Why working‑class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world Topic(s) Politics Class Cross-Post lambert Fri, 21 Aug 2026 - 12:00 “Why working‑class people account for around 1% of lawmakers in the US – and only 2% in the average democracy around the world” [Noam Lupu and Nicholas Carnes, The Conversation (CC BY-ND 4.0)]. Both major…