State Legislator Demographics

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In 2020, NCSL conducted new research on state legislator demographics, not only to learn who voters elect, but also who NCSL serves and what has changed about the organization's members since its last demographic research was conducted in 2015. The 2020 data does not include legislators who were newly elected in 2020 and took office in 2021.

Data for 2015 and 2020 is shown below in the following categories: gender, race/ethnicity, generation*, party, religion and highest level of education.

Please note that data for many of the states and categories is not complete (see the “no data” rows). Consequently, any conclusions drawn from this data must contend with those limitations. Also, due to rounding, the totals sometimes add up to greater or less than 100%.

For more information, scroll to the bottom of this webpage for details on our methodology and additional resources.

*The years used for each generation are: Generation Z (1998-present), millennials (1981-1997), Generation X (1965-1980), baby boomers (1946-1964), silent (1928-1945) and greatest (before 1928).

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Gender	2015	2020
Female	14%	16%
Male	86%	84%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	75%	77%
Black/African American	24%	23%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	1%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	3%	1%
Generation X	21%	1%
Baby Boomer	56%	14%
Silent Generation	20%	11%
Greatest Generation	0%	1%
No Data	n/a*	72%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 1% of Alabama legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	29%	26%
Republican	70%	74%
Independent	1%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	86%	n/a
Catholic	6%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	6%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	1%	6%
Bachelor’s Degree	38%	31%
Advanced Degree	39%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	20%
Law Degree	n/a	14%
Ph.D.	n/a	4%
No Data	21%	26%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	28%	38%
Male	72%	62%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	85%	90%
Black/African American	0%	5%
Hispanic/Latino	3%	2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5%	2%
American Indian/ Native American	3%	2%
Multiracial/Other	3%	2%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	2%
Millennial	6%	2%
Generation X	12%	0%
Baby Boomer	73%	15%
Silent Generation	10%	3%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	78%

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	37%	26%
Republican	62%	74%
Independent	1%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	25%	n/a
Catholic	7%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	7%	n/a
Unspecified	62%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	7%
Bachelor’s Degree	33%	40%
Advanced Degree	32%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	18%
Law Degree	n/a	7%
Ph.D.	n/a	3%
No Data	33%	25%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	36%	39%
Male	64%	61%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	71%	62%
Black/African American	1%	3%
Hispanic/Latino	21%	28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	4%	6%
Multiracial/Other	1%	1%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	7%	6%
Generation X	30%	14%
Baby Boomer	56%	23%
Silent Generation	8%	7%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	50%

*Percentages for 2015 are valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 2% of Arizona legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	39%	47%
Republican	61%	53%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	41%	n/a
Catholic	22%	n/a
Other Christian	8%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	29%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	14%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	32%	36%
Advanced Degree	44%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	22%
Law Degree	n/a	6%
Ph.D.	n/a	7%
No Data	9%	26%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	20%	24%
Male	80%	76%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	88%	89%
Black/African American	11%	11%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	1%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	4%	0%
Generation X	37%	2%
Baby Boomer	51%	15%
Silent Generation	7%	7%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	74%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing for 1% of Arkansas legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	35%	24%
Republican	65%	76%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	90%	n/a
Catholic	8%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	1%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	10%	6%
Bachelor’s Degree	44%	42%
Advanced Degree	29%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	17%
Law Degree	n/a	13%
Ph.D.	n/a	6%
No Data	16%	16%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	26%	31%
Male	74%	69%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	62%	55%
Black/African American	9%	7%
Hispanic/Latino	19%	24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10%	10%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	2%
Multiracial/Other	1%	3%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	5%	8%
Generation X	43%	38%
Baby Boomer	47%	36%
Silent Generation	5%	3%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	15%

*Percentage for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year was missing from 18% of California legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	64%	76%
Republican	35%	24%
Independent	0%	1%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	15%	n/a
Catholic	4%	n/a
Other Christian	2%	n/a
Non-Christian	5%	n/a
Unspecified	74%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	0%	1%
Bachelor’s Degree	44%	37%
Advanced Degree	44%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	20%
Law Degree	n/a	24%
Ph.D.	n/a	8%
No Data	12%	10%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	41%	47%
Male	59%	53%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	83%	80%
Black/African American	3%	8%
Hispanic/Latino	9%	11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	4%	1%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	3%	9%
Generation X	29%	6%
Baby Boomer	61%	17%
Silent Generation	8%	0%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	68%

