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Facts on Women Officeholders, Candidates and Voters

CAWP offers fact sheets, graphics, research reports, and other information organized both by topic and by level of office. Additional research can be found in our Research & Scholarship section.

Levels of Office

Current and historic information and research about women officeholders and candidates, organized by level of office.
NOTE: Fact sheets in this section are current as of 1/31/10. New information not yet incorporated into fact sheets is provided in fact sheet addenda. (Fact sheet addenda not currently available.)

Overview
In 2010, 90 women serve in the U.S. Congress. Seventeen women serve in the Senate, and 73 women serve in the House. The number of women in statewide elective executive posts is  72, while the proportion of women in state legislatures is 24.3%.

Women in Elective Office 2010

Women of Color in Elective Office 2010

Elections

Data and analysis for current and past races with women candidates, by election year.

Voters

Data and analysis of women's voting behavior.

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