U.S. women in the House of Representatives 1979-2025, by party

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Abigail Tierney,
Feb 24, 2025

There are 435 members that serve in the United States House of Representatives at any given time. As of the first day of the 119th Congress, there were a total of 125 female Representatives. Of those, 31 were Republicans.

Number of women in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 2025, by party

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February 2025

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United States

Survey time period

1979 to 2025

Supplementary notes

Figures represent the makeup of Congress on the first day of the session.
Data for the 96th Congress through to the 117th Congress can be found here.

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