This provides a summary of the results of elections to the United States House of Representatives from the elections held in 1856 to the present. This time period corresponds to the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Party Systems of the United States. For the purposes of counting partisan divisions in the U.S. House of Representatives, "Independent Democrats", "Independent Republicans", and other members loosely affiliated with the two main parties have been included in the "Democrat" and "Republican" member tallies in the table below, though the details of such are included in the accompanying 'Notes'. Parties with a majority, or which controlled the U.S. House of Representatives after the election, are shown in bold.
Election year |
Democrats | Republicans | Other parties | Total apportionment | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Populist | Independents | Others | ||
1856 | 133 [a] | +50 | 90 | β10 [b] | β | β | 14 [c] | 237 |
1858 | 98 [d] | β35 | 116 | +26 | β | β | 24 [e] | 238 |
1860 | 45 [a] | β53 [f] | 108 | β8 | β | β | 30 [g] | 183 [f] |
1862 | 72 | +27 | 87 [h] | β21 | β | β | 25 [g] | 184 |
1864 | 38 | β34 | 137 [i] | +50 | β | β | 18 [g] | 193 |
1866 | 47 | +9 | 175 [j] | +38 | β | β | 4 [k] | 226 |
1868 | 67 | +20 | 171 | β4 | β | β | 5 [l] | 243 |
1870 | 104 | +37 | 139 [m] | β32 | β | β | β | 243 |
1872 | 89 [a] | β15 | 203 [n] | +44 | β | β | β | 292 |
1874 | 183 [a] | +94 | 106 [o] | β97 | β | 4 | β | 293 |
1876 | 157 [p] | β26 | 136 | +30 | β | β | β | 293 |
1878 | 148 [q] | β9 | 132 | β4 | β | β | 13 [r] | 293 |
1880 | 131 [s] | β17 | 151 | +19 | β | 1 | 10 [t] | 293 |
1882 | 199 [u] | +68 | 118 [i] | β33 | β | 2 | 6 [v] | 325 |
1884 | 183 [a] | β16 | 141 | +23 | β | β | 1 [w] | 325 |
1886 | 167 | β16 | 154 [h] | +13 | β | 1 | 3 [x] | 325 |
1888 | 152 | β15 | 179 | +25 | β | β | 1 [y] | 332 |
1890 | 238 | +86 | 86 | β93 | 8 | β | β | 332 |
1892 | 220 [p] | β18 | 124 | +38 | 11 | β | 1 [z] | 356 |
1894 | 93 | β127 | 254 | +130 | 9 | β | 1 [z] | 357 |
1896 | 124 | +31 | 210 [aa] | β44 | 22 | β | 1 [z] | 357 |
1898 | 161 | +37 | 189 [ab] | β21 | 6 [ac] | β | 1 [z] | 357 |
1900 | 151 | β10 | 201 [ad] | +12 | 5 | β | β | 357 |
1902 | 176 | +25 | 210 [o] | +9 | β | β | β | 386 |
1904 | 135 | β41 | 251 | +41 | β | β | β | 386 |
1906 | 167 | +32 | 224 [i] | β27 | β | β | β | 391 |
1908 | 172 | +5 | 219 | β5 | β | β | β | 391 |
1910 | 230 | +58 | 163 [ae] | β56 | β | β | 1 [af] | 394 |
1912 | 291 | +61 | 134 | β29 | β | 1 | 9 [ag] | 435 |
1914 | 230 | β61 | 196 | +62 | β | 1 | 8 [ah] | 435 |
1916 | 214 [ai] | β16 | 216 [i] | +20 | β | β | 5 [aj] | 435 |
1918 | 192 | β22 | 240 | +24 | β | 1 | 2 [ak] | 435 |
1920 | 131 | β61 | 303 [i] | +63 | β | β | 1 [af] | 435 |
1922 | 207 | +76 | 225 | β78 | β | β | 3 [al] | 435 |
1924 | 183 | β24 | 247 | +22 | β | β | 5 [am] | 435 |
1926 | 194 | +11 | 238 | β9 | β | β | 3 [al] | 435 |
1928 | 164 | β30 | 270 | +32 | β | β | 1 [an] | 435 |
1930 | 216 [ao] | +52 | 218 | β52 | β | β | 1 [an] | 435 |
1932 | 313 | +97 | 117 | β101 | β | β | 5 [ap] | 435 |
1934 | 322 | +9 | 103 | β14 | β | β | 10 [aq] | 435 |
1936 | 334 | +12 | 88 | β15 | β | β | 13 [ar] | 435 |
