Women in U.S. Politics

Statistics report on women in politics in the United States

Women in U.S. Politics

This report presents information on women in politics in the United States. The report provides a global overview of women's representation and participation in governments internationally, and elaborates in further detail on the U.S. government. It looks at female representation in both chambers of Congress, as well as at the state level. The report concludes with public opinion polling about women in politics and approval ratings of notable women in government.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic The global gender gap index 2023
  • Basic Statistic National parliaments with largest share of women 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. share of women in Congress1971-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Gender Parity Index 2023, by state

Federal politics

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. presidential candidates who were women 1872-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. vice presidential candidates who were women 1884-2020
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Cabinet and Cabinet-level positions held by women 1963-2021
  • Premium Statistic U.S. Supreme Court justices by gender 1789-2022

The Senate

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. Senate share of women 1965-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. Senators in Congress 1975-2023, by gender
  • Premium Statistic U.S. women in the Senate 1979 -2023, by party
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of women of color in the 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 U.S. women in the 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. favorability of Vice President Kamala Harris 2024
  • 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 U.S. favorability of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar among adults January 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults favorability of Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene 2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. favorability of Congresswoman Lauren Boebert 2023
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