Black Women in American Politics 2025

This report from the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) and the Higher Heights Leadership Fund outlines the status of Black women in American politics as of July 2025. 

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Status of Black Women in U.S. Politics
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Final Analysis: Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2024

The final report of the Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2024 project analyzes campaign contributions by individuals to major party candidates, both women and men, who ran at the congressional and state level. Analyses were conducted by candidate gender, party, chamber, and seat status, as well as women’s race/ethnicity.

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Women, Money, and Politics
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U.S. Congress
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U.S. Senate
U.S. House

Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2024

This project analyzes campaign contributions by individuals to major party congressional and state women and men candidates. It will be updated periodically during the 2024 election cycle.

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Women, Money, and Politics
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U.S. Congress
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U.S. Senate
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Expert Outlooks: What to Watch in Election 2022

The 2022 election officially began with the first primary elections of the cycle in Texas on March 1, 2022. As we look ahead to the first big push of primary contests in May 2022, the Center for American Women and Politics has asked experts in gender and politics – scholars and practitioners alike – to provide their outlooks for the gender and intersectional...

Texas Primaries Result in Potential Gains for Women

LAST UPDATED: 3.14.22 12pm ET (final results) One primary was held on Tuesday in Texas. 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 Watch. Among the most notable results for women: All 6 (4D, 2R) women U.S. House...

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