Table B1.1
Women in the United States Congress, 2015 | ||
State |
Number of U.S. Senators Who Are Womena |
Proportion of U.S. Representatives Who Are Womenb |
Alabama |
0 |
28.6% |
Alaska |
1 |
0.0% |
Arizona |
0 |
33.3% |
Arkansas |
0 |
0.0% |
California |
2 |
35.8% |
Colorado |
0 |
14.3% |
Connecticut |
0 |
40.0% |
Delaware |
0 |
0.0% |
Florida |
0 |
25.9% |
Georgia |
0 |
0.0% |
Hawaii |
1 |
50.0% |
Idaho |
0 |
0.0% |
Illinois |
0 |
22.2% |
Indiana |
0 |
22.2% |
Iowa |
1 |
0.0% |
Kansas |
0 |
25.0% |
Kentucky |
0 |
0.0% |
Louisiana |
0 |
0.0% |
Maine |
1 |
50.0% |
Maryland |
1 |
12.5% |
Massachusetts |
1 |
22.2% |
Michigan |
1 |
21.4% |
Minnesota |
1 |
12.5% |
Mississippi |
0 |
0.0% |
Missouri |
1 |
25.0% |
Montana |
0 |
0.0% |
Nebraska |
1 |
0.0% |
Nevada |
0 |
25.0% |
New Hampshire |
2 |
50.0% |
New Jersey |
0 |
8.3% |
New Mexico |
0 |
33.3% |
New York |
1 |
29.6% |
North Carolina |
0 |
23.1% |
North Dakota |
1 |
0.0% |
Ohio |
0 |
18.8% |
Oklahoma |
0 |
0.0% |
Oregon |
0 |
20.0% |
Pennsylvania |
0 |
0.0% |
Rhode Island |
0 |
0.0% |
South Carolina |
0 |
0.0% |
South Dakota |
0 |
100.0% |
Tennessee |
0 |
22.2% |
Texas |
0 |
8.3% |
Utah |
0 |
25.0% |
Vermont |
0 |
0.0% |
Virginia |
0 |
9.1% |
Washington |
2 |
30.0% |
West Virginia |
1 |
0.0% |
Wisconsin |
1 |
12.5% |
Wyoming |
0 |
100.0% |
United States |
20 |
19.3% |
Source: IWPR compilation of data from Center for American Women and Politics 2015. |