Table 1.1
| How the States Measure Up: Women’s Status on the Political Participation Composite Index and Its Components | |||||||||||
Composite Index |
Women in Elected Office Index |
Percent of Women Registered to Vote, 2010/2012 Average |
Percent of Women Who Voted, 2010/ 2012 Average |
Women’s Institutional Resources Index |
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State |
Score |
Rank |
Grade |
Score |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Score |
Rank |
Alabama |
–4.15 |
41 |
D– |
1.28 |
43 |
68.8% |
22 |
52.9% |
28 |
1.00 |
25 |
Alaska |
–1.75 |
33 |
D |
1.95 |
29 |
67.0% |
26 |
52.7% |
29 |
0.50 |
36 |
Arizona |
1.79 |
14 |
C |
2.73 |
9 |
59.3% |
46 |
46.8% |
43 |
1.50 |
11 |
Arkansas |
–5.93 |
47 |
F |
1.51 |
38 |
62.8% |
41 |
46.2% |
44 |
0.50 |
36 |
California |
4.84 |
8 |
C+ |
3.38 |
3 |
53.8% |
50 |
44.7% |
50 |
2.00 |
1 |
Colorado |
0.77 |
19 |
C– |
2.22 |
18 |
67.2% |
25 |
59.1% |
8 |
0.50 |
36 |
Connecticut |
2.32 |
12 |
C |
2.60 |
10 |
65.0% |
34 |
53.2% |
27 |
1.00 |
25 |
Delaware |
–1.28 |
30 |
D+ |
1.72 |
33 |
67.3% |
24 |
57.6% |
15 |
1.00 |
25 |
District of Columbia |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
69.9% |
17 |
57.2% |
18 |
1.00 |
25 |
Florida |
–0.93 |
27 |
D+ |
2.00 |
27 |
60.0% |
44 |
48.0% |
39 |
2.00 |
1 |
Georgia |
–5.18 |
44 |
D– |
1.01 |
49 |
63.4% |
38 |
50.8% |
33 |
2.00 |
1 |
Hawaii |
1.22 |
17 |
C– |
2.89 |
8 |
52.3% |
51 |
45.1% |
49 |
1.50 |
11 |
Idaho |
–3.71 |
40 |
D– |
1.64 |
37 |
63.9% |
36 |
54.0% |
23 |
0.50 |
36 |
Illinois |
–0.86 |
26 |
D+ |
2.23 |
17 |
65.9% |
32 |
50.5% |
35 |
0.50 |
36 |
Indiana |
0.17 |
20 |
C– |
2.20 |
20 |
65.2% |
33 |
48.1% |
38 |
1.50 |
11 |
Iowa |
2.90 |
9 |
C |
2.07 |
22 |
73.3% |
8 |
60.2% |
5 |
1.50 |
11 |
Kansas |
–1.54 |
32 |
D |
1.70 |
35 |
69.8% |
18 |
54.1% |
22 |
1.00 |
25 |
Kentucky |
–2.77 |
36 |
D |
1.13 |
46 |
71.0% |
13 |
53.6% |
26 |
2.00 |
1 |
Louisiana |
–5.55 |
46 |
D– |
0.58 |
50 |
76.9% |
2 |
58.7% |
10 |
1.00 |
25 |
Maine |
9.09 |
3 |
B |
3.15 |
4 |
76.8% |
3 |
64.3% |
2 |
1.00 |
25 |
Maryland |
1.16 |
18 |
C– |
2.32 |
15 |
63.3% |
39 |
52.1% |
30 |
1.50 |
11 |
Massachusetts |
7.82 |
5 |
B– |
3.03 |
6 |
69.7% |
19 |
57.4% |
16 |
2.00 |
1 |
Michigan |
1.74 |
15 |
C |
2.01 |
26 |
73.0% |
9 |
55.7% |
19 |
1.50 |
11 |
Minnesota |
9.86 |
2 |
B |
3.12 |
5 |
73.6% |
7 |
63.0% |
4 |
2.00 |
1 |
Mississippi |
–1.21 |
28 |
D+ |
1.29 |
42 |
80.8% |
1 |
63.3% |
3 |
0.50 |
36 |
Missouri |
2.37 |
11 |
C |
2.04 |
24 |
71.9% |
11 |
54.6% |
21 |
2.00 |
1 |
Montana |
