# How many elected public officials are there in the US?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elected-public-officials-are-there-in-the-us/502068>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 6, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elected-public-officials-are-there-in-the-us/502068 "2009-07-06T13:29:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elected-public-officials-are-there-in-the-us/502068/41 "2012-04-25T05:07:30Z")

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**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elected-public-officials-are-there-in-the-us/502068/42 "2012-04-25T05:28:45Z")

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> [@Little\_Nemo](#):
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> Except that this was specifically about the federal government and not state and local governments.

Why, because you’re equating “US Government” with “US Federal Government”? They talk about state and local government in high school government classes, you know.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elected-public-officials-are-there-in-the-us/502068/43 "2012-04-25T06:31:37Z")

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> Except that this was specifically about the federal government and not state and local governments.

Where did it say that? All I’m seeing in the OP is “United States government”, which includes the federal, state, and local levels.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-elected-public-officials-are-there-in-the-us/502068/44 "2012-04-25T06:48:40Z")

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If you want a link to the original article you should have asked back in 2009.

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