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Control of the Congress from 1855 to 2025 Popular vote and house seats won by party. Party divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—since its establishment as the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States in 1789.
Democratic 1 4 4 0 2 2 2 2 0 15 James Buchanan: Democratic 1 4 4 0 2 2 2 2 0 16 Abraham Lincoln: Republican: National Union 2 4.1 4.1 0 4.1 0 4.1 0 0 17 Andrew Johnson: National Union: Democratic 0 3.9 0 3.9 0 3.9 0 0 3.9 18 Ulysses Grant: Republican 2 8 8 0 6 2 6 2 0 19 Rutherford Hayes: Republican 1 4 2 2 0 4 0 2 2 20 James Garfield ...
2016 United States Senate elections ← 2014 November 8, 2016 December 10 (Louisiana runoff) 2018 → 2017 (AL) → 34 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Mitch McConnell Harry Reid (retired) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 3, 2007 January 3, 2005 Leader's seat Kentucky Nevada Seats before 54 44 Seats ...
The 2016 Senate consists of 54 Republicans and 46 Democrats. (The two independent senators caucus with Democrats.) Voters usually re-elect their incumbent senators, but some seats could flip to the other party. If four Republican Senate seats flip to Democrats and there are no other changes, the 2017 Senate will be split 50-50. States Likely To ...
The Democratic Senate candidates’ victories will be the difference between a small Republican majority in the upper chamber − it's projected to be 52 to 55 seats − and a roomy majority that ...
117 sitting House members, 14 of whom are Republicans and 103 are Democrats; 27 sitting Senate members, 2 of whom are Republicans and 25 Democrats; 236 candidates for House and Senate, including ...
"There is not money there to put into a (wildfire relief) package unless you borrow the money," said Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D. Plus, linking the two issues "would probably be more appealing to a ...
In the Senate, Republicans briefly held the majority at the start; however, on January 20, 2021, three new Democratic senators – Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of Georgia and Alex Padilla of California – were sworn in, resulting in 50 seats held by Republicans, 48 seats held by Democrats, and two held by independents who caucus with the ...