US Overview

U.S. Overview

Women are 51% of the population in the U.S. but make up only:

25% of the U.S. Senate
23% of the U.S. House of Representatives
28% of statewide elected executives
29% of state legislative seats
22% of mayors in cities with populations over 30,000
0% of presidents of the United States

For certain demographics, the numbers are even worse

Women of color, Republican women, young women, and low-income women are especially underrepresented.

Learn more about how demographics affect representation

In 2018 women of color only make up:

37% of the women serving in Congress
16% of the women serving as statewide elected executives
24% of female state legislators
10% of mayors in the nation’s 100 largest cities

In 2018 Republican women only make up:

32% of women serving in the U.S. Senate
13% of women serving in the U.S. House
33% of women serving as governors
31% of women state legislators

Source: Center for American Women in Politics at Rutgers University (CAWP). Updated January 2019.

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