Demographic Trends
June 2019 – June 2020
Among the most notable demographic changes* in the makeup of LGBTQ elected officials between June 2019 and June 2020 are:
increase in LGBTQ elected officials overall
increase in bisexual elected officials
increase in queer elected officials
increase in trans women elected officials
increase in LGBTQ elected officials of color overall
increase in Latinx LGBTQ elected officials
increase in Black LGBTQ elected officials
increase in Asian/Pacific Islander LGBTQ elected officials
Four-Year Demographic Trends
November 2017 – June 2020
Among the most notable demographic changes* in the makeup of LGBTQ elected officials within the past four years:
increase in LGBTQ elected officials overall
increase in Black LGBTQ elected officials
increase in trans elected officials
increase in bisexual elected officials
increase in queer elected officials
increase in pansexual elected officials
* Note that changes are not solely due to an increase in the number of people elected to office during these years, although it accounts for the majority. These numbers reflect the “known” number of LGBTQ elected officials each year and a portion of the increase is attributable to learning about LGBTQ people who already held elected office.