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Source: The following table was adapted
from information in Vital Statistics on Congress, 2001-2002 (American
Enterprise Institute Press, 2002) by Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas
E. Mann, and Michael J. Malbin. The next edition updating the
information for the 108th Congress has not yet been published.
Partial information for the 109th Congress is listed in the last
cell of the table.
Order the book from AEI at http://www.aei.org.
| Factor |
House
89th (1965) |
House
107th (2001) |
Senate
89th (1965) |
Senate
107th (2001) |
Prior Occupation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Aeronautics |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
Agriculture |
44 |
25 |
18 |
6 |
Business/Banking |
156 |
159 |
25 |
24 |
Clergy |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Congressional staff |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Education |
68 |
92 |
16 |
16 |
Engineering |
9 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
Entertainment |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
Journalism |
43 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
Labor leader |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Law |
247 |
156 |
67 |
53 |
Law enforcement |
- |
10 |
- |
0 |
Medicine |
3 |
14 |
1 |
3 |
Military |
- |
2 |
- |
1 |
Professional Sports |
- |
3 |
- |
1 |
Public service/Politics |
- |
126 |
- |
28 |
Real Estate |
- |
24 |
- |
4 |
Veteran |
310 |
- |
63 |
- |
Dashes
indicate ccupations for which data
was not collected by Congressional
Quarterly |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Religious Affiliation |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Catholic |
94 |
125 |
14 |
24 |
Jewish |
15 |
27 |
2 |
10 |
Protestant |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Baptist |
42 |
64 |
12 |
9 |
Episcopalian |
54 |
30 |
15 |
10 |
Methodist |
69 |
50 |
22 |
16 |
Presbyterian |
56 |
38 |
11 |
10 |
All Other |
105 |
100 |
24 |
21 |
Political Party |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Democrat |
295 |
212 |
68 |
49 |
Republican |
140 |
221 |
32 |
50 |
Other |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Minority Identification |
- |
- |
- |
- |
African-American |
5 |
36 |
0 |
0 |
Hispanic |
3 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
Female |
11 |
59 |
2 |
13 |
Apportionment
of House seats by Region
(based on 1960 and 2000 censuses) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
South |
106 |
131 |
NA |
NA |
Border |
36 |
31 |
NA |
NA |
New England |
25 |
22 |
NA |
NA |
Mid-Atlantic |
84 |
62 |
NA |
NA |
Midwest |
88 |
69 |
NA |
NA |
Plains |
27 |
22 |
NA |
NA |
Rocky Mountain |
17 |
28 |
NA |
NA |
Pacific Coast |
52 |
70 |
NA |
NA |
Regions
Defined
South:
Alabama,
Arkansas,
Florida,
Georgia,
Lausanne,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
South Carolina,
Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia
Border: Kentucky,
Maryland,
Missouri,
Oklahoma,
West Virginia
New England:
Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
Rhode Island,
Vermont
Mid-Atlantic:
Delaware, New
Jersey, New York,
Pennsylvania
Midwest:
Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Ohio,
Wisconsin
Plains:
Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Nebraska,
North Dakota,
South Dakota
Rocky Mountains:
Arizona, Colorado,
Idaho, Montana,
Nevada, New Mexico,
Utah, Wyoming
Pacific Coast:
Alaska, California,
Hawaii, Oregon,
Washington |
Education
(based on the 106th Congress)
All but 32 House members and 3 Senators
hold bachelor's degrees. A total of
146 members in both chambers hold master's
degrees. A large number, 252, of House
and Senate members have doctorates
or professional degrees in law or medicine. |
Information
about the 109th Congress
Minorities
Blacks: 42 in House, 1 in Senate
Hispanics: 24 in House, 2 in Senate
Asians: 3 in House, 2 in Senate
Asian Indian: 1 in House
American Indian: 1 in House
Women
68 in House, 14 in Senate
Members with military service
109 in House, 31 in Senate
Members with advanced academic degrees
281 in House, 78 in Senate
Top five religions
House: Roman Catholic (129), Baptist
(65), Methodist (51), Presbyterian (36),
Protestant (33)
Senate: Roman Catholic (24), Presbyterian
(14), Methodist (12), Jewish (11), Episcopalian
(10) |
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