While the number of known openly LGBTQ+ elected officials has grown by 88 percent since our first Out for America report in November 2017, LGBTQ+ people remain severely underrepresented in government. LGBTQ+ people are at least 4.5 percent of the U.S. adult population, but hold just .17 percent of elected positions nationwide. Meanwhile, LGBTQ+ elected officials continue to become more diverse—with people of color, bisexual and transgender elected officials increasing at a faster pace than LGBTQ+ white and cisgender elected officials over the past three years.