Summary information on women officeholders by race and ethnicity for all levels of office
Vice President
No woman currently holds the office of Vice President. Kamala Harris (D) served as the first woman to hold the office of Vice President 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. Previously, Vice President Harris served in the U.S. Senate as well as California’s Attorney General.
The record high for women serving in the U.S. Congress was 152, last set between November 12, 2024 and December 8, 2024.
This is a record high for women serving in the U.S. Senate.
The record high for women serving in the U.S. House was 127, last set between November 12, 2024 and January 2, 2025.
U.S. Delegates are non-voting members and are not included in our total counts.
This is not a record high for women serving in statewide elective executive office.
The record high for women serving as Governor was 14, last set between January 7, 2025 and January 21, 2025.
| Name | Party | Race/Ethnicity | Dates Served | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly A. Ayotte | R | White | 2025-present | New Hampshire |
| Maura Healey | D | White | 2023-present | Massachusetts |
| Katie Hobbs | D | White | 2023-present | Arizona |
| Kathy C. Hochul | D | White | 2021-present | New York |
| Sarah Huckabee Sanders | R | White | 2023-present | Arkansas |
| Kay E. Ivey | R | White | 2017-present | Alabama |
| Laura J. Kelly | D | White | 2019-present | Kansas |
| Tina Kotek | D | White | 2023-present | Oregon |
| Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | Latina | 2019-present | New Mexico |
| Janet T. Mills | D | White | 2019-present | Maine |
| Kimberly Reynolds | R | White | 2017-present | Iowa |
| Gretchen E. Whitmer | D | White | 2019-present | Michigan |
| Name | Party | Race/Ethnicity | Dates Served | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Bysiewicz | D | White | 2019-present | Connecticut |
| Jacqueline Coleman | D | White | 2020-present | Kentucky |
| Chris Cournoyer | R | White | 2024-present | Iowa |
| Nancy Dahlstrom | R | White | 2023-present | Alaska |
| Kim Driscoll | D | White | 2023-present | Massachusetts |
| Pamela Evette | R | White | 2019-present | South Carolina |
| Peggy Flanagan | D/DFL | Native American/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian | 2019-present | Minnesota |
| Kyle Evans Gay | D | White | 2025-present | Delaware |
| Deidre M. Henderson | R | White | 2021-present | Utah |
| Rachel H. Hunt | D | White | 2025-present | North Carolina |
| Kristen Juras | R | White | 2021-present | Montana |
| Eleni Kounalakis | D | White | 2019-present | California |
| Sylvia J. Luke | D | Asian American/Pacific Islander | 2023-present | Hawaii |
| Sabina Matos | D | Black, Latina | 2021-present | Rhode Island |
| Aruna Miller | D | Asian American/Pacific Islander | 2023-present | Maryland |
| Jeanette M. Nunez | R | Latina | 2019-present | Florida |
| Dianne I. Primavera | D | White | 2019-present | Colorado |
| Sara Rodriguez | D | White | 2023-present | Wisconsin |
| Leslie Rutledge | R | White | 2023-present | Arkansas |
| Winsome Earle Sears | R | Black | 2022-present | Virginia |
| Juliana Stratton | D | Black | 2019-present | Illinois |
| Michelle Strinden | R | White | 2025-present | North Dakota |
| Tahesha Way | D | Black | 2023-present | New Jersey |
| Position | Democrat | Republican | Non-Partisan | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State | 8 | 3 | - | 12 |
| Attorney General | 7 | 3 | - | 10 |
| State Treasurer | 5 | 3 | - | 8 |
| State Auditor | 4 | 4 | - | 8 |
| Agriculture Commissioner | - | - | - | - |
| Commissioner of Lands | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Commissioner of Labor | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Public Service Commissioner | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| State Comptroller | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Corporation Commissioner | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Insurance Commissioner | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Public Utilities Commissioner | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Railroad Commissioner | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Since 1971, the number of women serving in state legislatures has more than quintupled. This is a record high for women serving in state legislatures.
NP = non-partisan, Ind = Independent, Prg = Progressive
Nevada (61.9%)
New Mexico (53.6%)
Colorado (51.0%)
California (48.3%)
Arizona (47.8%)
Oregon (44.4%)
Washington (44.2%)
Illinois (43.5%)
Alaska (43.3%)
Vermont (43.3%)
West Virginia (11.2%)
South Carolina (12.9%)
Mississippi (14.9%)
Tennessee (17.4%)
Alabama (18.6%)
Arkansas (20.7%)
Oklahoma (23.5%)
Louisiana (23.6%)
Wyoming (25.8%)
North Dakota (26.2%)
Data provided by the Center for American Women and Politics and KnowWho Data Services as of March 2024. Numbers include members and officers of the municipal legislative branch of incorporated cities and towns with populations over 10,000 as per the U.S. Census. These bodies vary by municipality, but include city councils, boards of alderman, city commissions, among others. Mayors and other officials who perform mayoral functions are included in these counts.