2.80 |
10 |
C |
2.58 |
11 |
68.9% |
21 |
58.1% |
14 |
0.50 |
36 |
Nebraska |
–2.81 |
37 |
D |
1.93 |
30 |
64.9% |
35 |
49.4% |
37 |
0.50 |
36 |
Nevada |
–4.46 |
42 |
D– |
2.02 |
25 |
56.2% |
49 |
45.4% |
46 |
0.50 |
36 |
New Hampshire |
14.40 |
1 |
B+ |
4.58 |
1 |
70.1% |
16 |
57.3% |
17 |
1.00 |
25 |
New Jersey |
–1.49 |
31 |
D |
1.85 |
31 |
61.9% |
42 |
47.3% |
40 |
2.00 |
1 |
New Mexico |
–0.07 |
23 |
C– |
2.26 |
16 |
59.9% |
45 |
49.8% |
36 |
1.50 |
11 |
New York |
–0.06 |
22 |
C– |
2.41 |
12 |
59.2% |
47 |
45.8% |
45 |
1.50 |
11 |
North Carolina |
1.59 |
16 |
C– |
2.07 |
22 |
70.6% |
14 |
55.1% |
20 |
1.50 |
11 |
North Dakota |
0.16 |
21 |
C– |
2.09 |
21 |
73.7% |
6 |
58.2% |
13 |
0.00 |
51 |
Ohio |
–1.21 |
28 |
D+ |
1.66 |
36 |
68.4% |
23 |
53.8% |
25 |
1.50 |
11 |
Oklahoma |
–2.76 |
35 |
D |
1.72 |
33 |
63.7% |
37 |
47.2% |
41 |
1.50 |
11 |
Oregon |
6.82 |
6 |
B– |
2.91 |
7 |
70.4% |
15 |
59.8% |
6 |
1.50 |
11 |
Pennsylvania |
–5.29 |
45 |
D– |
1.02 |
48 |
66.9% |
27 |
51.4% |
32 |
1.50 |
11 |
Rhode Island |
–0.14 |
24 |
D+ |
2.34 |
14 |
66.4% |
30 |
50.8% |
33 |
0.50 |
36 |
South Carolina |
–3.09 |
39 |
D– |
1.20 |
44 |
71.7% |
12 |
59.0% |
9 |
1.00 |
25 |
South Dakota |
–0.75 |
25 |
D+ |
1.79 |
32 |
72.2% |
10 |
58.6% |
11 |
0.50 |
36 |
Tennessee |
–3.01 |
38 |
D– |
1.45 |
39 |
66.1% |
31 |
46.9% |
42 |
2.00 |
1 |
Texas |
–6.22 |
49 |
F |
1.30 |
41 |
57.8% |
48 |
40.9% |
51 |
2.00 |
1 |
Utah |
–8.12 |
50 |
F |
1.20 |
44 |
60.4% |
43 |
45.4% |
46 |
0.50 |
36 |
Vermont |
1.97 |
13 |
C |
2.22 |
18 |
74.2% |
5 |
59.2% |
7 |
0.50 |
36 |
Virginia |
–4.67 |
43 |
D– |
1.12 |
47 |
66.7% |
28 |
52.1% |
30 |
1.50 |
11 |
Washington |
8.35 |
4 |
B |
3.45 |
2 |
69.0% |
20 |
58.4% |
12 |
1.00 |
25 |
West Virginia |
–6.08 |
48 |
F |
1.39 |
40 |
66.5% |
29 |
45.4% |
46 |
0.50 |
36 |
Wisconsin |
4.90 |
7 |
C+ |
2.41 |
12 |
74.9% |
4 |
64.8% |
1 |
1.00 |
25 |
Wyoming |
–1.97 |
34 |
D |
1.99 |
28 |
63.1% |
40 |
54.0% |
23 |
0.50 |
36 |
United States |
2.04 |
64.3% |
50.6% |
1.00 |
(median) |
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Notes: N/A: The District of Columbia is not included in the women in elected office index and Composite Index rankings. Data on voter registration and turnout include all women aged 18 and older who reported registering to vote and voting. See Appendix A1 for methodology and sources. |
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Calculated by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. |
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