Political inequality often arises from unequal responsiveness to different societal groups. If citizens desire their representatives to be responsive to their demands,! they should select candidates who they believe share their political views. We investigate whether people select candidates they themselves view as close to their political views, and whether choices vary according to social characteristics of voters and candidates. Using a candidate choice experiment fielded in probability-based surveys in France, Germany, Iceland, The Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden (N=17,010), we find that people select candidates matching their political views. However, voters with lower socioeconomic status select candidates with higher socioeconomic status more often than their beliefs about which candidate shares their preferences would indicate. We do not observe this bias among voters of higher socioeconomic status. A follow-up U.S. study (N=2000) corroborates the results. Findings suggest an upward representation bias contributing to unequal representation.