Women Officeholders
Women Officeholders
Current Numbers
From our new data on women in municipal office to our classic collections on women in state legislatures and Congress, CAWP is the only source for the most up-to-date information on women’s political representation in the United States.
Women Elected Officials Database
With over 12,000 entries covering more than 120 years, the CAWP Women Elected Officials Database is the full history of women in American politics in one place — searchable, exportable, and sharable.
See How Your State Fares
See current and historical information for your state — and how it compares in our state rankings by women’s representation in state legislatures.
Percentages of Women in Elective Office 1971-Present
See the percentage of women in elective office at the congressional, statewide elective executive, and state legislative levels from 1971 to present.
Programs
Recent Posts
- Press ReleaseJul 15, 2019
2019 New Jersey County Report Card
- Press ReleaseJul 9, 2019
Record Number of Women Advance to General Elections in Virginia General Assembly Races
- Press ReleaseJun 5, 2019
Record Number of Women Win Primary Races for New Jersey State Assembly Seats
- Press ReleaseApr 2, 2019
[Updated 4.2.19] Record Number of Women Serving as County Freeholders - CAWP's New Jersey County Report Card
- Press ReleaseJan 18, 2019
Rebecca Traister and Brittney Cooper Coming to Rutgers to Discuss the Political Power of Women’s Anger
- Press ReleaseJan 3, 2019
Women Officeholders in 2019
- Press ReleaseDec 19, 2018
Nevada State Legislature Becomes First Majority-Women State Legislature in U.S. History