Political Participation
Women remain a minority in public office at the federal (30% of MA’s U.S. Congressional delegation), state (28.6% of MA legislators), and local (40% of mayors) levels. Since 2019, two additional female mayors were elected, raising the percentage of women mayors in Western Massachusetts from 20% to 40%. At the local level, all but 2 of the 13 city councils or town select boards are majority male.
Congressional Representation
National
27.5%
Percent of congress people that are women
Source: https://cawpdata.rutgers.edu/women-elected-officials
Massachusetts
30.0%
Percent of MA congress people that are women
Source: https://cawpdata.rutgers.edu/women-elected-officials
Western MA
28.6%
Percent of MA Legislature from Western MA that are women
Source: https://malegislature.gov/
Local Mayoral Representation
4 out of 10 Four of the ten mayors in Western MA are women. None of the female mayors in Western MA are women of color.
Source: https://www.mma.org/members/mayors/list-of-massachusetts-mayors
