Summary information on women officeholders for all levels of office including records data.
Summary information on women officeholders by race and ethnicity for all levels of office
Federal
Vice President
0
The first and only woman to hold the position of Vice President was Kamala Harris (D) who served from 2021-2025. She was also the first woman of color, the first Black person, and the first South Asian person elected to this office.
Cabinet and Cabinet-level Positions
0
Numbers only include women appointees who have been confirmed.
U.S. Delegate
4
(2D, 2R)
U.S. Delegates are non-voting members and are not included in our total counts.
Statewide Elective Executive
99
(53D, 44R, 2NP)
31.9% of 310 seats
Governor
14
(9D, 5R)
28% of 50 seats
Lieutenant Governor
23
(14D, 9R)
53.5% of 43 seats
Other Statewide Elective Executive
62
(30D, 30R, 2NP)
28.6% of 217 seats
State Legislature
2466
(1,584D, 862R, 16NP, 4Ind)
33.4% of 7,386 seats
State Senate
592
(385D, 193R, 14NP)
30% of 1,973 seats
State House/Assembly
1874
(1,199D, 669R, 2NP, 4Ind)
34.6% of 5,413 seats
Local
Municipal Officeholders - Cities over 10,000
32.3%