Current Numbers
Overview Fact Sheets (summary information for all levels of office)
Women in Elective Office 2021
Women of Color in Elective Office 2021
FEDERAL
Kamala Harris (D)
Kamala Harris became the first woman to hold the office of Vice President on January 20, 2021. She is also the first woman of color, the first Black person, and the first South Asian person elected to this office. Previously, Vice President Harris served in the U.S. Senate as well as California’s Attorney General.
Numbers only include women appointees who have been confirmed.
Fact sheet: High-Level Presidential Appointments
CONGRESS
26.7% of 535 seats
Fact Sheet: Women in the U. S. Congress 2021
STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE
30.6% of 310 seats
(total includes 9 governors, 18 lt. governors and 68 other statewide elected officials)
Fact Sheet: Women in Statewide Elective Executive Office 2021
(6D, 3R); 18% of 50
(11D, 7R); 41.9% of 43
(35D, 31R, 2NP) 30.9% of 217
STATE LEGISLATURE
(1,510D, 748R, 13NP, 6I, 2P) 30.9% of 7,383 seats
Fact Sheet: Women in State Legislatures 2021
(361D, 184R, 13NP) 28.3% of 1,972 seats
(1,149D, 564R, 6I, 2Prg) 31.8% of 5,411 seats
LOCAL
27% of 100 seats
Fact sheet: Women in Elective Office 2020: Municipal Officials