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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016, to elect representatives for all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states to the 115th United States Congress. Non-voting members for the District of Columbia and territories of the United States were also elected.
Race is collected through the decennial United States census. Majority-minority districts may be created to avoid or remedy violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 's prohibitions on drawing redistricting plans that diminish the ability of a racial or language minority to elect its candidates of choice.
Then-incumbent President Barack Obama casts his vote early in Chicago on October 7, 2016. The 2016 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016.Republican nominee Donald Trump defeated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, while Republicans retained control of Congress.
At least 25 new congressional representatives were Hispanic, Native American, or people of color, and the incoming class included the first Native American women, the first Muslim women, and the two youngest women ever elected. [39] The 116th Congress included more women elected to the House than any previous Congress. [40] [41]
In the 115th Congress, 94.1% of House members and 100% of senators had attained a bachelor's degree or a higher degree; this was a historically high level of education for a United States Congress. In addition, 167 members of the House and 55 members of the Senate had law degrees. Only 18 members of Congress had no college education. [33]
June 8, 2016: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of Congress. [17] June 22–23, 2016: In the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting, Congress debated gun control reform. [18] The U.S. House recessed for the July 4 holiday during a sit-in protest held by Democrats that halted business in the chamber for more than 24 ...
Democratic members of Congress staged a sit-in on the House floor Wednesday morning, demanding a vote on gun reforms in the wake of the Orlando massacre.
The degree to which the president of the United States has control of Congress often determines their political strength, such as the ability to pass sponsored legislation, ratify treaties, and have Cabinet members and judges approved. Early in the 19th century, divided government was rare but since the 1970s it has become increasingly common.