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=== In congressional elections: 1950–present === {{See also|Party divisions of United States Congresses}} {|class="wikitable sortable" |+United States<br />Congressional Elections |- !House Election year !No. of<br />overall House seats won !+/– !Presidency !No. of<br />overall Senate seats won !+/–{{efn|Comparing seats held immediately preceding and following the general election.}} !Senate Election year |- ![[1950 United States House of Representatives elections|1950]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|199|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 28 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Harry S. Truman]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|47|96|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 5 ![[1950 United States Senate elections|1950]] |- ![[1952 United States House of Representatives elections|1952]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|221|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 22 |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|49|96|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 2 ![[1952 United States Senate elections|1952]] |- ![[1954 United States House of Representatives elections|1954]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|203|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 18 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|47|96|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[1954 United States Senate elections|1954]] |- ![[1956 United States House of Representatives elections|1956]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|201|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|47|96|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{steady}} 0 ![[1956 United States Senate elections|1956]] |- ![[1958 United States House of Representatives elections|1958]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|153|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 48 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|34|98|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 13 ![[1958 United States Senate elections|1958]] |- ![[1960 United States House of Representatives elections|1960]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|175|437|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 22 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[John F. Kennedy]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|35|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 1 ![[1960 United States Senate elections|1960]] |- ![[1962 United States House of Representatives elections|1962]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|176|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 1 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|34|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 3 ![[1962 United States Senate elections|1962]] |- ![[1964 United States House of Representatives elections|1964]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|140|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 36 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|32|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[1964 United States Senate elections|1964]] |- ![[1966 United States House of Representatives elections|1966]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|187|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 47 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|38|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 3 ![[1966 United States Senate elections|1966]] |- ![[1968 United States House of Representatives elections|1968]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|192|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 5 |rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Richard Nixon]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|42|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 5 ![[1968 United States Senate elections|1968]] |- ![[1970 United States House of Representatives elections|1970]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|180|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 12 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|44|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 2 ![[1970 United States Senate elections|1970]] |- ![[1972 United States House of Representatives elections|1972]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|192|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 12 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|41|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[1972 United States Senate elections|1972]] |- ![[1974 United States House of Representatives elections|1974]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|144|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 48 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Gerald Ford]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|38|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 3 ![[1974 United States Senate elections|1974]] |- ![[1976 United States House of Representatives elections|1976]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|143|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 1 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jimmy Carter]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|38|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 1 ![[1976 United States Senate elections|1976]] |- ![[1978 United States House of Representatives elections|1978]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|158|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 15 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|41|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 3 ![[1978 United States Senate elections|1978]] |- ![[1980 United States House of Representatives elections|1980]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|192|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 34 |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Ronald Reagan]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|53|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 12 ![[1980 United States Senate elections|1980]] |- ![[1982 United States House of Representatives elections|1982]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|166|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 26 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|54|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{steady}} 0 ![[1982 United States Senate elections|1982]] |- ![[1984 United States House of Representatives elections|1984]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|182|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 16 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|53|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[1984 United States Senate elections|1984]] |- ![[1986 United States House of Representatives elections|1986]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|177|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 5 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|45|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 8 ![[1986 United States Senate elections|1986]] |- ![[1988 United States House of Representatives elections|1988]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|175|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[George H. W. Bush]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|45|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 1 ![[1988 United States Senate elections|1988]] |- ![[1990 United States House of Representatives elections|1990]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|167|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 8 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|44|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 1 ![[1990 United States Senate elections|1990]] |- ![[1992 United States House of Representatives elections|1992]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|176|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 9 |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bill Clinton]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|43|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{steady}} 0 ![[1992 United States Senate elections|1992]] |- ![[1994 United States House of Representatives elections|1994]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|230|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 54 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|53|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 8 ![[1994 United States Senate elections|1994]] |- ![[1996 United States House of Representatives elections|1996]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|227|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 3 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|55|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 2 ![[1996 United States Senate elections|1996]] |- ![[1998 United States House of Representatives elections|1998]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|223|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 4 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|55|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{steady}} 0 ![[1998 United States Senate elections|1998]] |- ![[2000 United States House of Representatives elections|2000]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|221|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 2 |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[George W. Bush]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|50|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 4 ![[2000 United States Senate elections|2000]]{{efn|name=tie1|Republican Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] provided a [[List of tie-breaking votes cast by the vice president of the United States|tie-breaking vote]], initially giving Republicans a majority from [[First inauguration of George W. Bush|Inauguration Day]] until [[Jim Jeffords]] left the Republican Party to caucus with the Democrats on June 6, 2001.}} |- ![[2002 United States House of Representatives elections|2002]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|229|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 8 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|51|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 2 ![[2002 United States Senate elections|2002]] |- ![[2004 United States House of Representatives elections|2004]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|232|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 3 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|55|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 4 ![[2004 United States Senate elections|2004]] |- ![[2006 United States House of Representatives elections|2006]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|202|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 30 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|49|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 6 ![[2006 United States Senate elections|2006]] |- ![[2008 United States House of Representatives elections|2008]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|178|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 21 |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|41|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 8 ![[2008 United States Senate elections|2008]] |- ![[2010 United States House of Representatives elections|2010]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|242|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 63 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|47|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 6 ![[2010 United States Senate elections|2010]] |- ![[2012 United States House of Representatives elections|2012]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|234|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 8 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|45|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[2012 United States Senate elections|2012]] |- ![[2014 United States House of Representatives elections|2014]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|247|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 13 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|54|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 9 ![[2014 United States Senate elections|2014]] |- ![[2016 United States House of Representatives elections|2016]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|241|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 6 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|52|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[2016 United States Senate elections|2016]] |- ![[2018 United States House of Representatives elections|2018]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|200|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 41 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|53|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 1 ![[2018 United States Senate elections|2018]] |- ![[2020 United States House of Representatives elections|2020]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|213|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 13 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Joe Biden]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|50|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}| {{decrease}} 3 ![[2020 United States Senate elections|2020]]{{efn|name=tie2|Democratic Vice President [[Kamala Harris]] provided a [[List of tie-breaking votes cast by the vice president of the United States|tie-breaking vote]], giving Democrats a majority from [[Inauguration of Joe Biden|Inauguration Day]] until the end of the [[117th Congress]].}} |- ![[2022 United States House of Representatives elections|2022]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|222|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 9 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|49|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 1 ![[2022 United States Senate elections|2022]] |- ![[2024 United States House of Representatives elections|2024]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|220|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 2 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|53|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 4 ![[2024 United States Senate elections|2024]] |}
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