national conference of state legislatures; pew charitable trusts
  
  
    
      
  
  
  
      
  
  
  
    
  
    
        
    
          
              
            
            
            
        January 14, 2016 -
        
  
        A new report looks at the demographics of state legislatures across the country and finds that in the South they are disproportionately male and more religious. They are also more racially diverse — at least for now.