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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 13, 2018
The Number of the Day columns published on Ballotpedia reflect the views of the author.
March 13, 2018: Two states—Vermont and Mississippi—have never sent a woman to Congress.[1]
Currently, 22 out of 100 U.S. senators are women. So are 84 of the 435 U.S. representatives. On top of that, there are six women serving as governor of a state.
The first woman to serve in Congress, Montana’s Jeannette Rankin, was elected in 1916.[2] That was four years before the constitutional amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote.[3] Prior to congressional action, many states granted women the right to vote. In fact, by the time the amendment became law, women were able to vote in about half of all congressional districts.
Politico is running a project during Election 2018 tracking the number and success of women candidates.
Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- March 12, 2018 – 48 congressional districts with no Republican candidate
- March 9, 2018 – 88% of young adults use social media platforms; just 37% of seniors do the same
- March 8, 2018 – 10 percent of All U.S. voters voted for Donald Trump but thought he was unqualified to serve as president
- March 7, 2018 – 17 Republican senators elected in 2016 did better than Donald Trump on Election Day
- March 6, 2018 – 10 U.S. cities with high-paying jobs and low cost of living
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