1938 | 262 | β72 | 169 | +81 | β | β | 4 [as] | 435 |
1940 | 268 [a] | +6 | 162 | β7 | β | β | 5 [at] | 435 |
1942 | 222 | β46 | 209 | +47 | β | β | 4 [as] | 435 |
1944 | 244 | +22 | 189 | β20 | β | β | 2 [au] | 435 |
1946 | 188 | β56 | 246 | +57 | β | β | 1 [av] | 435 |
1948 | 263 | +75 | 171 | β75 | β | β | 1 [av] | 435 |
1950 | 235 | β28 | 199 | +28 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1952 | 213 | β22 | 221 | +22 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1954 | 232 | +19 | 203 | β18 | β | β | β | 435 |
1956 | 232 | 0 | 203 | 0 | β | β | β | 435 |
1958 | 283 [a] | +51 | 153 | β50 | β | β | β | 436 [aw] |
1960 | 264 | β19 | 173 | +20 | β | β | β | 437 [ax] |
1962 | 259 [2] | β5 | 176 [2] | +3 | β | β | β | 435 |
1964 | 295 | +36 | 140 | β36 | β | β | β | 435 |
1966 | 248 | β47 | 187 | +47 | β | β | β | 435 |
1968 | 243 | β5 | 192 | +5 | β | β | β | 435 |
1970 | 255 | +12 | 180 | β12 | β | β | β | 435 |
1972 | 243 | β12 | 192 | +12 | β | β | β | 435 |
1974 | 291 | +48 | 144 | β48 | β | β | β | 435 |
1976 | 292 | +1 | 143 | β1 | β | β | β | 435 |
1978 | 277 [3] | β15 | 158 [3] | +15 | β | β | β | 435 |
1980 | 243 | β34 | 192 | +34 | β | β | β | 435 |
1982 | 269 | +26 | 166 | β26 | β | β | β | 435 |
1984 | 253 [4] | β16 | 182 [4] | +16 | β | β | β | 435 |
1986 | 258 | +5 | 177 | β5 | β | β | β | 435 |
1988 | 260 [5] | +2 | 175 [5] | β2 | β | β | β | 435 |
1990 | 267 | +7 | 167 | β8 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1992 | 258 | β9 | 176 | +9 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1994 | 204 [6] | β54 | 230 [6] | +54 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1996 | 206 [7] | +2 | 228 [7] | β2 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1998 | 211 | +5 | 223 | β5 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
2000 | 212 [8] | +1 | 221 [8] | β2 | β | 2 | β | 435 |
2002 | 205 | β7 | 229 | +8 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
2004 | 202 [9] | β3 | 232 [9] | +3 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
2006 | 233 | +31 | 202 | β30 | β | β | β | 435 |
2008 | 257 | +24 | 178 | β24 | β | β | β | 435 |
2010 | 193 | β63 | 242 | +63 | β | β | β | 435 |
2012 | 201 | +8 | 234 | β8 | β | β | β | 435 |
2014 | 188 | β13 | 247 | +13 | β | β | β | 435 |
2016 | 194 | +6 | 241 | β6 | β | β | β | 435 |
2018 | 235 | +41 | 199 | β42 | β | β | 1 [ay] | 435 |
2020 | 222 | β13 | 213 [az] | +14 | β | β | β | 435 |
2022 | 213 | β9 | 222 | +9 | β | β | β | 435 |
This provides a summary of the results of elections to the United States House of Representatives from the elections held in 1856 to the present. This time period corresponds to the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Party Systems of the United States. For the purposes of counting partisan divisions in the U.S. House of Representatives, "Independent Democrats", "Independent Republicans", and other members loosely affiliated with the two main parties have been included in the "Democrat" and "Republican" member tallies in the table below, though the details of such are included in the accompanying 'Notes'. Parties with a majority, or which controlled the U.S. House of Representatives after the election, are shown in bold.
