Female state legislators in the United States

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Notes:

Rank is by overall percent. D.C. is not ranked. Duplicate ranks if same overall percent.
D is Democrat. R is Republican. Ind is Independent. NP is non-partisan.
Location links are for "Politics of LOCATION" or "Government of LOCATION" links.

Tables

Table. US states and Washington, D.C.

Women in state legislatures in 2023. Party affiliations. Female/male ratios by branch. Overall ratio and percent.^[1]
Location	Rank	Senate	Senate ratio	House	House ratio	Overall ratio	Overall percent
Alabama	46	3D, 1R	4/35	10D, 10R	20/105	24/140	17.1
Alaska	25	2D, 3R	5/20	7D, 6R, 2Ind	15/40	20/60	33.3
Arizona	2	11D, 5R	16/30	20D, 9R	29/60	45/90	50.0
Arkansas	43	2D, 3R	5/35	10D, 16R	26/100	31/135	23.0
California	11	15D, 3R	18/40	27D, 5R	32/80	50/120	41.7
Colorado	3	11D, 2R	13/35	30D, 5R	35/65	48/100	48.0
Connecticut	16	10D, 2R	12/36	39D, 19R	58/151	70/187	37.4
Delaware	20	8D, 0R	8/21	14D, 0R	14/41	22/62	35.5
Florida	12	7D, 9R	16/40	25D, 15R	50/120	66/160	41.3
Georgia	21	14D, 2R	16/56	46D, 19R	65/180	81/236	34.3
Hawaii	18	8D, 0R	8/25	18D, 2R	20/51	28/76	36.8
Idaho	30	4D, 7R	11/35	5D, 16R	21/70	32/105	30.5
Illinois	10	20D, 5R	25/59	43D, 6R	49/118	74/177	41.8
Indiana	38	3D, 7R	10/50	15D, 16R	31/100	41/150	27.3
Iowa	35	8D, 7R	15/50	16D, 13R	29/100	44/150	29.3
Kansas	32	7D, 10R	17/40	17D, 16R	33/125	50/165	30.3
Kentucky	31	4D, 5R	9/38	15D, 18R	33/100	42/138	30.4
Louisiana	42	2D, 3R	5/39	11D, 18R	29/105	34/144	23.6
Maine	7	11D, 3R	14/35	48D, 19R	67/151	81/186	43.5
Maryland	9	14D, 1R	15/47	57D, 7R	64/141	79/188	42.0
Massachusetts	29	11D, 0R	11/40	46D, 4R, 1Ind	51/160	62/200	31.0
Michigan	14	12D, 3R	15/38	31D, 12R	43/110	58/148	39.2
Minnesota	17	19D, 3R	22/67	36D, 17R	53/134	75/201	37.3
Mississippi	47	2D, 7R	9/52	7D, 9R, 2Ind	18/122	27/174	15.5
Missouri	36	5D, 7R	12/34	28D, 17R	45/163	57/197	28.9
Montana	26	10D, 4R	14/50	15D, 19R	34/100	48/150	32.0
Nebraska	19	18NP	18/49	n/a	-unicameral-	18/49	36.7
Nevada	1	9D, 4R	13/21	20D, 5R	25/42	38/63	60.3
New Hampshire	15	7D, 5R	12/24	101D, 49R	150/400	162/424	38.2
New Jersey	24	8D, 2R	10/40	25D, 6R	31/80	41/120	34.2
New Mexico	6	10D, 1R	11/42	31D, 7R	38/70	49/112	43.8
New York	21	17D, 3R	20/63	50D, 3R	53/150	73/213	34.3
North Carolina	34	13D, 4R	17/50	24D, 9R	33/120	50/170	29.4
North Dakota	41	1D, 7R	8/47	9D, 18R	27/94	35/141	24.8
Ohio	37	3D, 5R	8/33	13D, 17R	30/99	38/132	28.8
Oklahoma	45	5D, 5R	10/48	10D, 9R	19/101	29/149	19.5
Oregon	13	7D, 2R	9/30	18D, 10R	28/60	37/90	41.1
Pennsylvania	26	8D, 9R	17/50	37D, 27R	64/203	81/253	32.0
Rhode Island	8	14D, 2R	16/38	30D, 3R	33/75	49/113	43.4
South Carolina	49	1D, 3R, 1nd	5/46	8D, 12R	20/124	25/170	14.7
South Dakota	39	2D, 5R	7/35	4D, 17R	21/70	28/105	26.7
Tennessee	48	5D, 3R	8/33	3D, 9R	12/99	20/132	15.2
Texas	33	4D, 4R	8/31	32D, 14R	46/150	54/181	29.8
Utah	40	5D, 2R	7/29	8D, 12R	20/75	27/104	26.0
Vermont	5	12D, 0R	12/30	58D, 9R, 2Ind	69/150	81/180	45.0
Virginia	21	11D, 3R	14/40	27D, 7R	34/100	48/140	34.3
Washington	4	15D, 5R	20/49	35D, 12R	47/98	67/147	45.6
Washington, D.C.	N/A	4D, 1Ind	5/13	n/a	-unicameral-	5/13	38.5
West Virginia	50	0D, 4R	4/34	2D, 11R	13/100	17/134	12.7
Wisconsin	28	5D, 3R	8/33	20D, 13R	33/99	41/132	31.1
Wyoming	44	0D, 7R	7/31	3D, 10R	13/62	20/93	21.5

US territories

Note: 24 female legislators overall in Puerto Rico. Affiliations: 8 PNP, 11 PPD, 5 Third Party.^[1]

US territorial legislatures in 2023. Party affiliations. Female/male ratios by branch. Overall ratio and percent.^[1]
Location	Rank	Senate	Senate ratio	House	House ratio	Overall ratio	Overall percent
American Samoa	5	1Ind	1/18	1	1/21	2/39	5.1
Guam	1	4D, 2R	6/15	n/a	-unicameral-	6/15	40.0
Northern Mariana Islands	4	2D, 1Ind	3/9	1D, 2I	3/20	6/29	20.7
Puerto Rico	3	13Ind	13/27	n/a	11Ind	24/78	30.8
U.S. Virgin Islands	2	4D, 1Ind	5/16	n/a	-unicameral-	5/16	31.3

^ ^a ^b ^c Women in State Legislatures 2024. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University–New Brunswick.

[tables-1] Women in State Legislatures 2024. New Brunswick, NJ: Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University–New Brunswick.

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