Congress is descriptively representative of the U.S.population.

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Congress is not descriptively representative of the U.S. population. According to several studies, the U.S. Congress is not diverse enough in terms of race, gender, socioeconomic background, and other demographic factors, and fails to accurately reflect the diversity of the U.S. population. For example, while women make up almost 51% of the U.S. population, they currently represent only 27% of Congress. Similarly, while people of color make up almost 40% of the U.S. population, they only represent about 24% of Congress. Therefore, Congress is not descriptively representative of the U.S. population at this time.

Congress Is Descriptively Representative of the U.S.population