Current Numbers

Summary information on women officeholders for all levels of office including records data.

Summary information on women officeholders by race and ethnicity for all levels of office

Federal

Vice President
0

The first and only woman to hold the position of Vice President was Kamala Harris (D) who served 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.

Cabinet and Cabinet-level Positions
6

Numbers only include women appointees who have been confirmed.

U.S. Supreme Court
4
Congress
151
(110D, 41R)
28.2% of 535 seats
U.S. Senate
26
(16D, 10R)
26% of 100 seats
U.S. House
125
(94D, 31R)
28.7% of 435 seats
U.S. Delegate
4
(2D, 2R)

U.S. Delegates are non-voting members and are not included in our total counts.

Statewide Elective Executive
95
(52D, 41R, 2NP)
30.6% of 310 seats
Governor
12
(8D, 4R)
24% of 50 seats
Lieutenant Governor
22
(14D, 8R)
51.2% of 43 seats
Other Statewide Elective Executive
61
(30D, 29R, 2NP)
28.1% of 217 seats
State Legislature
2,470
(1,582D, 866R, 17NP, 5Ind)
33.4% of 7,386 seats
State Senate
597
(387D, 196R, 14NP)
30.3% of 1,973 seats
State House/Assembly
1,873
(1,195D, 670R, 3NP, 5Ind)
34.6% of 5,413 seats

Local

Mayors - Cities over 30,000
428
25.4% of 1,686 seats
Mayors - 100 Most Populous Cities
36
36% of 100 seats
Municipal Officeholders - Cities over 10,000
32.3%