohio - Latino 2%, Black 11%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Alabama - Latino 0%, Black 24%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    West Virginia - Latino 0%, Black 2%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Virginia - Latino 1%, Black 12%, Asian 1%, Native American 0%

    North Carolina - Latino 1%, Black 20%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    South Carolina - Latino 0%, Black 23%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Georgia - Latino 1%, Black 25%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Florida - Latino 13%, Black 16%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Pennsylvania - Latino 1%, Black 8%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Delaware - Latino 3%, Black 6%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Maryland - Latino 3%, Black 23%, Asian 4%, Native American 1%

    New Jersey - Latino 9%, Black 14%, Asian 1%, Native American 0%

    New York - Latino 8%, Black 15%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Vermont - Latino 1%, Black 1%, Asian 1%, Native American 0%

    New Hampshire - Latino 0%, Black 1%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Massachusetts - Latino 3%, Black 3%, Asian 2%, Native American 0%

    Connecticut - Latino 7%, Black 7%, Asian 2%, Native American 0%

    Rhode Island - Latino 3%, Black 4%, Asian 0%, Native American 0%

    Maine - Latino 0%, Black 1%, Asian 0%, Native American 2%

    Alaska - Latino 3%, Black 0%, Asian 5%, Native American 3%

    Hawaii - Latino 1%, Black 1%, Asian 57%, Native American 0%
  2. 14 December, 17:44
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    Answer:The nation's growing diversity is not reflected in state legislatures ... Black, Latino and other minority candidates also often lack political connections, ... Over the decades, research has shown, the relative lack of minority representation in ... the change will have on minority representation in those states.
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