Election year |
Democrats | Republicans | Other parties | Total apportionment | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Populist | Independents | Others | ||
1856 | 133 [a] | +50 | 90 | β10 [b] | β | β | 14 [c] | 237 |
1858 | 98 [d] | β35 | 116 | +26 | β | β | 24 [e] | 238 |
1860 | 45 [a] | β53 [f] | 108 | β8 | β | β | 30 [g] | 183 [f] |
1862 | 72 | +27 | 87 [h] | β21 | β | β | 25 [g] | 184 |
1864 | 38 | β34 | 137 [i] | +50 | β | β | 18 [g] | 193 |
1866 | 47 | +9 | 175 [j] | +38 | β | β | 4 [k] | 226 |
1868 | 67 | +20 | 171 | β4 | β | β | 5 [l] | 243 |
1870 | 104 | +37 | 139 [m] | β32 | β | β | β | 243 |
1872 | 89 [a] | β15 | 203 [n] | +44 | β | β | β | 292 |
1874 | 183 [a] | +94 | 106 [o] | β97 | β | 4 | β | 293 |
1876 | 157 [p] | β26 | 136 | +30 | β | β | β | 293 |
1878 | 148 [q] | β9 | 132 | β4 | β | β | 13 [r] | 293 |
1880 | 131 [s] | β17 | 151 | +19 | β | 1 | 10 [t] | 293 |
1882 | 199 [u] | +68 | 118 [i] | β33 | β | 2 | 6 [v] | 325 |
1884 | 183 [a] | β16 | 141 | +23 | β | β | 1 [w] | 325 |
1886 | 167 | β16 | 154 [h] | +13 | β | 1 | 3 [x] | 325 |
1888 | 152 | β15 | 179 | +25 | β | β | 1 [y] | 332 |
1890 | 238 | +86 | 86 | β93 | 8 | β | β | 332 |
1892 | 220 [p] | β18 | 124 | +38 | 11 | β | 1 [z] | 356 |
1894 | 93 | β127 | 254 | +130 | 9 | β | 1 [z] | 357 |
1896 | 124 | +31 | 210 [aa] | β44 | 22 | β | 1 [z] | 357 |
1898 | 161 | +37 | 189 [ab] | β21 | 6 [ac] | β | 1 [z] | 357 |
1900 | 151 | β10 | 201 [ad] | +12 | 5 | β | β | 357 |
1902 | 176 | +25 | 210 [o] | +9 | β | β | β | 386 |
1904 | 135 | β41 | 251 | +41 | β | β | β | 386 |
1906 | 167 | +32 | 224 [i] | β27 | β | β | β | 391 |
1908 | 172 | +5 | 219 | β5 | β | β | β | 391 |
1910 | 230 | +58 | 163 [ae] | β56 | β | β | 1 [af] | 394 |
1912 | 291 | +61 | 134 | β29 | β | 1 | 9 [ag] | 435 |
1914 | 230 | β61 | 196 | +62 | β | 1 | 8 [ah] | 435 |
1916 | 214 [ai] | β16 | 216 [i] | +20 | β | β | 5 [aj] | 435 |
1918 | 192 | β22 | 240 | +24 | β | 1 | 2 [ak] | 435 |
1920 | 131 | β61 | 303 [i] | +63 | β | β | 1 [af] | 435 |
1922 | 207 | +76 | 225 | β78 | β | β | 3 [al] | 435 |
1924 | 183 | β24 | 247 | +22 | β | β | 5 [am] | 435 |
1926 | 194 | +11 | 238 | β9 | β | β | 3 [al] | 435 |
1928 | 164 | β30 | 270 | +32 | β | β | 1 [an] | 435 |
1930 | 216 [ao] | +52 | 218 | β52 | β | β | 1 [an] | 435 |
1932 | 313 | +97 | 117 | β101 | β | β | 5 [ap] | 435 |
1934 | 322 | +9 | 103 | β14 | β | β | 10 [aq] | 435 |
1936 | 334 | +12 | 88 | β15 | β | β | 13 [ar] | 435 |
