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 ReleaseApr 23, 2026CAWP's Teach a Girl to Lead® Invites Women Officeholders Nationwide to Read to Young People in Their Communities
Press ReleaseApr 14, 2026Is Geography Destiny for Women’s Representation in Local Office?
Press ReleaseMar 16, 2026Following New Jersey’s Election of a Woman Governor, CAWP’s Ready to Run® Program Prepares Next Wave of Women Candidates
Press ReleaseApr 6, 2026U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman to Speak as CAWP’s 2026 Senator Wynona Lipman Chair
Press ReleaseMar 18, 2026Illinois Primary Sets Up Potential First All Woman of Color Senate Delegation
Press ReleaseMar 11, 2026Mississippi Will Remain the Only State that Has Never Sent a Woman to the U.S. House