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.
Fact sheet: High-Level Presidential Appointments
Numbers only include women appointees who have been confirmed.
CONGRESS
26.5% of 535 seats
Fact Sheet: Women in the U. S. Congress 2021
STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE
30.6% of 310 seats
(total includes 8 governors, 19 lt. governors and 68 other statewide elected officials)
Fact Sheet: Women in Statewide Elective Executive Office 2021
(5D, 3R); 16% of 50
(12D, 7R); 44.2% of 43
(35D, 31R, 2NP) 30.9% of 217
STATE LEGISLATURE
(1,514D, 750R, 13NP, 6I, 2P) 30.9% of 7,383 seats
Fact Sheet: Women in State Legislatures 2021
(363D, 185R, 13NP) 28.4% of 1,972 seats
(1,151D, 565R, 6I, 2Prg) 31.9% of 5,411 seats
LOCAL
32% of 100 seats
Fact sheet: Women in Elective Office 2021: Municipal Officials
of 28,624 seats
Fact sheet: Women in Municipal Office, Cities 10,000 and above