*Percentage for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year was missing from 62% of Colorado legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	50%	60%
Republican	50%	40%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	18%	n/a
Catholic	7%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	3%	n/a
Unspecified	72%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	1%	2%
Bachelor’s Degree	29%	38%
Advanced Degree	39%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	21%
Law Degree	n/a	15%
Ph.D.	n/a	6%
No Data	12%	18%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	28%	33%
Male	72%	67%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	74%	82%
Black/African American	7%	9%
Hispanic/Latino	7%	6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	10%	1%
No Data	0%	2%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	4%	4%
Generation X	23%	7%
Baby Boomer	63%	13%
Silent Generation	10%	1%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	75%

*Percentage for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year was missing from 51% of Connecticut legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	48%	60%
Republican	42%	40%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	7%	n/a
Catholic	18%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	3%	n/a
Unspecified	71%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	28%	29%
Advanced Degree	39%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	23%
Law Degree	n/a	19%
Ph.D.	n/a	3%
No Data	32%	22%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	24%	24%
Male	76%	76%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	90%	85%
Black/African American	6%	11%
Hispanic/Latino	3%	3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	0%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	3%	5%
Generation X	24%	10%
Baby Boomer	56%	32%
Silent Generation	16%	6%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	47%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 0% of the Delaware legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	60%	61%
Republican	40%	39%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	31%	n/a
Catholic	26%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	3%	n/a
Unspecified	%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	21%	5%
Bachelor’s Degree	32%	23%
Advanced Degree	34%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	29%
Law Degree	n/a	10%
Ph.D.	n/a	0%
No Data	14%	34%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	25%	30%
Male	75%	70%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	70%	68%
Black/African American	16%	18%
Hispanic/Latino	13%	14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	1%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	11%	17%
Generation X	41%	30%
Baby Boomer	42%	29%
Silent Generation	6%	2%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	23%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 1% of Florida legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	32%	40%
Republican	68%	60%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	64%	n/a
Catholic	23%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	7%	n/a
Unspecified	6%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	4%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	33%	29%
Advanced Degree	51%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	20%
Law Degree	n/a	28%
Ph.D.	n/a	3%
No Data	13%	16%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	23%	31%
Male	77%	69%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	72%	71%
Black/African American	25%	27%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	2%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	3%	3%
Generation X	27%	6%
Baby Boomer	54%	18%
Silent Generation	16%	5%
Greatest Generation	1%	0%
No Data	n/a*	69%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 35% of Georgia legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	33%	40%
Republican	67%	59%
Independent	0%	1%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	70%	n/a
Catholic	3%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	6%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	1%
Bachelor’s Degree	41%	38%
Advanced Degree	35%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	15%
Law Degree	n/a	15%
Ph.D.	n/a	6%
No Data	22%	25%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	29%	32%
Male	71%	68%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	22%	22%
Black/African American	1%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	57%	57%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	18%	9%
No Data	0%	7%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	13%	5%
Generation X	27%	11%
Baby Boomer	45%	18%
Silent Generation	15%	5%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	61%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 1% of Hawaii legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	88%	92%
Republican	12%	8%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	17%	n/a
Catholic	7%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	3%	n/a
Unspecified	72%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	1%	1%
Bachelor’s Degree	37%	30%
Advanced Degree	45%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	20%
Law Degree	n/a	20%
Ph.D.	n/a	5%
No Data	17%	24%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	28%	31%
Male	72%	69%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	95%	94%
Black/African American	1%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	1%	0%
Multiracial/Other	0%	0%
No Data	2%	3%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	2%	0%
Generation X	14%	5%
Baby Boomer	58%	19%
Silent Generation	27%	6%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	70%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 37% of Idaho legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	20%	20%
Republican	80%	80%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	10%	n/a
Catholic	2%	n/a
Other Christian	13%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	76%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	4%	1%
Bachelor’s Degree	34%	58%
Advanced Degree	36%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	19%
Law Degree	n/a	13%
Ph.D.	n/a	8%
No Data	27%	0%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	32%	36%
Male	68%	64%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	75%	71%
Black/African American	18%	18%
Hispanic/Latino	7%	8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	1%	2%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	5%	5%
Generation X	38%	14%
Baby Boomer	50%	18%
Silent Generation	8%	1%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	63%

