Women in State Legislatures for 2025

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There are 2,451 women serving in state legislatures in 2025, representing approximately one-third or 32.43% of the total number of state legislators in the 50 states and territories. This number stays right in line with numbers in 2024, and is a slight increase from 2020-2022 when the average women representation stayed around 30%. Three states, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada are at or above the 50% mark of women state legislators, marking the highest representation of women across the nation.

The map shows the percentage of female legislators by state. Click on a state to see the total percentage of women in that legislature.

Note: The research is subject to human error and may reflect discrepancies due to legislative vacancies. Information is subject to change throughout the year due to resignations, appointments and special elections.

State	Women in the Senate	Total Senate Seats	% Women Senate Members	Women in the House	Total House Seats	% Women House Members	Total Women Legislators	Total Legislative Seats	Percent of Women Legislators-POST election
Alabama*	4	35	11.4%	20	105	19.0%	24	140	17.1%
Alaska	5	20	25.0%	19	40		24	60	40.0%
Arizona	16	30	53.3%	22	60	36.7%	38	90	42.2%
Arkansas	6	35	17.1%	20	100	20.0%	26	135	19.3%
California	21	40	52.5%	34	80	42.5%	55	120	45.8%
Colorado	13	35	37.1%	37	65		50	100	50.0%
Connecticut	11	36	30.6%	55	151	36.4%	66	187	35.3%
Delaware	8	21	38.1%	16	41	39.0%	24	62	38.7%
Florida	15	40	37.5%	51	120	42.5%	66	160	41.3%
Georgia	12	56	21.4%	66	180	36.7%	78	236	33.1%
Hawaii	8	25	32.0%	23	51	45.1%	31	76	40.8%
Idaho	12	35	34.3%	16	70	22.9%	25	105	23.8%
Illinois	24	59	40.7%	51	118	43.2%	75	177	42.4%
Indiana	9	50	18.0%	25	100	25.0%	34	150	22.7%
Iowa	14	50	28.0%	25	100	25.0%	39	150	26.0%
Kansas	13	40	32.5%	38	125	30.4%	51	165	30.9%
Kentucky	8	38	21.1%	33	100	33.0%	41	138	29.7%
Louisiana	5	39	12.8%	29	105	27.6%	34	144	23.6%
Maine	15	35	42.9%	60	151	39.7%	75	186	40.3%
Maryland*	15	47	31.9%	61	141	43.3%	76	188	40.4%
Massachusetts	9	40	22.5%	48	160	30.0%	57	200	28.5%
Michigan	15	38	39.5%	39	110	35.5%	54	148	36.5%
Minnesota	21	67	31.3%	52	134	38.8%	73	201	36.3%
Mississippi	12	52	23.1%	17	122	13.9%	29	174	16.7%
Missouri	10	34	29.4%	46	163	28.2%	56	197	28.4%
Montana	15	50	30.0%	35	100	35.0%	50	150	33.3%
Nebraska	4	49	8.2%	n/a	n/a	n/a	18	49	36.7%
Nevada	13	21	61.9%	26	42	61.9%	39	63	61.9%
New Hampshire	10	24	41.7%	145	400	36.3%	155	424	36.6%
New Jersey	10	40	25.0%	31	80	38.8%	41	120	34.2%
New Mexico	16	42	38.1%	43	70	61.4%	59	112	52.7%
New York	22	63	34.9%	48	150	32.0%	70	213	32.9%
North Carolina	15	50	30.0%	34	120	28.3%	49	170	28.8%
North Dakota	9	47	19.1%	28	94	29.8%	37	141	26.2%
Ohio	9	33	27.3%	36	99	36.4%	45	132	34.1%
Oklahoma	13	48	27.1%	21	101	20.8%	34	149	22.8%
Oregon	11	30	36.7%	30	60	50.0%	41	90	45.6%
Pennsylvania	19	50	38.0%	63	203	31.0%	82	253	32.4%
Rhode Island	17	38	44.7%	30	75	40.0%	47	113	41.6%
South Carolina	2	46	4.3%	20	124	16.1%	22	170	12.9%
South Dakota	12	35	34.3%	25	70	35.7%	37	105	35.2%
Tennessee	8	33	24.2%	15	99	15.2%	23	132	17.4%
Texas	8	31	25.8%	53	150	35.3%	61	181	33.7%
Utah	7	29	24.1%	21	75	28.0%	28	104	26.9%
Vermont	10	30	33.3%	67	150	44.7%	77	180	42.8%
Virginia	11	40	27.5%	31	100	31.0%	42	140	30.0%
Washington	19	49	38.8%	48	98	49.0%	67	147	45.6%
West Virginia	3	34	8.8%	10	100	10.0%	13	134	9.7%
Wisconsin	10	33	30.3%	33	99	33.3%	43	132	32.6%
Wyoming	7	30	23.3%	17	60	28.3%	24	90	26.7%
American Samoa	1	18		2	21		3	39	8%
Guam	6						6	15	40%
Mariana Islands	3	9		3	20		6	29	21%
Puerto Rico	12	27		16	51		28	78	36%
Virgin Islands							3	15	20%
TOTAL	603	2,026	29.8%	1,834	5,503	33.3%	2,451	7,559	32.425%

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