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In the U.S. government a majority occurs when a political party, such as the Republican party, has more elected officials inside congress than the opposite party (Democrats). Thus it means there are more republicans in the House of Representatives than Democrats.
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What party currently controlls the house?
The Republican Party currently has a majority in the House.
What Party Republican or Democrat is the majority party in the Senate?
As of 2011 it is Republican which really messed up Obama.
Did George W. Bush have a republican majority in the house?
Yes
What political party has a majority in the House of Representatives?
Based on the November 2016 elections the Republican Party has a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is House of Representatives house majority leader?
The speaker of the house is John Boehner (Bay-Ner) who is a republican.
What are the two dominant parties of the senate ad house?
Democrat and Republican parties are the major parties in both Houses. Currently, the Republican Party holds a majority in the House, and the Democrats hold a majority in the Senate.
What party runs the senate house?
The House majority is the Republican party, but the Senate it is the Democratic party.
Party controlling house and senate 2006?
The majority was Republican, but there were a few Democrats.
Who is the Majority Leader of the House in 2012?
Congressman Eric Cantor (Republican - Virginia)
Is Eric Cantor a Republican or a Democrat?
Eric Cantor is a Republican. He served as the Majority Leader in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2014.
Which political party currently holds majority of the seats in the House of Representatives?
As of 2021, the Democratic Party holds the majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Who is the majority leader right now and are they a republican or democrat?
In the November 2014 midterm elections, the Democrats lost control of the majority in the Senate. As of January 2015, when the new congress is officially seated, the Speaker of the House will continue to be a Republican, but the new majority leader of the Senate will be a Republican too (Mitch McConnell of Kentucky).In the fall of 2014, the Senate Majority Leader is Democrat Harry Reid of Nevada, and the House Majority Leader is Republican Kevin McCarthy of California.(The Senators and Representatives who were elected on November 4, 2014 begin their terms on January 3, 2015.)Prior to November 2014, Kevin McCarthy is the current majority leader (House of Representatives), and is a Republican. Harry Reid is the majority leader of the Senate, and he is a Democrat.