*Percentages for 2015 are of valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 3% of Illinois legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	62%	64%
Republican	38%	36%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	33%	n/a
Catholic	37%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	6%	n/a
Unspecified	24%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	8%	3%
Bachelor’s Degree	38%	32%
Advanced Degree	42%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	20%
Law Degree	n/a	20%
Ph.D.	n/a	2%
No Data	11%	24%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	21%	24%
Male	79%	76%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	88%	89%
Black/African American	8%	9%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	3%	0%
No Data	0%	2%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	5%	2%
Generation X	24%	7%
Baby Boomer	49%	14%
Silent Generation	22%	7%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	67%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 42% of Indiana legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	27%	29%
Republican	73%	71%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	51%	n/a
Catholic	21%	n/a
Other Christian	11%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	17%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	4%	3%
Bachelor’s Degree	31%	32%
Advanced Degree	35%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	19%
Law Degree	n/a	14%
Ph.D.	n/a	4%
No Data	11%	29%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	23%	29%
Male	77%	71%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	93%	96%
Black/African American	3%	0%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	3%	0%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	5%	5%
Generation X	23%	3%
Baby Boomer	61%	24%
Silent Generation	11%	2%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	65%

*Percentages for 205 are of valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 8% of Iowa legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	46%	43%
Republican	54%	57%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	43%	n/a
Catholic	17%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	39%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	4%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	31%	29%
Advanced Degree	33%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	20%
Law Degree	n/a	11%
Ph.D.	n/a	3%
No Data	32%	33%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	25%	28%
Male	75%	72%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	89%	92%
Black/African American	5%	5%
Hispanic/Latino	3%	2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	1%
Multiracial/Other	2%	0%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	7%	2%
Generation X	15%	9%
Baby Boomer	66%	36%
Silent Generation	12%	4%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	48%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 13% of Kansas legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	21%	32%
Republican	79%	68%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	52%	n/a
Catholic	23%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	25%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	2%
Bachelor’s Degree	34%	24%
Advanced Degree	38%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	24%
Law Degree	n/a	8%
Ph.D.	n/a	7%
No Data	26%	34%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	17%	23%
Male	83%	77%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	91%	93%
Black/African American	5%	5%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	3%	1%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	4%	4%
Generation X	28%	26%
Baby Boomer	55%	39%
Silent Generation	13%	4%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	26%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 4% of Kentucky legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	48%	34%
Republican	52%	66%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	75%	n/a
Catholic	17%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	7%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	0%	1%
Bachelor’s Degree	31%	29%
Advanced Degree	46%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	22%
Law Degree	n/a	20%
Ph.D.	n/a	6%
No Data	22%	22%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	12%	18%
Male	88%	82%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	76%	74%
Black/African American	22%	26%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	1%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	3%	6%
Generation X	30%	19%
Baby Boomer	58%	28%
Silent Generation	10%	1%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	47%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 1% of Louisiana legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	40%	33%
Republican	59%	66%
Independent	1%	1%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	38%	n/a
Catholic	43%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	19%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	7%	1%
Bachelor’s Degree	36%	18%
Advanced Degree	42%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	5%
Law Degree	n/a	22%
Ph.D.	n/a	4%
No Data	15%	50%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	29%	39%
Male	71%	61%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	89%	96%
Black/African American	1%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	2%	1%
Multiracial/Other	9%	1%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	1%	2%
Generation X	13%	4%
Baby Boomer	57%	10%
Silent Generation	14%	3%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	81%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 50% of Maine legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	51%	59%
Republican	47%	38%
Independent	2%	3%
No Party	0%	1%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	14%	n/a
Catholic	5%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	80%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	6%	5%
Bachelor’s Degree	23%	34%
Advanced Degree	21%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	18%
Law Degree	n/a	7%
Ph.D.	n/a	3%
No Data	50%	33%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	31%	39%
Male	69%	61%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	67%	61%
Black/African American	23%	29%
Hispanic/Latino	3%	3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4%	3%
American Indian/ Native American	1%	2%
Multiracial/Other	3%	1%
No Data	0%	2%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	8%	10%
Generation X	32%	33%
Baby Boomer	47%	38%
Silent Generation	14%	6%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	13%

