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USA: Women in state legislatures 2022

Source: CAWP

Number and Percentage of Women in State Legislatures, 1980-2022

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Current State Legislature

2,300

(1,516D, 764R, 13NP, 5Ind, 2Prg)

31.2% of 7,383 seats

Since 1971, the number of women serving in state legislatures has more than quintupled.

NP = non-partisan, Ind = Independent, Prg = Progressive

State-by-State Summary Data on Current Women State Legislators

Click here to access the data.

Resource type
Publisher
CAWP
Publication year
2022
Resource type
Publisher
CAWP
Publication year
2022
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