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Caught Our Eye

Congress’s changing demographics bring in more women and racial minorities, fewer Protestants

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 5, 2021

With freshmen members sworn into office over the weekend, Congress is now less Protestant, less male and less white than it was before the holidays.

Although Protestants still make up the majority in both chambers, members of the 117th Congress are less likely to be Protestant than last term's members. Protestants make up 51 percent of current representatives, down from 53 percent last term, and 59 percent of senators, down from 60 percent. Catholics make up Congress's biggest religious minority with 32 percent of the House and 24 percent of the Senate.

This Congress is more likely to be female, with men now making up 72 percent of the House, down from 76 percent last terms, and 74 percent of the Senate, down from 75 percent.

The House is also more racially diverse, with white members making up 72 percent, compared to 73 percent less session. The Senate has remained unchanged at 91 percent.

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