1938 | 262 | β72 | 169 | +81 | β | β | 4 [as] | 435 |
1940 | 268 [a] | +6 | 162 | β7 | β | β | 5 [at] | 435 |
1942 | 222 | β46 | 209 | +47 | β | β | 4 [as] | 435 |
1944 | 244 | +22 | 189 | β20 | β | β | 2 [au] | 435 |
1946 | 188 | β56 | 246 | +57 | β | β | 1 [av] | 435 |
1948 | 263 | +75 | 171 | β75 | β | β | 1 [av] | 435 |
1950 | 235 | β28 | 199 | +28 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1952 | 213 | β22 | 221 | +22 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1954 | 232 | +19 | 203 | β18 | β | β | β | 435 |
1956 | 232 | 0 | 203 | 0 | β | β | β | 435 |
1958 | 283 [a] | +51 | 153 | β50 | β | β | β | 436 [aw] |
1960 | 264 | β19 | 173 | +20 | β | β | β | 437 [ax] |
1962 | 259 [2] | β5 | 176 [2] | +3 | β | β | β | 435 |
1964 | 295 | +36 | 140 | β36 | β | β | β | 435 |
1966 | 248 | β47 | 187 | +47 | β | β | β | 435 |
1968 | 243 | β5 | 192 | +5 | β | β | β | 435 |
1970 | 255 | +12 | 180 | β12 | β | β | β | 435 |
1972 | 243 | β12 | 192 | +12 | β | β | β | 435 |
1974 | 291 | +48 | 144 | β48 | β | β | β | 435 |
1976 | 292 | +1 | 143 | β1 | β | β | β | 435 |
1978 | 277 [3] | β15 | 158 [3] | +15 | β | β | β | 435 |
1980 | 243 | β34 | 192 | +34 | β | β | β | 435 |
1982 | 269 | +26 | 166 | β26 | β | β | β | 435 |
1984 | 253 [4] | β16 | 182 [4] | +16 | β | β | β | 435 |
1986 | 258 | +5 | 177 | β5 | β | β | β | 435 |
1988 | 260 [5] | +2 | 175 [5] | β2 | β | β | β | 435 |
1990 | 267 | +7 | 167 | β8 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1992 | 258 | β9 | 176 | +9 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1994 | 204 [6] | β54 | 230 [6] | +54 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1996 | 206 [7] | +2 | 228 [7] | β2 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
1998 | 211 | +5 | 223 | β5 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
2000 | 212 [8] | +1 | 221 [8] | β2 | β | 2 | β | 435 |
2002 | 205 | β7 | 229 | +8 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
2004 | 202 [9] | β3 | 232 [9] | +3 | β | 1 | β | 435 |
2006 | 233 | +31 | 202 | β30 | β | β | β | 435 |
2008 | 257 | +24 | 178 | β24 | β | β | β | 435 |
2010 | 193 | β63 | 242 | +63 | β | β | β | 435 |
2012 | 201 | +8 | 234 | β8 | β | β | β | 435 |
2014 | 188 | β13 | 247 | +13 | β | β | β | 435 |
2016 | 194 | +6 | 241 | β6 | β | β | β | 435 |
2018 | 235 | +41 | 199 | β42 | β | β | 1 [ay] | 435 |
2020 | 222 | β13 | 213 [az] | +14 | β | β | β | 435 |
2022 | 213 | β9 | 222 | +9 | β | β | β | 435 |