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The Senate of the 118th Congress is composed in 2024 of 49 Republicans, 47 Democrats, and 4 independents; all the independents caucus with the Democrats. The leaders are Senators Chuck Schumer of New York and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. [1] The assistant leaders, or whips, are Senators Dick Durbin of Illinois and John Thune of South Dakota.
Control of the Senate, Presidency, and House since 1855: any column where all three sections show the same color is a trifecta.. The term is primarily used in the United States, where the federal government level consists of the president and the Congress with its two chambers, the House and the Senate.
In the United States, divided government describes a situation in which one party controls the White House (executive branch), while another party controls one or both houses of the United States Congress (legislative branch). Divided government is seen by different groups as a benefit or as an undesirable product of the model of governance ...
The Senate, or upper chamber, has 100 seats — two per state. Of these, 34 are up for election in 2024. ... Here's a breakdown of the current party control. 2024 U.S. Senate Election Results: ...
Historical graph of party control of the Senate and House as well as the Presidency [1]. The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States.
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 ...
Each party elects Senate party leaders. Floor leaders act as the party chief spokesmen. The Senate majority leader is responsible for controlling the agenda of the chamber by scheduling debates and votes. Each party elects an assistant leader (whip), who works to ensure that his party's senators vote as the party leadership desires.
As the Second Party System emerged, the Whigs and Jacksonians (called "Democrats" by 1834) battled for control of Congress. In the 1832 Senate elections, the National Republican party, which was the main party that opposed Andrew Jackson, gained control of the US Senate after President Jackson broke with his Vice-president John Calhoun, and ...