*Percentages for 2015 are ofthe valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 2% of Maryland legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	65%	70%
Republican	35%	30%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	23%	n/a
Catholic	17%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	80%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	2%
Bachelor’s Degree	28%	23%
Advanced Degree	54%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	25%
Law Degree	n/a	24%
Ph.D.	n/a	6%
No Data	16%	20%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	26%	29%
Male	75%	71%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	92%	87%
Black/African American	3%	2%
Hispanic/Latino	3%	7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2%	3%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	1%
Multiracial/Other	1%	1%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	7%	6%
Generation X	33%	17%
Baby Boomer	51%	29%
Silent Generation	8%	4%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	45%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 17% of Massachusetts legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	80%	82%
Republican	21%	18%
Independent	0%	1%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	8%	n/a
Catholic	38%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	7%	n/a
Unspecified	47%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	1%	1%
Bachelor’s Degree	34%	29%
Advanced Degree	50%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	20%
Law Degree	n/a	28%
Ph.D.	n/a	3%
No Data	16%	20%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	21%	36%
Male	79%	64%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	84%	78%
Black/African American	9%	12%
Hispanic/Latino	3%	5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	1%	1%
No Data	0%	3%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	10%	18%
Generation X	38%	20%
Baby Boomer	48%	20%
Silent Generation	4%	2%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	41%

*Percentage for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 23% of Michigan legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	39%	46%
Republican	61%	54%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	33%	n/a
Catholic	20%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	46%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	3%	1%
Bachelor’s Degree	42%	26%
Advanced Degree	33%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	16%
Law Degree	n/a	3%
Ph.D.	n/a	1%
No Data	22%	52%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	33%	32%
Male	67%	68%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	95%	90%
Black/African American	1%	0%
Hispanic/Latino	2%	5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3%
American Indian/ Native American	1%	0%
Multiracial/Other	0%	0%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	3%	5%
Generation X	22%	20%
Baby Boomer	64%	38%
Silent Generation	20%	6%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	31%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 24% of Minnesota legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	50%	58%
Republican	50%	42%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	24%	n/a
Catholic	10%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	46%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	4%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	38%	37%
Advanced Degree	37%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	24%
Law Degree	n/a	13%
Ph.D.	n/a	3%
No Data	22%	18%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	17%	17%
Male	83%	83%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	71%	57%
Black/African American	28%	27%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	1%	1%
Multiracial/Other	1%	0%
No Data	0%	14%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	2%	6%
Generation X	30%	38%
Baby Boomer	53%	38%
Silent Generation	15%	3%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	15%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 3% of Mississippi legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	44%	37%
Republican	56%	63%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	89%	n/a
Catholic	7%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	5%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	3%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	25%	21%
Advanced Degree	33%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	6%
Law Degree	n/a	20%
Ph.D.	n/a	1%
No Data	39%	47%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	25%	25%
Male	75%	75%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	87%	88%
Black/African American	9%	11%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	4%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	10%	5%
Generation X	34%	10%
Baby Boomer	51%	18%
Silent Generation	5%	1%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	65%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 16% of Missouri legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	27%	29%
Republican	72%	71%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	46%	n/a
Catholic	15%	n/a
Other Christian	2%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	37%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	2%
Bachelor’s Degree	37%	34%
Advanced Degree	31%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	19%
Law Degree	n/a	13%
Ph.D.	n/a	5%
No Data	30%	27%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	31%	30%
Male	69%	70%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	86%	91%
Black/African American	0%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	5%	7%
Multiracial/Other	9%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	1%
Millennial	8%	12%
Generation X	22%	15%
Baby Boomer	63%	44%
Silent Generation	8%	5%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	23%

