---Bones form the structure for our body, while muscles are responsible for pulling the joints, allowing us to move. The cartilage, muscles, ligaments, and tendons, all working as one holding bones together and letting joints move.
While the White population of DC represents 40.6% of the total, part of this grouping includes European born residents. There are 18,359 foreign born European DC residents. The largest groups include 2,407 from the United Kingdom, 2,271 from Germany, 2,103 from France, and 899 from Italy.
Here are some takeaways from the survey of 42,000 elected officials: 71 percent of elected officials are men, 90 percent are white, and 65 percent are white men. White men are 31 percent of the U.S. population but hold 65 percent of all elected offices. White men have eight times as much political power as women of color. This summer, amid the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., that followed the shooting death of an unarmed teenager, the issue of political representation came up. In that town, 67 percent of the population is African American and five of the six council members -- and the mayor -- are white.