There are 100 Senators that serve in the United States Senate at any given time - two from each of the 50 states. As of the first day of the 118th Congress, there were 15 Democratic Senators, nine Republican Senators, and one Independent Senator.
Number of women in the United States Senate from 1979 to 2023, by party
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.
For the 117th Congress, the source includes Kamala Harris, who did not resign from office until January 18th, 2021.
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CAWP. (January 3, 2023). Number of women in the United States Senate from 1979 to 2023, by party [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358335/women-senators-party-us/
CAWP. "Number of women in the United States Senate from 1979 to 2023, by party." Chart. January 3, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358335/women-senators-party-us/
CAWP. (2023). Number of women in the United States Senate from 1979 to 2023, by party. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358335/women-senators-party-us/
CAWP. "Number of Women in The United States Senate from 1979 to 2023, by Party." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358335/women-senators-party-us/
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Number of women in the United States Senate from 1979 to 2023, by party [Graph], CAWP, January 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358335/women-senators-party-us/