Welcome to the 2022 Midterms

February 28, 2022

Changes to How We Report Race and Ethnicity

February 15, 2022

Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics, 5th Edition

The fifth edition of Gender and Elections offers a lively, multi-faceted account of the role of gender in the electoral process through the 2020 elections.

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Results from the 2021 Elections

November 3, 2021
CAWP Staff

Last Update: December 3, 2021 11:17am ET The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, releases results for women in this year’s election contests. Large City Mayoral Races Atlanta, GA: Felicia Moore (D) advanced out of the initial round of voting in the city’s mayoral election. She...

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Reaching Higher: Black Women in American Politics 2021

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 September 2021. 

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Measuring Success: Women in the 2020 Legislative Elections

March 23, 2021

Measuring Success: Women in 2020 Legislative Elections

This report details paths to office, strategies for success, and results for women candidates in congressional and state legislative elections in 2020, with particular attention to differences with men, between parties, and among women of different racial and ethnic groups. 

 

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Women in Office 2021

January 26, 2021

By the Numbers: Black Women in the 117th Congress

January 3, 2021

By the Numbers: Black Women in the 117th Congress

This update from the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) and the Higher Heights Leadership Fund outlines the number of Black women in the U.S. Congress at the start of 2021. 

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