Note: Numbers reflect end of year counts. These figures do not include: officials in appointive state cabinet-level positions (unless the appointment is to an elected position); officials elected to executive posts by the legislature; members of the judicial branch; or elected members of university boards of trustees or boards of education.
"NP" indicates an officeholder elected in a nonpartisan race; "I" indicates an independent; “RP” indicates Reform Party; "IP" indicates Independence Party. The Minnesota Democratic Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party is included in the Democratic (D) figures; the Minnesota Independent Republican (IR) Party is included in the Republican (R) figures.
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| Year | Total Women (party breakdown) | Total Positions | Percent Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 (51D, 41R, 2NP) | 310 | 30.3 |
| 2024 | 100 (54D, 44R, 2NP) | 310 | 32.3 |
| 2023 | 97 (54D, 41R, 2NP) | 310 | 31.3 |
| 2022 | 96 (52D, 42R, 2NP) | 310 | 31.0 |
| 2021 | 94 (53D, 39R, 2NP) | 310 | 30.3 |
| 2020 | 90 (48D, 40R, 2NP) | 311 | 28.9 |
| 2019 | 91 (48D, 41R, 2NP) | 311 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 74 (28D, 44R, 2NP) | 311 | 23.8 |
| 2017 | 71 (27D, 43R, 1NP) | 311 | 22.8 |
| 2016 | 78 (35D, 42R, 1NP) | 311 | 25.1 |
| 2015 | 79 (36D, 42R, 1NP) | 311 | 25.4 |
| 2014 | 72 (36D, 35R, 1NP) | 318 | 22.6 |
| 2013 | 70 (34D, 35R, 1NP) | 318 | 22 |
| 2012 | 71 (37D, 34R) | 320 | 22.2 |
| 2011 | 70 (37D, 32R, 1NP) | 317 | 22.1 |
| 2010 | 70 (48D, 21R, 1NP) | 314 | 22.3 |
| 2009 | 71 (49D, 21R, 1NP) | 314 | 22.6 |
| 2008 | 72 (42D, 27R, 3NP) | 315 | 22.9 |
| 2007 | 74 (43D, 28R, 3NP) | 315 | 23.5 |
| 2006 | 77 (35D, 38R, 3NP, 1I) | 315 | 24.4 |
| 2005 | 79 (35D, 40R, 3NP, 1I) | 315 | 25.1 |
| 2004 | 80 (38D, 38R, 3NP, 1I) | 315 | 25.4 |
| 2003 | 80 (36D, 40R, 3NP, 1I) | 316 | 25.3 |
| 2002 | 86 (43D, 38R, 3NP, 1I, 1RP) | 323 | 26.6 |
| 2001 | 87 (44D, 38R, 3NP, 1I, 1RP) | 323 | 26.9 |
| 2000 | 89 (46D, 39R, 2NP, 1I, 1RP) | 323 | 27.6 |
| 1999 | 86 (43D, 39R, 1RP, 2NP, 1I) | 323 | 26.6 |
| 1998 | 78 (32D, 43R, 3NP) | 323 | 24.1 |
| 1997 | 79 (33D, 43R, 3NP) | 323 | 24.5 |
| 1996 | 78 (33D, 42R, 3NP) | 324 | 24.1 |
| 1995 | 85 (38D, 44R, 3NP) | 324 | 26.2 |
| 1994 | 72 (38D, 31R, 2NP, 1I) | 324 | 22.2 |
| 1993 | 73 (41D, 29R, 2NP, 1I) | 324 | 22.5 |
| 1992 | 60 (34D, 23R, 2NP, 1I) | 324 | 18.5 |
| 1991 | 59 (33D, 23R, 2NP, 1I) | 324 | 18.2 |
| 1990 | 48 (34D, 12R, 2NP) | 323 | 14.9 |
| 1989 | 46 (33D, 12R, 1NP) | 322 | 14.3 |
| 1988 | 43 (32D, 10R, 1NP) | 322 | 13.4 |
| 1987 | 46 (36D, 10R) | 323 | 14.2 |
| 1986 | 45 (33D, 12R) | 323 | 13.9 |
| 1985 | 43 (31D, 12R) | 323 | 13.3 |
| 1984 | 38 (25D, 13R) | 323 | 11.8 |
| 1983 | 34 (23D, 11R) | 324 | 10.5 |
| 1982 | 35 (24D, 11R) | 324 | 10.8 |
| 1981 | 34 (24D, 10R) | 324 | 10.5 |
| 1980 | 36 (28D, 7R, 1NP) | N/A | N/A |
| 1979 | 37 (30D, 6R, 1NP) | 327 | 11.3 |
| 1978 | 31 (24D, 6R, 1NP) | N/A | N/A |
| 1977 | 33 (25D, 7R, 1NP) | 333 | 9.9 |
| 1976 | 33 (25D, 7R, 1NP) | N/A | N/A |
| 1975 | 33 (25D, 7R, 1NP) | 337 | 9.8 |
| 1974 | 27 (18D, 8R, 1NP) | N/A | N/A |
| 1973 | 26 (18D, 7R, 1NP) | 342 | 7.6 |
| 1972 | 24 (18D, 6R) | N/A | N/A |
| 1971 | 24 (18D, 6R) | 343 | 7 |
| 1970 | 25 (16D, 9R) | N/A | N/A |
| 1969 | 23 (14D, 9R) | 346 | 6.6 |