Women in State Legislatures: 2013

Women in State RUTGERS Legislatures: 2013 Center for American Women and Politics www.cawp.rutgers.edu State Rankings I. Colorado National Totals 20.6% 2. Vermont 24.1% State 3. Arizona Senators 4. Minnesota 5. New Hampshire 6. Illinois 25.3% 7. Hawaii 8. Maryland 9. Washington 10. Connecticut II. New Jersey 12. Maine 75.9% State Representatives 13. Alaska Percentage of Women in State Legislatures 14. Oregon 15. New Mexico 16. Rhode Island 17. Montana 18. Nevada 19. California 19. Delaware 21. Idaho 22. Massachusetts 23. Florida >40% 30-40% 23. Wisconsin 25-30% 20-25% 25. lowa 15-20% 10-15% 26. Kansas 27. Ohio 28. Georgia Party Breakdown of Women Legislators 28. South Dakota 30. Missouri 30. North Carolina 32. New York 33. Indiana 63.7% 35.4% 34. Texas 34. Nebraska 36. Michigan 37. Kentucky 38. Pennsylvania 39. Tennessee Women's Representation Over Time 40. Virginia 41. Arkansas 41. North Dakota 43. Mississippi 50.0% 45.0% 40.0% 35.0% 43. Wyoming 45. West Virginia 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 46. Utah 15.0% 47. Alabama 10.0% 48. Oklahoma 5.0% 0.0% 49. South Carolina 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 50. Louisiana Updated 1/16/13