*Percentage for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 3% of Montana legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	41%	42%
Republican	59%	58%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	23%	n/a
Catholic	7%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	69%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	18%	6%
Bachelor’s Degree	47%	39%
Advanced Degree	31%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	16%
Law Degree	n/a	6%
Ph.D.	n/a	3%
No Data	3%	30%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	20%	29%
Male	80%	71%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	92%	73%
Black/African American	4%	2%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	4%	0%
No Data	0%	22%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	16%	14%
Generation X	16%	10%
Baby Boomer	51%	49%
Silent Generation	16%	4%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	22%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 0% of Nebraska legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	0%	0%
Republican	0%	0%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	100%	100%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	39%	n/a
Catholic	18%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	43%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	10%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	35%	24%
Advanced Degree	55%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	8%
Law Degree	n/a	20%
Ph.D.	n/a	4%
No Data	0%	39%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	33%	52%
Male	67%	48%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	70%	69%
Black/African American	10%	11%
Hispanic/Latino	14%	15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	6%	2%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	8%	18%
Generation X	44%	37%
Baby Boomer	51%	32%
Silent Generation	16%	5%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	8%

*Percentage for 2015 are of valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 0% of Nevada legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	40%	66%
Republican	60%	34%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	11%	n/a
Catholic	14%	n/a
Other Christian	8%	n/a
Non-Christian	2%	n/a
Unspecified	65%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	6%	5%
Bachelor’s Degree	13%	19%
Advanced Degree	52%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	24%
Law Degree	n/a	21%
Ph.D.	n/a	8%
No Data	29%	23%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	29%	34%
Male	71%	66%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	91%	74%
Black/African American	1%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	5%	1%
No Data	3%	25%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	2%	1%
Generation X	8%	1%
Baby Boomer	57%	15%
Silent Generation	32%	8%
Greatest Generation	1%	1%
No Data	n/a*	71%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 30% of New Hampshire legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	40%	59%
Republican	60%	41%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	18%	n/a
Catholic	16%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	64%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	5%	2%
Bachelor’s Degree	19%	15%
Advanced Degree	30%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	16%
Law Degree	n/a	4%
Ph.D.	n/a	5%
No Data	46%	59%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	30%	30%
Male	70%	70%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	74%	73%
Black/African American	14%	16%
Hispanic/Latino	9%	10%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	2%	2%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	3%	4%
Generation X	25%	26%
Baby Boomer	62%	50%
Silent Generation	9%	7%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	13%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 2% of New Jersey legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	60%	64%
Republican	40%	36%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	12%	n/a
Catholic	28%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	5%	n/a
Unspecified	56%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	10%	3%
Bachelor’s Degree	20%	16%
Advanced Degree	60%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	23%
Law Degree	n/a	26%
Ph.D.	n/a	4%
No Data	10%	28%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	27%	37%
Male	73%	63%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	51%	54%
Black/African American	1%	2%
Hispanic/Latino	37%	35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	4%	4%
Multiracial/Other	7%	1%
No Data	0%	4%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	0%	1%
Generation X	22%	9%
Baby Boomer	59%	24%
Silent Generation	17%	4%
Greatest Generation	2%	0%
No Data	n/a*	62%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 44% of New Mexico legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	52%	64%
Republican	48%	36%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	19%	n/a
Catholic	26%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	54%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	0%	0%
Bachelor’s Degree	24%	21%
Advanced Degree	43%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	14%
Law Degree	n/a	19%
Ph.D.	n/a	7%
No Data	33%	38%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	25%	32%
Male	75%	68%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	73%	68%
Black/African American	15%	15%
Hispanic/Latino	8%	9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	3%	6%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	6%	8%
Generation X	27%	18%
Baby Boomer	52%	32%
Silent Generation	14%	6%
Greatest Generation	1%	1%
No Data	n/a*	35%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 13% of New York legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	64%	69%
Republican	36%	31%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	12%	n/a
Catholic	26%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	9%	n/a
Unspecified	52%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	2%
Bachelor’s Degree	27%	24%
Advanced Degree	58%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	22%
Law Degree	n/a	33%
Ph.D.	n/a	3%
No Data	12%	16%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	22%	25%
Male	78%	75%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	79%	78%
Black/African American	20%	21%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	1%
Multiracial/Other	1%	1%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	6%	3%
Generation X	22%	20%
Baby Boomer	55%	20%
Silent Generation	16%	8%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	56%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 3% of North Carolina legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	37%	45%
Republican	64%	55%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	56%	n/a
Catholic	2%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	39%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	1%	2%
Bachelor’s Degree	29%	30%
Advanced Degree	41%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	17%
Law Degree	n/a	21%
Ph.D.	n/a	5%
No Data	28%	25%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	19%	21%
Male	81%	79%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	99%	98%
Black/African American	0%	0%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	1%	1%
Multiracial/Other	0%	0%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	10%	1%
Generation X	9%	2%
Baby Boomer	60%	16%
Silent Generation	21%	3%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	77%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 0% of North Dakota legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	28%	18%
Republican	72%	82%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	56%	n/a
Catholic	2%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	39%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	15%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	45%	34%
Advanced Degree	28%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	16%
Law Degree	n/a	4%
Ph.D.	n/a	5%
No Data	12%	38%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	25%	27%
Male	75%	73%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	86%	82%
Black/African American	11%	14%
Hispanic/Latino	2%	2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	1%	2%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	8%	5%
Generation X	34%	18%
Baby Boomer	54%	33%
Silent Generation	5%	0%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	44%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 1% of Ohio legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	33%	36%
Republican	67%	64%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	34%	n/a
Catholic	22%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	43%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	3%	0%
Bachelor’s Degree	41%	30%
Advanced Degree	44%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	21%
Law Degree	n/a	21%
Ph.D.	n/a	6%
No Data	12%	22%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	13%	22%
Male	87%	78%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	82%	91%
Black/African American	2%	3%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	3%	2%
Multiracial/Other	12%	0%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	8%	3%
Generation X	34%	3%
Baby Boomer	47%	5%
Silent Generation	11%	0%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	88%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 27% of Oklahoma legislators in 2015. .

