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The table below summarizes results of elections to the United States House of Representatives from 1824 to 1854, a period corresponding to the Second Party System. In the House of Representatives, "Independent Democrats" and "Independent Whigs" are counted with the Democrats and the Whigs, respectively, and as described in the accompanying 'Note'. For more detailed results, see the main page for that election. Parties with a House majority or a plurality are shown in bold.
Election year |
Democrats [Note 1] | Whigs [Note 2] | Other Parties | Total apportionment | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Anti-Masonic | American [Note 3] | Independents | Others | ||
1824 | 104 | +33 [Note 4] | 109 | +22 [Note 5] | β | β | β | β | 213 |
1826 | 113 | +9 | 100 | β9 | β | β | β | β | 213 |
1828 | 136 | +23 | 72 | β28 | 5 | β | β | β | 213 |
1830 | 126 | β10 | 66 | β6 | 17 | β | β | 4 [Note 6] | 213 |
1832 | 143 | +17 | 63 | β3 | 25 | β | β | 9 [Note 6] | 240 |
1834 | 143 [Note 7] | 0 | 75 | +12 | 16 | β | β | 8 [Note 6] | 242 |
1836 | 128 | β15 | 100 | +25 | 7 | β | 1 | 6 [Note 6] | 242 |
1838 | 125 | β3 | 109 | +9 | 6 | β | β | 2 [Note 8] | 242 |
1840 | 99 [Note 9] | β26 | 142 | +33 | β | β | 1 | β | 242 |
1842 | 148 [Note 9] | +49 | 73 [Note 10] | β69 | β | β | β | 2 [Note 11] | 223 |
1844 | 142 [Note 7] | β6 | 79 | +6 | β | 6 | β | β | 228 |
1846 | 112 [Note 7] [Note 12] | β30 | 116 | +37 | β | 1 | 1 | β | 230 |
1848 | 113 [Note 7] | +1 | 108 | β8 | β | 1 | 1 | 9 [Note 13] | 233 |
1850 | 130 [Note 14] | +17 | 86 [Note 10] | β22 | β | β | β | 17 [Note 15] | 233 |
1852 | 158 [Note 9] | +28 | 71 | β15 | β | β | 1 | 4 [Note 16] | 234 |
1854 | 83 | β75 | 100 [Note 17] | +29 [Note 17] | β | 51 | β [Note 18] | β | 234 |
This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (January 2015) |
The table below summarizes results of elections to the United States House of Representatives from 1824 to 1854, a period corresponding to the Second Party System. In the House of Representatives, "Independent Democrats" and "Independent Whigs" are counted with the Democrats and the Whigs, respectively, and as described in the accompanying 'Note'. For more detailed results, see the main page for that election. Parties with a House majority or a plurality are shown in bold.
Election year |
Democrats [Note 1] | Whigs [Note 2] | Other Parties | Total apportionment | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Anti-Masonic | American [Note 3] | Independents | Others | ||
1824 | 104 | +33 [Note 4] | 109 | +22 [Note 5] | β | β | β | β | 213 |
1826 | 113 | +9 | 100 | β9 | β | β | β | β | 213 |
1828 | 136 | +23 | 72 | β28 | 5 | β | β | β | 213 |
1830 | 126 | β10 | 66 | β6 | 17 | β | β | 4 [Note 6] | 213 |
1832 | 143 | +17 | 63 | β3 | 25 | β | β | 9 [Note 6] | 240 |
1834 | 143 [Note 7] | 0 | 75 | +12 | 16 | β | β | 8 [Note 6] | 242 |
1836 | 128 | β15 | 100 | +25 | 7 | β | 1 | 6 [Note 6] | 242 |
1838 | 125 | β3 | 109 | +9 | 6 | β | β | 2 [Note 8] | 242 |
1840 | 99 [Note 9] | β26 | 142 | +33 | β | β | 1 | β | 242 |
1842 | 148 [Note 9] | +49 | 73 [Note 10] | β69 | β | β | β | 2 [Note 11] | 223 |
1844 | 142 [Note 7] | β6 | 79 | +6 | β | 6 | β | β | 228 |
1846 | 112 [Note 7] [Note 12] | β30 | 116 | +37 | β | 1 | 1 | β | 230 |
1848 | 113 [Note 7] | +1 | 108 | β8 | β | 1 | 1 | 9 [Note 13] | 233 |
1850 | 130 [Note 14] | +17 | 86 [Note 10] | β22 | β | β | β | 17 [Note 15] | 233 |
1852 | 158 [Note 9] | +28 | 71 | β15 | β | β | 1 | 4 [Note 16] | 234 |
1854 | 83 | β75 | 100 [Note 17] | +29 [Note 17] | β | 51 | β [Note 18] | β | 234 |