Record number of women will serve in state legislatures: Analysis

There will be a record number of women serving in state legislatures across the U.S. following the 2024 elections, an analysis from the Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics found.

The report, released Thursday, found that while there are nearly 50 women in almost 40 races that are still too close to call, the number of women projected to have seats in state legislatures will increase by at least 19.

The analysis found that at least 2,450 women will serve in state legislatures in 2025, which accounts for 33.2 percent of state seats across the country. This is an uptick from 2,431 last year, which also was a record.

When split by political party, the findings project there will be at least 1,579 Democratic women in state legislative seats, just shy of the record set in 2024, which was 1,593.

The number of Republican women serving in state legislatures is projected to beat the 2024 record, which was 815, the analysis found. In 2025, the report said at least 851 Republican women will have seats in state legislatures.

The 48 women in races too close to call are evenly split between party affiliation, 24 Democrats and 24 Republicans, the analysis found.

The number of women projected to serve in state senate seats — at least 590 — is just shy of the 2023 record, which was 596 seats. At least 1,860 women are projected to serve in state house seats next year, which passes the record of 1,838 women in 2024, the analysis found.

The 2024 numbers reflect the total number of women serving in state legislatures as of Election Day this year. The 2025 projections are based on the latest election results.