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	25%	22%
Republican	75%	78%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	58%	n/a
Catholic	6%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	36%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	1%	0%
Bachelor’s Degree	33%	36%
Advanced Degree	35%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	16%
Law Degree	n/a	9%
Ph.D.	n/a	5%
No Data	30%	33%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	31%	40%
Male	69%	60%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	94%	84%
Black/African American	2%	0%
Hispanic/Latino	3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	1%
Multiracial/Other	0%	0%
No Data	0%	8%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	3%	0%
Generation X	28%	8%
Baby Boomer	54%	16%
Silent Generation	14%	6%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	71%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 0% of Oregon legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	59%	62%
Republican	41%	38%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	21%	n/a
Catholic	7%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	3%	n/a
Unspecified	68%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	16%	0%
Bachelor’s Degree	27%	25%
Advanced Degree	52%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	26%
Law Degree	n/a	8%
Ph.D.	n/a	6%
No Data	6%	36%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	18%	27%
Male	82%	73%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	91%	90%
Black/African American	8%	9%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	0%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	7%	4%
Generation X	28%	17%
Baby Boomer	57%	28%
Silent Generation	9%	4%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	47%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 10% of Pennsylvania legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	41%	45%
Republican	59%	55%
Independent	0%	1%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	27%	n/a
Catholic	26%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	3%	n/a
Unspecified	43%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	4%	3%
Bachelor’s Degree	36%	35%
Advanced Degree	38%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	18%
Law Degree	n/a	18%
Ph.D.	n/a	4%
No Data	22%	23%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	27%	38%
Male	73%	62%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	88%	85%
Black/African American	4%	4%
Hispanic/Latino	3%	7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	6%	2%
No Data	0%	2%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	9%	11%
Generation X	29%	22%
Baby Boomer	56%	48%
Silent Generation	6%	4%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	15%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 1% of Rhode Island legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	84%	88%
Republican	14%	12%
Independent	2%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	4%	n/a
Catholic	30%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	65%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	5%	5%
Bachelor’s Degree	27%	23%
Advanced Degree	42%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	17%
Law Degree	n/a	24%
Ph.D.	n/a	4%
No Data	25%	27%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	14%	16%
Male	86%	84%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	76%	74%
Black/African American	23%	26%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	1%	0%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	4%	11%
Generation X	30%	28%
Baby Boomer	57%	47%
Silent Generation	10%	7%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	8%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 0% of South Carolina legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	38%	37%
Republican	62%	63%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	77%	n/a
Catholic	5%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	16%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	13%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	38%	30%
Advanced Degree	46%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	14%
Law Degree	n/a	31%
Ph.D.	n/a	4%
No Data	4%	18%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	21%	24%
Male	79%	76%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	94%	94%
Black/African American	0%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	2%	4%
Multiracial/Other	4%	0%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	10%	1%
Generation X	24%	5%
Baby Boomer	54%	10%
Silent Generation	12%	2%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	83%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 0% of South Dakota legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	19%	15%
Republican	81%	85%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	42%	n/a
Catholic	16%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	42%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	1%	2%
Bachelor’s Degree	33%	16%
Advanced Degree	22%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	5%
Law Degree	n/a	5%
Ph.D.	n/a	0%
No Data	44%	72%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	18%	16%
Male	82%	84%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	85%	79%
Black/African American	13%	13%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	1%	1%
Multiracial/Other	2%	1%
No Data	0%	5%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	4%	3%
Generation X	24%	18%
Baby Boomer	65%	41%
Silent Generation	6%	4%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	34%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 5% of Tennessee legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	24%	23%
Republican	77%	77%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	92%	n/a
Catholic	4%	n/a
Other Christian	2%	n/a
Non-Christian	0%	n/a
Unspecified	2%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	3%	2%
Bachelor’s Degree	39%	29%
Advanced Degree	38%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	14%
Law Degree	n/a	13%
Ph.D.	n/a	5%
No Data	20%	37%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	20%	24%
Male	80%	76%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	65%	64%
Black/African American	10%	10%
Hispanic/Latino	23%	23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2%	2%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	0%	1%
No Data	0%	1%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	6%	8%
Generation X	39%	41%
Baby Boomer	48%	38%
