Election Analysis
Election Analysis
Results: Women Candidates in the 2020 Elections
Last Update: November 19th at 1:00pm ET According to the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, at least 141 (105D, 36R) women will serve in the 117th Congress. This is a new record. There are 5...Read more
What You Need to Know About the Record Number of Women State Legislative Nominees in 2020
On the eve of Election 2020, what do we know about women’s representation on general election ballots for state legislatures this year? As the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) reported last week , a record number of women are state legislative nominees in 2020. This...Read more
President Trump’s appeals to women show that the more things change, the more they stay the same
Donald Trump has a lot to say to suburban women. In his only direct appeals to women, Trump has lauded his ability to keep those he has framed as undesirable (i.e., racial minorities and the poor) out of the suburbs, to ensure law and order, and most recently, to get suburban...Read more
Election Night Resources from CAWP
Election Day is less than one week away. The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) has lots of resources to help you follow along as polls close. CAWP will report on contests in real time throughout election night and will issue a release the day after Election Day with...Read more
Election 2020: Potential Notable Firsts
The Center for American Women and Politcs, a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, has compiled a list of potential notable firsts for women candidates that could result from 2020 election contests at the congressional and statewide elected executive...Read more
Revisiting the Gender Gap in 2020: The Gender Gap in Political Engagement
This blog post is part of our “Revisiting the Gender Gap in 2020” symposium. In this blog series we are interviewing experts about the gender gap in American politics in an effort to shed light on how these gaps may impact the 2020 presidential election. These posts are curated...Read more
Revisiting the Gender Gap in 2020: Race and the Gender Gap
This blog post is part of our “Revisiting the Gender Gap in 2020” symposium. In this blog series we are interviewing experts about the gender gap in American politics in an effort to shed light on how these gaps may impact the 2020 presidential election. These posts will be...Read more
Revisiting the Gender Gap in 2020: The Gender Gap in Vote Choice
This blog post is part of our “Revisiting the Gender Gap in 2020” symposium. In this blog series we are interviewing experts about the gender gap in American politics in an effort to shed light on how these gaps may impact the 2020 presidential election. These posts are curated...Read more
The 2020 primaries are over. Here’s what you need to know about the record numbers of women nominees.
This week marked the end of the regular primary election season of 2020. Louisiana’s congressional contests and Georgia’s special U.S. Senate election will be conducted as jungle primaries on November 3, 2020 (women candidates are still eligible for major-party nominations in...Read more
Regular Primary Season Ends in Delaware, Adding One to Record Number of Women House Nominees
Congressional primaries were held on Tuesday in Delaware. Full context about women in the 2020 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, results from previous primaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for American Women and Politics’ Election...Read more