This statistic shows the share of governors in the United States who were women between 1975 and 2017. In 2017, 8 percent of governors in the U.S. were women.
Share of Governors in the United States who were women from 1975 to 2021
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Statistics on Women in U.S. Politics
Overview
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Federal politics
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The Senate
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- Premium Statistic U.S. Senate share of women 1965-2023
- Basic Statistic U.S. Congress - Senators 1975-2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Women in the U.S. Senate 1979 -2023, by party
- Premium Statistic Number of women of color in the U.S. Senate 2023, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic U.S. midterm election women running for Senate 2022, by party
The House of Representatives
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- Premium Statistic U.S. House of Representatives share of women 1965-2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. Congress - Representatives 1975-2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Women in the U.S. House of Representatives 1979-2023, by party
- Premium Statistic U.S. women of color House of Representatives 2023, by ethnicity
- Premium Statistic U.S. midterm election women running for the House 2022, by party
State governments
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- Premium Statistic U.S. share of female Governors 1975-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. statewide executive office positions held by women 2023, by position
- Premium Statistic Share of female representatives in U.S. state legislatures 1980-2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. share of women in state legislatures 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic U.S. women elected to state legislature in 2018 and 2022, by race and ethnicity
Public opinion
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- Premium Statistic U.S. groups Americans will vote for president 2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. adults on the possibility of a woman president 2020, by age
- Premium Statistic U.S. approval rating of Vice President Kamala Harris 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. adults favorability of Nancy Pelosi January 2023
- Premium Statistic Favorability of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among U.S. adults March 2023
- Premium Statistic Favorability of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar among U.S. adults January 2022
- Premium Statistic U.S. adults favorability of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene 2023
- Premium Statistic Favorability of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert among U.S. adults 2023
Further related statistics
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- U.S. Senate share of women 1965-2023
- U.S. Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions held by women 1963-2021
- U.S. House of Representatives share of women 1965-2023
- Share of female CEOs in Fortune 500 companies, 1995 to 2017
- Share of female board members in Fortune 500 companies, 1995 to 2019
- Share of female leaders in the United States, by position in 2021
- Share of women among new U.S. Fortune 500 board members in 2017, by industry
- Distribution of women newly appointed to Fortune 500 boards, by industry 2018
- Share of female directors Japan 2016-2018
- Perceptions on actions to promote gender equality in India by gender in 2018
- Share of companies with women on boards 2017, by type
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions Cambodia 2012-2020
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions Thailand 2015-2020
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions Indonesia 2012-2020
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions Mongolia 2012-2020
- Number of new members of the House of Councillors Japan 1992-2019, by gender
- Distribution of women and ethnic minorities in tech organizations 2021
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Statistics
- U.S. Senate share of women 1965-2023
- U.S. Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions held by women 1963-2021
- U.S. House of Representatives share of women 1965-2023
- Share of female CEOs in Fortune 500 companies, 1995 to 2017
- Share of female board members in Fortune 500 companies, 1995 to 2019
- Share of female leaders in the United States, by position in 2021
- Share of women among new U.S. Fortune 500 board members in 2017, by industry
- Distribution of women newly appointed to Fortune 500 boards, by industry 2018
- Share of female directors Japan 2016-2018
- Perceptions on actions to promote gender equality in India by gender in 2018
- Share of companies with women on boards 2017, by type
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions Cambodia 2012-2020
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions Thailand 2015-2020
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions Indonesia 2012-2020
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions Mongolia 2012-2020
- Number of new members of the House of Councillors Japan 1992-2019, by gender
- Distribution of women and ethnic minorities in tech organizations 2021
Pew Research Center. (January 20, 2021). Share of Governors in the United States who were women from 1975 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/691158/share-of-women-in-us-governor-roles/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Governors in the United States who were women from 1975 to 2021." Chart. January 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691158/share-of-women-in-us-governor-roles/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of Governors in the United States who were women from 1975 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/691158/share-of-women-in-us-governor-roles/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Governors in The United States Who Were Women from 1975 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691158/share-of-women-in-us-governor-roles/
Pew Research Center, Share of Governors in the United States who were women from 1975 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/691158/share-of-women-in-us-governor-roles/ (last visited March 26, 2023)
Share of Governors in the United States who were women from 1975 to 2021 [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/691158/share-of-women-in-us-governor-roles/