Silent Generation	8%	6%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	7%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 0% of Texas legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	35%	43%
Republican	65%	57%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	49%	n/a
Catholic	30%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	18%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	0%
Bachelor’s Degree	39%	35%
Advanced Degree	54%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	13%
Law Degree	n/a	34%
Ph.D.	n/a	8%
No Data	5%	10%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	15%	24%
Male	85%	76%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	90%	78%
Black/African American	2%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	3%	3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4%	2%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	1%	0%
No Data	0%	16%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	0%	0%
Generation X	22%	4%
Baby Boomer	66%	11%
Silent Generation	12%	4%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	82%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 61% of Utah legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	15%	21%
Republican	83%	79%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	2%	n/a
Catholic	0%	n/a
Other Christian	35%	n/a
Non-Christian	2%	n/a
Unspecified	62%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	0%
Bachelor’s Degree	28%	22%
Advanced Degree	54%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	20%
Law Degree	n/a	14%
Ph.D.	n/a	6%
No Data	16%	38%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	41%	40%
Male	59%	60%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	96%	98%
Black/African American	1%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	1%
Multiracial/Other	2%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	2%	3%
Generation X	14%	8%
Baby Boomer	62%	35%
Silent Generation	21%	13%
Greatest Generation	1%	0%
No Data	n/a*	41%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 11% of Vermont legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	58%	71%
Republican	35%	27%
Independent	7%	2%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	22%	n/a
Catholic	13%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	64%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	6%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	32%	36%
Advanced Degree	34%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	28%
Law Degree	n/a	5%
Ph.D.	n/a	4%
No Data	27%	22%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	17%	29%
Male	83%	71%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	83%	77%
Black/African American	12%	15%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	2%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	2%	4%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	4%	11%
Generation X	31%	31%
Baby Boomer	53%	44%
Silent Generation	12%	5%
Greatest Generation	1%	0%
No Data	n/a*	9%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 0% of Virginia legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	36%	59%
Republican	63%	38%
Independent	0%	3%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	73%	n/a
Catholic	13%	n/a
Other Christian	4%	n/a
Non-Christian	5%	n/a
Unspecified	4%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	1%
Bachelor’s Degree	28%	25%
Advanced Degree	56%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	19%
Law Degree	n/a	26%
Ph.D.	n/a	6%
No Data	14%	23%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	33%	42%
Male	67%	58%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	91%	72%
Black/African American	1%	2%
Hispanic/Latino	1%	3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4%	5%
American Indian/ Native American	1%	1%
Multiracial/Other	2%	0%
No Data	0%	16%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	6%	1%
Generation X	29%	6%
Baby Boomer	50%	12%
Silent Generation	15%	4%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	76%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 29% of Washington legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	50%	58%
Republican	46%	42%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	24%	n/a
Catholic	10%	n/a
Other Christian	3%	n/a
Non-Christian	3%	n/a
Unspecified	60%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	3%	3%
Bachelor’s Degree	35%	26%
Advanced Degree	44%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	22%
Law Degree	n/a	11%
Ph.D.	n/a	3%
No Data	18%	35%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	15%	14%
Male	85%	86%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	97%	76%
Black/African American	2%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	0%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	1%	0%
No Data	0%	22%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	10%	9%
Generation X	27%	14%
Baby Boomer	55%	25%
Silent Generation	8%	6%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	46%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 4% of West Virginia legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	39%	47%
Republican	61%	53%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	69%	n/a
Catholic	10%	n/a
Other Christian	0%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	20%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	1%
Bachelor’s Degree	29%	22%
Advanced Degree	42%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	9%
Law Degree	n/a	12%
Ph.D.	n/a	4%
No Data	27%	52%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	25%	27%
Male	75%	73%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	93%	87%
Black/African American	1%	5%
Hispanic/Latino	2%	2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	0%
Multiracial/Other	0%	0%
No Data	1%	5%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	11%	14%
Generation X	35%	27%
Baby Boomer	48%	36%
Silent Generation	6%	4%
Greatest Generation	1%	1%
No Data	n/a*	18%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 0% of Wisconsin legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	38%	38%
Republican	62%	62%
Independent	0%	0%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	23%	n/a
Catholic	18%	n/a
Other Christian	1%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	58%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	2%	2%
Bachelor’s Degree	43%	43%
Advanced Degree	25%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	11%
Law Degree	n/a	8%
Ph.D.	n/a	1%
No Data	30%	35%

