Center for American Women and Politics

Yellowstone County Republican Women's objective is to promote an informed electorate, and to increase the effectiveness of women in the cause of good government through active participation.

Women of Color and Young Women are Energized to Vote

August 30, 2023

Shikshya Adhikari

Women continued to vote at higher rates than men in the 2022 midterm elections , as they have done for more than four decades. However, understanding why women turn out at higher rates than their male counterparts – across age and racial/ethnic groups – is at least partly context-dependent and specific to particular groups. In 2022, abortion was a mobilizing...

Montana Women Vote

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Montana Women Vote (MWV) works statewide to engage low-income women in the democratic process as informed voters, policy advocates, and community leaders.

Special Election Will Yield New Record for Women in Congress; June 7th Primaries Create More Opportunities for Women

June 8, 2022

Results from primary and special elections in CA, IA, MS, MT, NJ, NM, and SD: California Special Election Will Yield New Record for Women in Congress

June 8, 2022

CAWP Staff

LAST UPDATED: 7.17.22 12:30pm ET (final results) Seven primaries were held on Tuesday in California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, and South Dakota. Full context about women in the 2022 elections, including candidate lists, summaries, and historical comparisons, are available via the Center for American Women and Politics’ (CAWP)...

Election 2020: Potential Notable Firsts

October 27, 2020

CAWP Staff

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 levels. This list may update between now and Election Day. AK Alyse Galvin (D, AK...

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