Women's Political Power Map

Resources across the country for women interested in running for office, working on political campaigns, or holding appointive office. 

Map of the United States.

Locate state-based and national resources for women interested in elected or appointed office or work on political campaigns. Find leadership development and campaign training programs, political action committees, and organizations and programs committed to supporting and encouraging women in politics.

Need more ideas on how to get involved? Check out the Women's Definitive Guide to Getting Political by CAWP associate director Jean Sinzdak.

If you know of other organizations to add to our list or have updates to our information, please contact Cai Barias.

Program State(s) Party
Alabama Federation of Democratic Women

The Alabama Federation of Democratic Women unites Alabama women to advance the Democratic ideals of opportunity for all, responsibility from all and community of all by working to elect qualified candidates who share the Federation's vision of a responsible and accountable government.

Alabama Dem
Alabama Federation of Republican Women

The Alabama Federation of Republican Women (ALFRW) promotes the empowerment of women of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds in the political process through recruiting, education, training, supporting, and electing Republicans.

Alabama Rep
American Nurses Association Political Action Committee (ANA-PAC)

ANA-PAC is a bipartisan PAC that supports candidates for federal office who have demonstrated their support for legislative and regulatory goals of ANA.

National Nonpartisan
Annie's List

Annie's List aims to recruit, train, and support progressive Democratic women to run for office across Texas.

Texas Dem
Arizona List

The purpose of the Arizona List is to help elect pro-choice Democratic women running for office in Arizona.

Arizona Dem
Black Women Organized for Political Action PAC (B-PAC)

B-PAC works to maximize Black women's involvement in the political process, to support and endorse Black women candidates, and advocate for social and political equity for the African American community. 

California Nonpartisan
California Women's Leadership Association PAC (CWLA PAC)

The CWLA Political Action Committee is a separate 527 organization that endorses and financially supports candidates for state and local office in California, with a special focus on developing and promoting viable women candidates who share CWLA's principles.

California Rep
California Women's List

California Women's List is a Political Action Committee that endorses, fundraises for, and elects women to public office in California. Their mission is to elect women who will make California more just and equitable for all. 

California Dem
California Women's Political Caucus

The National Women's Political Caucus of California works to increase women's participation in the political process and to identify, recruit, train and support feminist women for election and appointment to public office. 

California Nonpartisan
Carol's List

The purpose of Carol’s List is to recruit, train, elect, and otherwise support progressive Democratic women to elected office, in order to represent Montanans across the state in various levels of government.

Montana Dem
Catalyst PAC

The aim of Catalyst PAC is to increase the variety of backgrounds represented in Congress by supporting diverse Republican candidates running for Congress.

National Rep
Colorado BlueFlower Fund

The Colorado BlueFlower Fund is small donor committee that helps to elect Democratic, pro-choice, progressive women candidates running for state and local office in Colorado. The BlueFlower Fund actively researches and recruits qualified, competitive candidates for whom they will provide financial support.

Colorado Dem
Democratic Activists for Women Now (DAWN)

DAWN is a Democratic organization whose primary purpose is to assist in the election of Democratic, progressive, pro-choice women (& men) to elected & appointed office, and to advocate for policies and actions that protect the rights of women locally, nationally, and abroad.

California Dem
Democratic Women of the Desert

Democratic Women of the Desert is dedicated to promoting social, economic and political policies that reflect the priorities of women by educating members about women's issues, promoting women's political participation, actively recruiting young women, and fundraising for Democratic women candidates.

California Dem
Democratic Women's Caucus Political Action Committee (DWC-PAC)

The mission of DWC-PAC is to fund, inspire, recruit, support and train progressive, pro-choice Democratic women for elected office. 

Indiana Dem
Democratic Women's Club of the Villages

The Villages Democratic Club is a social group of Villagers wanting to be comfortable and secure in their right to think and act progressively. A political group representing Sumter County, focusing on filling elected positions with Democrats.

Florida Dem
Eleanor's Legacy

Eleanor’s Legacy is a statewide organization that works to recruit, train, and elect pro-choice Democratic women at the state and local level in New York.

New York Dem
Elect Black Women PAC

Elect Black Women PAC endorses and supports Black women running for political office at every level of office.

National Dem
Elect Democratic Women

Elect Democratic Women is focused on electing more pro-choice Democratic women to Congress through the endorsement and support of candidates. 

National Dem
Elect Women NJ

Elect Women NJ is a political action committee focused on raising money to invest in viable, diverse, Democratic, and pro-choice women to run for local office in NJ races.

New Jersey