Gender	2015	2020
Female	13%	16%
Male	87%	84%

Race/Ethnicity	2015	2020
White/Caucasian	97%	96%
Black/African American	1%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	2%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%
American Indian/ Native American	0%	1%
Multiracial/Other	0%	0%
No Data	0%	0%

Generation	2015	2020
Generation Z	n/a	0%
Millennial	5%	7%
Generation X	11%	8%
Baby Boomer	67%	41%
Silent Generation	17%	4%
Greatest Generation	0%	0%
No Data	n/a*	40%

*Percentages for 2015 are of the valid, collected data only. Birth year data was missing from 17% of Wyoming legislators in 2015.

Party	2015	2020
Democrat	14%	13%
Republican	86%	86%
Independent	0%	1%
No Party	0%	0%

Religion	2015	2020
Protestant	40%	n/a
Catholic	20%	n/a
Other Christian	16%	n/a
Non-Christian	1%	n/a
Unspecified	23%	n/a

Highest Level of Education	2015	2020
< Bachelor’s Degree	6%	4%
Bachelor’s Degree	27%	21%
Advanced Degree	38%	n/a
Master’s Degree	n/a	10%
Law Degree	n/a	10%
Ph.D.	n/a	7%
No Data	30%	48%

Methodology

NCSL’s demographics study was conducted in 2020 using data compiled from the following sources:

KnowWho, a directory publisher that gathers information from legislative websites, accessed in early 2020.
Legislators’ official and personal websites.
Membership lists from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, the National Caucus of Native American State Legislators and the Asian Pacific American Caucus of State Legislators.
NCSL’s Women’s Legislative Network.

Please note that the research is subject to human error and may reflect discrepancies between self-identification and other methods of categorization. In some categories, the data is incomplete. Analysis of the categories with incomplete data must be done with caution.

NCSL interns Keelin Bettridge and Claudia Kania assisted in collecting and analyzing the data.

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