get

statistics

/statistics/overview

Statistics overview

Returns an overview of key statistics across all government levels.

Example

curl
curl "https://civiclens.io/api/v1/statistics/overview"
200 response
{
  "data": {
    "summary": {
      "totalMembers": 9097,
      "federalMembers": 571,
      "stateMembers": 7966,
      "lastUpdated": "2026-09-15T21:33:48.280Z"
    },
    "breakdown": {
      "byLevel": {
        "federal": 571,
        "local": 235,
        "national": 325,
        "state": 7966
      },
      "byChamber": {
        "lower": 5880,
        "unicameral": 277,
        "upper": 2046
      },
      "topStates": [
        {
          "state": "nh",
          "count": 426
        },
        {
          "state": "in",
          "count": 407
        },
        {
          "state": "pa",
          "count": 282
        },
        {
          "state": "ga",
          "count": 264
        },
        {
          "state": "ny",
          "count": 252
        },
        {
          "state": "tx",
          "count": 232
        },
        {
          "state": "mn",
          "count": 221
        },
        {
          "state": "ma",
          "count": 220
        },
        {
          "state": "mo",
          "count": 213
        },
        {
          "state": "md",
          "count": 209
        }
      ]
    },
    "metadata": {
      "calculatedAt": "2026-09-15T21:33:48.281Z",
      "source": "convex"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2026-09-15T21:33:48.281Z"
  }
}

A live response, trimmed to the first records. sourceUrl values are shown redacted in documentation; the API returns the full value.

Responses

200Statistics overview
500Internal server error

Try it

PlaygroundLive responses from the real API
curl
curl "https://civiclens.io/api/v1/statistics/overview"