How Representative is the General Assembly?

See how closely the members of the Virginia General Assembly match up with the population they represent in terms of education, race, age, and sex.

Notes:

• People must be 21 or older to serve in the General Assembly, so the age comparison excludes people under the age of 21.
• Educational attainment is for the population 25 and older.
• The "Other" category for race and ethnicity includes "American Indian and Alaska Native alone", "Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone", "Some Other Race alone", and "Two or More Races."
• "Asian", "White", "Black", and "Other" include non-Hispanic people only.

Sources: Virginia population data from the 2022 American Community Survey, 1-year estimates. Legislator demographics from VPAP research.