Women in State Legislatures 2005
The 2005 session will see 1,663 women legislators serving across the country. Women currently hold 22.5% of legislative seats in the 50 states, a ratio that has remained constant over the past five years.
Women in legislative leadership, 2005
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Map of the number of women in state legislatures, 2005
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Map of the percentage of women in state legislatures, 2005
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(Updated March 4, 2005)
| State |
Number of Women Legislators in the House/Assembly
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Number of Women Legislators in the Senate |
Total Number of Women Legislators |
Total Seats in the Legislature |
Percentage of Women in the Legislature |
| Alabama |
11 |
3 |
14 |
140 |
10.0% |
| Alaska |
8 |
3 |
11 |
60 |
18.3% |
| Arizona |
20 |
10 |
30 |
90 |
33.3% |
| Arkansas |
16 |
6 |
22 |
135 |
16.3% |
| California |
25 |
12 |
37 |
120 |
30.8% |
| Colorado |
22 |
11 |
33 |
100 |
33.0% |
| Connecticut |
46 |
9 |
55 |
187 |
29.4% |
| Delaware |
14 |
7 |
21 |
62 |
33.9% |
| Florida |
29 |
9 |
38 |
160 |
23.8% |
| Georgia |
37 |
7 |
44 |
236 |
18.6% |
| Hawaii |
16 |
6 |
22 |
76 |
28.9% |
| Idaho |
25 |
4 |
29 |
105 |
27.6% |
| Illinois |
35 |
14 |
49 |
177 |
27.7% |
| Indiana |
14 |
11 |
25 |
150 |
16.7% |
| Iowa |
25 |
5 |
30 |
150 |
20.0% |
| Kansas |
41 |
13 |
54 |
165 |
32.7% |
| Kentucky |
11 |
6 |
17 |
138 |
12.3% |
| Louisiana |
18 |
6 |
24 |
144 |
16.6% |
| Maine |
32 |
11 |
43 |
186 |
23.1% |
| Maryland |
49 |
15 |
64 |
188 |
34.0% |
| Massachusetts |
39 |
10 |
49 |
200 |
24.5% |
| Michigan |
19 |
11 |
30 |
148 |
20.3% |
| Minnesota |
37 |
23 |
60 |
201 |
29.9% |
| Mississippi |
18 |
4 |
22 |
174 |
12.6% |
| Missouri |
36 |
6 |
42 |
197 |
21.3% |
| Montana |
30 |
7 |
37 |
150 |
24.7% |
| Nebraska |
0 (unicameral legislature) |
12 |
12 |
49 |
24.5% |
| Nevada |
15 |
6 |
21 |
63 |
33.3% |
| New Hampshire |
125 |
5 |
130 |
424 |
30.7% |
| New Jersey |
13 |
6 |
19 |
120 |
15.8% |
| New Mexico |
24 |
11 |
35 |
112 |
31.3% |
| New York |
40 |
9 |
49 |
212 |
23.1% |
| North Carolina |
32 |
7 |
39 |
170 |
22.9% |
| North Dakota |
18 |
5 |
23 |
141 |
16.3% |
| Ohio |
21 |
5 |
26 |
132 |
19.7% |
| Oklahoma |
14 |
8 |
22 |
149 |
14.8% |
| Oregon |
16 |
9 |
25 |
90 |
27.8% |
| Pennsylvania |
24 |
8 |
32 |
253 |
12.6% |
| Rhode Island |
11 |
8 |
19 |
113 |
16.8% |
| South Carolina |
14 |
1 |
15 |
170 |
8.8% |
| South Dakota |
14 |
3 |
17 |
105 |
16.2% |
| Tennessee |
17 |
6 |
23 |
132 |
17.4% |
| Texas |
32 |
4 |
36 |
181 |
19.9% |
| Utah |
16 |
4 |
20 |
104 |
19.2% |
| Vermont |
50 |
10 |
60 |
180 |
33.3% |
| Virginia |
13 |
8 |
21 |
140 |
15.0% |
| Washington |
29 |
20 |
49 |
147 |
33.3% |
| West Virginia |
18 |
3 |
21 |
134 |
15.7% |
| Wisconsin |
26 |
8 |
34 |
132 |
25.8% |
| Wyoming |
9 |
4 |
13 |
90 |
14.4% |
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| Total |
1264 |
399 |
1663 |
7382 |
22.5% |
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