Election Analysis

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...

Two (2D) congresswomen are major-party nominees for governor in 2025 in New Jersey and Virginia. U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill (D) is the Democratic nominee for governor of New Jersey. She was first elected to the U.S. House in 2018 and is currently serving her fourth term representing New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District. Former U.S. Representative...