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Party Divisions of the House of Representatives*

1935–Present

Party Divisions of the House of Representatives, 1789–Present
Party Divisions of the House of Representatives, 1st Congress–73rd Congress (1789–1935)

Congress (Years)
# of House Seats
Democrats
Republicans
Other
Del./Res.
74th (1935–1937)
435
322
103
Progressives (7),
Farmer-Labor (3)
2/3
75th (1937–1939)
435
334
88
Progressives (8),
Farmer-Labor (5)
2/2
76th (1939–1941)
435
262
169
Progressives (2),
Farmer-Labor (1),
American Labor (1)
2/2
77th (1941–1943)
435
267
162
Progressives (3),
Farmer-Labor (1),
American Labor (1),
Independent Democrat (1)
2/2
78th (1943–1945)
435
222
209
Progressives (2),
Farmer-Labor (1),
American Labor (1)
2/2
79th (1945–1947)
435
244
189
Progressives (1),
American Labor (1)
2/2
80th (1947–1949)
435
188
246
American Labor (1)
2/1
81st (1949–1951)
435
263
171
American Labor (1)
2/1
82nd (1951–1953)
435
235
199
Independent (1)
2/1
83rd (1953–1955)
435
213
221
Independent (1)
2/1
84th (1955–1957)
435
232
203
0
2/1
Congress (Years)
# of House Seats
Democrats
Republicans
Other
Del./Res.
85th (1957–1959)
435
232
203
0
2/1
86th (1959–1961)
4362
282
153
Independent Democrat (1)
1/1
87th (1961–1963)
437
263
174
0
0/1
88th (1963–1965)
435
258
176
Independent Democrat (1)
0/1
89th (1965–1967)
435
295
140
0
0/1
90th (1967–1969)
435
248
187
0
0/1
91st (1969–1971)
435
243
192
0
0/1
92nd (1971–1973)
435
255
180
0
1/1
93rd (1973–1975)
435
243
192
0
3/1
94th (1975–1977)
435
291
144
0
3/1
Congress (Years)
# of House Seats
Democrats
Republicans
Other
Del./Res.
95th (1977–1979)
435
292
143
0
3/1
96th (1979–1981)
435
278
157
0
3/1
97th (1981–1983)
435
243
192
0
4/1
98th (1983–1985)
435
269
166
0
4/1
99th (1985–1987)
435
254
181
0
4/1
100th (1987–1989)
435
258
177
0
4/1
101st (1989–1991)
435
260
175
0
4/1
102nd (1991–1993)
435
267
167
Independent (1)
4/1
103rd (1993–1995)
435
258
176
Independent (1)
4/1
104th (1995–1997)
435
204
230
Independent (1)
4/1
Congress (Years)
# of House Seats
Democrats
Republicans
Other
Del./Res.
105th (1997–1999)
435
207
226
Independent (2)
4/1
106th (1999–2001)
435
211
223
Independent (1)
4/1
107th (2001–2003)
435
213
220
Independent (2)
4/1
108th (2003–2005)
435
205
229
Independent (1)
4/1
109th (2005–2007)
435
201
233
Independent (1)
4/1
110th (2007–2009)
435
233
202
0
4/1
111th (2009–2011)
435
257
178
0
5/1
112th (2011–2013)
435
193
242
0
5/1
113th (2013–2015)
435
201
234
0
5/1
114th (2015–2017)43518824705/1
115th (2017–2019)43519424105/1
116th (2019-2021)435323519905/1

Footnotes

*Party division totals are based on November election day results. The actual party division of a particular Congress often changes due to the death or resignation of a Member, contested elections, or changes in Member party affiliations.

2Alaska entered Congress at the beginning of the 86th Congress, while Hawaii's Representative did not join Congress until August 21, 1959.

3This total includes one vacancy.

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