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In reply to the discussion: The Unbearable Whiteness of the American Left [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,262 posts)The Congressional Black Caucus has 43 members - 40 representatives in the House, 2 non-voting delegates, and 1 Senator. The House representatives are 19.9% of the Democratic total. The 2012 presidential exit polls (if congressional exit polls are available, let me know) say 13% of voters were black, who went 93% for Obama - 12.1% of all voters, or 23.7% of all Obama voters (he got 51% total). So a slight under-representation there, but not huge.
The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has 27 Democratic members - 24 Reps, 2 delegates, and 1 Senator - reps are 11.9% of the Dem total. 71% of Hispanics voted for Obama, and 10% of all voters were Hispanic, so 7.1% of all voters were Hispanics for Obama, or 13.9% of his vote. Again, a slight under-representation.
Both demographics are way under-represented in the Senate, of course. But at the House level, it's pretty representative - on the left.