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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
321
104
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)
435
283
151
Independent Democrat (1)
0/1
87th (1961–1963)
437
264
173
0
0/1
88th (1963–1965)
435
260
175
0
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
256
179
0
1/1
93rd (1973–1975)
435
243
192
0
3/1
94th (1975–1977)
435
292
143
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
279
156
0
3/1
97th (1981–1983)
435
243
192
0
4/1
98th (1983–1985)
435
270
165
0
4/1
99th (1985–1987)
435
255
180
0
4/1
100th (1987–1989)
435
259
176
0
4/1
101st (1989–1991)
435
262
173
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
206
228
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
232
203
0
4/1
111th (2009–2011)
435
257
178
0
5/1
112th (2011–2013)
435
192
243
0
5/1
113th (2013–2015)
435
201
234
0
5/1

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.

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