Election Analysis

Today, 96 (51D, 44R, 1NP) women serve in statewide elective executive office. They hold 31% of all of these positions nationwide. The 2026 midterm elections – when 36 gubernatorial and around 200 other statewide executive offices will be up for election – provide an opportunity for women to increase their representation in these offices.Since 1893, 625 women...

Women were responsible for 10 of 13 Democratic pick-ups in Virginia’s 2025 legislative elections, expanding the Democratic majority by 13 seats. This power-building role for Democratic women candidates is not new. In the 2017 election, women flipped 11 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates from Republican to Democrat. They were responsible for 11 of 15...

CAWP’s research has found that men’s total political giving exceeds women’s and that women from historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups are particularly unequal. Donating to candidates is an important form of political participation: resources help candidates reach the ballot and mount successful campaigns. I shed additional light on these...