. @JoeOrnstein, @MaxwellBPalmer, and I analyzed the representation of renters among federal, state, and local officials. We find stark inequality: 93% of public officials own their homes. These properties are mostly single-family homes. (1/)
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These patterns persist across all office types--including among local officials where we might expect better representation for renters. (2/)

There are virtually no cities with strong descriptive representation of renters--including many cities with high proportions of renters (3/).

Public officials' properties are overwhelmingly single-family homes (NOTE: Governor's mansions complicate our findings for governors). (4/)

The dramatic overrepresentation of homeowners among public officials may help explain why policy at every level of government strongly favors the interests of homeowners and the production of single-family homes. (5/)