Population data from the U.S. Census and officeholder data from the Center for American Women and Politics as of September 2023.
Of the 33 women mayors in the top 100 most populous cities as of January 2025, 8 are Black women, 3 are Latina, and 3 are Asian American/Pacific Islander women.
| City | Name | Rank | Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | Karen Bass | 2 | Black |
| Phoniex, AZ | Kate Gallego | 5 | White |
| Philadelphia, PA | Cherelle Parker | 6 | Black |
| Fort Worth, TX | Mattie Parker | 12 | White |
| Jacksonville, FL | Donna Deegan | 13 | White |
| Charlotte, NC | Vi Lyles | 15 | Black |
| Washington, D.C. | Muriel Bowser | 21 | Black |
| Boston, MA | Michelle Wu | 23 | Asian American/Pacific Islander |
| Las Vegas, NV | Shelley Berkely | 26 | White |
| Tucson, AZ | Regina Romero | 34 | Latina |
| Omaha, NE | Jean Stothert | 42 | White |
| Raleigh, NC | Janet Cowell | 43 | White |
| Tampa, FL | Jane Castor | 49 | White |
| Wichita, KS | Lily Wu | 52 | Asian American/Pacific Islander |
| New Orleans, LA | LaToya Cantrell | 53 | Black |
| Bakersfield, CA | Karen Goh | 55 | Asian American/Pacific Islander |
| Anaheim, CA | Ashleigh Aitken | 57 | White |
| Santa Ana, CA | Valerie Amezcua | 59 | Latina |
| Riverside, CA | Patricia Lock Dawson | 60 | White |
| Henderson, NV | Michelle Romero | 61 | White |
| Islip, NY | Angie Carpenter | 62 | White |
| Corpus Christi, TX | Paulette Guajardo | 63 | Latina |
| Lexington, KY | Linda Gorton | 64 | White |
| Stockton, CA | Christina Fugazi | 65 | White |
| Greensboro, NC | Nancy Vaughan | 69 | White |
| St. Louis, MO | Tishaura Jones | 70 | Black |
| Lincoln, NE | Leirion Baird | 73 | White |
| Anchorage, AK | Suzanne LaFrance | 75 | White |
| Fort Wayne, IN | Sharon Tucker | 80 | Black |
| Madison, WI | Satya Rhodes-Conway | 85 | White |
| Scottsdale, AZ | Lisa Borowsky | 87 | White |
| North Las Vegas, NV | Pamela Goynes-Brown | 89 | Black |
| Reno, NV | Hillary Schieve | 90 | White |
Table below provides data on women as a percentage of women officeholders at the congressional, statewide elective executive, and state legislative levels from 1971 to present. All but present counts reflect levels of women’s representation at the end of that calendar year.
| Year | U.S. Congress | Statewide Elective | State Legislature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.0% | 7.0% | N/A |
| 1973 | 3.0% | 8.0% | N/A |
| 1975 | 4.0% | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| 1977 | 4.0% | 10.0% | 9.0% |
| 1979 | 3.0% | 11.0% | 10.0% |
| 1981 | 4.0% | 11.0% | 12.0% |
| 1983 | 4.0% | 11.0% | 13.0% |
| 1985 | 5.0% | 14.0% | 15.0% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | 14.0% | 16.0% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | 14.0% | 16.0% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% |
| 1993 | 10.1% | 22.2% | 20.5% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | 25.9% | 20.6% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | 25.4% | 21.6% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | 27.6% | 22.4% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | 27.6% | 22.4% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | 26.0% | 22.4% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | 25.7% | 22.4% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | 24.1% | 23.5% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | 22.6% | 24.3% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | 22.1% | 23.7% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | 23.4% | 23.7% |
| 2013 | 18.5% | 23.0% | 24.2% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | 23.0% | 24.3% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | 24.8% | 24.6% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | 24.1% | 24.5% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | 22.8% | 25.1% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | 23.8% | 25.4% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | 29.3% | 28.9% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | 28.9% | 29.3% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | 30.3% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 27.3% | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | 31.3% | 32.7% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | 32.3% | 32.8% |
| 2025 | 28.2% | 31.0% | 33.4% |