How has women's representation in Congress grown?
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Women serving in Congress, 1917–2025
The number of women serving in the House and Senate in every Congress since the first woman entered Congress.
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CAWP counts 151 women serving in the 119th Congress: 124 in the House and 27 in the Senate.
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CAWP historical count by Congress, preserving the source's chamber totals.
Important limits
- For prior Congresses, CAWP generally reports the number serving at the conclusion; the current Congress figure is current as published.
The data behind the view
Every plotted value.
| Year | House | Senate | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1919 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1923 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1925 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1927 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1929 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 1931 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 1933 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 1935 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 1937 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 1939 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 1941 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 1943 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 1945 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1947 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 1949 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 1951 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 1953 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 1955 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 1957 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 1959 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
| 1961 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 1963 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 1965 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 1967 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 1969 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 1971 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 1973 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 1975 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 1977 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
| 1979 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 1981 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 1983 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
| 1985 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 1987 | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| 1989 | 29 | 2 | 31 |
| 1991 | 28 | 4 | 32 |
| 1993 | 47 | 7 | 54 |
| 1995 | 48 | 9 | 57 |
| 1997 | 54 | 9 | 63 |
| 1999 | 56 | 9 | 65 |
| 2001 | 59 | 13 | 72 |
| 2003 | 60 | 14 | 74 |
| 2005 | 68 | 14 | 82 |
| 2007 | 72 | 16 | 88 |
| 2009 | 73 | 17 | 90 |
| 2011 | 73 | 17 | 90 |
| 2013 | 80 | 20 | 100 |
| 2015 | 85 | 20 | 105 |
| 2017 | 87 | 23 | 110 |
| 2019 | 101 | 25 | 126 |
| 2021 | 122 | 24 | 146 |
| 2023 | 127 | 24 | 151 |
| 2025 | 124 | 27 | 151 |