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The U.S. Census Bureau reported on August 26, 2004, that 134 members of the United States House of Representatives have districts in which the majority of households are headed by unmarried adults. That is up from 113 members as reported by the full 2000 Census for the redrawn districts for the 108th Congress. The "unmarried majority" households in these districts consist of a variety of living arrangements, including solo singles, roommates, unmarried partners, single parents, and unmarried relatives sharing a house or apartment. The table below has links to website pages for those members who had "unmarried majority" districts in 2000 as well as those who have joined the "unmarried majority" Congressional club more recently. If you are not sure who your U.S. Representative is, click here to find out. To see a list of Senators representing "unmarried majority" states, click here. |
| State |
District |
Representative | Main District Office |
Percent Households Headed by Unmarried per 2000 full Census |
Percent Households Headed by Unmarried per 2002 Census survey |
Percent Households Headed by Unmarried per 2003 Census survey |
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Click on the names of Congress members for more information on them and their districts. |
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| Illinois | 1 | Bobby Rush (D) | Chicago | 63.9 | 69.4 | 67.4 |
| 2 | Jesse Jackson Jr. (D) | Homewood | 56.9 | 62.7 | 61.8 | |
| 4 | Luis Gutierrez (D) | Chicago | 51.8 | 51.3 | 54.6 | |
| 5 | Rahm Emanuel (D) | Chicago | 58.2 | 57.1 | 55.5 | |
| 7 | Danny Davis (D) | Chicago | 70.1 | 70.6 | 74.4 | |
| 9 | Janice Schakowsky (D) | Chicago | 55.9 | 58.1 | 57.8 | |
| 12 | Jerry Costello (D) | Belleville | 50.1 | n/a | n/a | |
| Indiana | 7 | Julia Carson (D) | Indianapolis | 61.9 | 65.8 | 64.4 |
| Kentucky | 3 | Ann Northrup (R) | Louisville | 54.7 | 56.0 | 54.8 |
| Louisiana | 2 | William Jefferson (D) | New Orleans | 64.4 | 64.3 | 67.0 |
| 4 | Jim McCrery (R) | Shreveport | 50.3 | n/a | n/a | |
| Maryland | 2 | C.A. Ruppersberger (D) | Timonium | 53.6 | 56.6 | 57.6 |
| 3 | Benjamin Cardin (D) | Baltimore | 51.7 | 54.6 | 53.6 | |
| 4 | Albert Wynn (D) | Largo | 52.9 | 50.1 | 56.8 | |
| 7 | Elijah Cummings (D) | Baltimore | 63.0 | 63.7 | 61.9 | |
| Massachusetts | 1 | John Olver (D) | Pittsfield | 50.5 | 50.7 | |
| 3 | 51.8 | |||||
| 7 | 53.2 | |||||
| 8 | Michael Capuano (D) | Cambridge | 72.0 | 70.1 | 72.1 | |
| Michigan | 5 | Dale Kildee (D) | Flint | 51.4 | n/a | n/a |
| 12 | Sander Levin (D) | Sterling Heights | 52.8 | 54.9 | 56.6 | |
| 13 | Carolyn Kilpatrick (D) | Detroit | 68.3 | 68.7 | 71.5 | |
| 14 | John Conyers (D) | Detroit | 63.1 | 68.2 | 64.3 | |
| 15 | 51.0 | |||||
| n/a means that no updated information was released by the Census Bureau for the 2002 or 2003 American Community Survey | ||||||
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