Overview

• At least 2,451 women are projected to serve in state legislatures in 2025, surpassing the previous record of 2,431 set in 2024.
• Women will make up 33.2% of state legislative seats nationwide, marking a slight increase from the previous year.
• Colorado and New Mexico will see women hold a majority of legislative seats for the first time, joining Nevada, which reached this milestone in 2018.
• Republican women have achieved a record high of at least 851 state legislative seats, while Democratic women remain the majority among female lawmakers with at least 1,579 seats.
• Despite the overall increase, 13 states, including South Carolina and West Virginia, saw declines in female representation, with South Carolina's legislature now among the lowest in the nation for women.