How does women's representation differ by party?
Women in Congress by party
DemocraticRepublicanIndependent
2025Democratic 110Republican 41Independent 0
Women serving
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Women in Congress by political party, 1917–2025
The Democratic, Republican, and independent party composition of women serving in each Congress.
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CAWP's 119th Congress total includes 110 Democratic women and 41 Republican women.
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Party breakdown parsed from CAWP's total-women count for each Congress.
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| Year | Democratic | Republican | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1919 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1921 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 1923 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1925 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1927 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1929 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1931 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1933 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 1935 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1937 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1939 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 1941 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1943 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 1945 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1947 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1949 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1951 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 1953 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| 1955 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 1957 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 1959 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 1961 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 1963 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1965 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 1967 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1969 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 1971 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 1973 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 1975 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 40 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 36 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 43 | 20 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 50 | 22 | 0 |
| 2003 | 48 | 26 | 0 |
| 2005 | 52 | 30 | 0 |
| 2007 | 63 | 25 | 0 |
| 2009 | 69 | 21 | 0 |
| 2011 | 61 | 29 | 0 |
| 2013 | 77 | 23 | 0 |
| 2015 | 77 | 28 | 0 |
| 2017 | 81 | 29 | 0 |
| 2019 | 105 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | 106 | 40 | 0 |
| 2023 | 107 | 43 | 1 |
| 2025 | 110 | 41 | 0 |