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Who held the majority of the us house of representatives and the US Senate in 1970?
The Democratic Party held the majority in bothhouses of the 91st United States Congress.
Which party is the majority party in congress 2010?
The US House of Representatives is controlled by the Democratic party. The Democrats out number the Republicans by a count of 233 to 202.
Congress had a majority from 1994 until 2006?
From 1994 until 2006, the Republican Party held a majority in both Houses of Congress. In 2006, that changed when the Democrats took the majority in both Houses.
Which political party has held the majority in Congress the longest in the last forty years?
The Democrat Party has had the majority in Congress for the longest duration over the last 40 years. Out of the last 22 Congresses they have had the majority 12 times in the Senate and 14 times in the House.
How many seats in our current house in congress, are needed to reclaim a majority rule?
In order to reclaim a majority rule in the US House of Representatives, the majority party must gain 218 seats. The US House of Representatives currently has 435 seats, so 218 of these seats must be held by the majority party in order to gain a majority.
Who controlled the us congress from 1976-1980?
94th Congress (1975-1977)Majority Party: Democrat (60 seats)Minority Party: Republican (38 seats)Other Parties: 1 Conservative; 1 IndependentTotal Seats: 100 95th Congress (1977-1979)Majority Party: Democrat (61 seats)Minority Party: Republican (38 seats)Other Parties: 1 IndependentTotal Seats: 100 96th Congress (1979-1981)Majority Party: Democrat (58 seats)Minority Party: Republican (41 seats)Other Parties: 1 IndependentTotal Seats: 100
What is the legislative position held by an important party member who is chosen by the majority party in caucus or conference?
Majority Floor Leader
What party has held the majority for the last 30 years?
Neither party, in American politics at least.
Was the Republican Party the majority party in congress in 1980?
Of the 100 seats in the 110th Congress that was seated between 2007 - 2009, there were 49 Democrats, 49 Republicans and 2 Independents. From 2003 - 2007 (the 108th and 109th Congresses), the Republican Party held the majority.
Who has had the majority in congress 2000-2008?
The Democrats have held the majority in Congress from 2007-2009. See this website for more details: http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm
Where is the most power held in the british government?
In the House of Commons by the majority party.
Who controlled congress for William Howard Taft?
Information about populations of the Senate taken from:http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm1st Congress (1789-1791) Majority Party: Pro-Administration (18 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Administration (8 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 26 Note: Organized political parties developed in the U.S. in the 1790s, but political factions--from which organized parties evolved--began to appear almost immediately after establishment of the federal government. Those who supported the Washington administration were referred to as "pro-administration" and would eventually form the Federalist party, while those in opposition joined the emerging (Jeffersonian) Republican party. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd Congress (1791-1793) Majority Party: Pro-Administration (16 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Administration (13 seats) Other Parties: 0 Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd Congress (1793-1795) Majority Party: Pro-Administration (16 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Administration (14 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th Congress (1795-1797) Majority Party: Federalist (21 seats) Minority Party: Republican (11 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 32 Note: The Republican party that emerged in the 1790s is also referred to as the Jeffersonian-Republican party or the Democratic-Republican party, and should not be confused with the modern (GOP) Republican party established in the 1850s. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th Congress (1797-1799) Majority Party: Federalist (22 seats) Minority Party: Republican (10 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th Congress (1799-1801) Majority Party: Federalist (22 seats) Minority Party: Republican (10 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 32 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th Congress (1801-1803) Majority Party: Republican (17 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (15 seats) Other Parties: 0 Vacant: 2 Total Seats: 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th Congress (1803-1805) Majority Party: Republican (25 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (9 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th Congress (1805-1807) Majority Party: Republican (27 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (7 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th Congress (1807-1809) Majority Party: Republican (28 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (6 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th Congress (1809-1811) Majority Party: Republican (27 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (7 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 34 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th Congress (1811-1813) Majority Party: Republican (30 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (6 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th Congress (1813-1815) Majority Party: Republican (28 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (8 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 36 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th Congress (1815-1817) Majority Party: Republican (26 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (12 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 38 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th Congress (1817-1819) Majority Party: Republican (30 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (12 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16th Congress (1819-1821) Majority Party: Republican (37 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (9 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 46 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17th Congress (1821-1823) Majority Party: Republican (44 seats) Minority Party: Federalist (4 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18th Congress (1823-1825) Majority Party: Jackson & Crawford Republicans (31) Minority Party: Adams-Clay Republicans & Federalists (17) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19th Congress (1825-1827) Majority Party: Jacksonian (26 seats) Minority Party: Adams (22 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20th Congress (1827-1829) Majority Party: Jacksonian (27 seats) Minority Party: Adams (21 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21st Congress (1829-1831) Majority Party: Jacksonian (25 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Jackson (23 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22nd Congress (1831-1833) Majority Party: Jacksonian (24 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Jackson (22 seats) Other Parties: 2 National Republican Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23rd Congress (1833-1835) Majority Party: Anti-Jackson (26 seats) Minority Party: Jacksonian (20 seats) Other Parties: 2 National Republican Total Seats: 48 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24th Congress (1835-1837) Majority Party: Jacksonian (26 seats) Minority Party: Anti-Jackson (24 seats) Other Parties: 2 National Republican Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25th Congress (1837-1839) Majority Party: Democrat (35 seats) Minority Party: Whig (17 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26th Congress (1839-1841) Majority Party: Democrat (30 seats) Minority Party: Whig (22 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27th Congress (1841-1843) Majority Party: Whig (29 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (22 seats) Other Parties: 0 Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28th Congress (1843-1845) Majority Party: Whig (29 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (23 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29th Congress (1845-1847) Majority Party: Democrat (34 seats) Minority Party: Whig (22 seats) Other Parties: 0 Vacant: 2 Total Seats: 58 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30th Congress (1847-1849) Majority Party: Democrat (38 seats) Minority Party: Whig (21 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Democrat Total Seats: 60 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31st Congress (1849-1851) Majority Party: Democrat (35 seats) Minority Party: Whig (25 seats) Other Parties: 2 Free Soiler Total Seats: 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32nd Congress (1851-1853) Majority Party: Democrat (36 seats) Minority Party: Whig (23 seats) Other Parties: 3 Free Soiler Total Seats: 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33rd Congress (1853-1855) Majority Party: Democrat (38 seats) Minority Party: Whig (22 seats) Other Parties: 2 Free Soiler Total Seats: 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34th Congress (1855-1857) Majority Party: Democrat (39 seats) Minority Party: Opposition (22 seats) Other Parties: 1 American Party Total Seats: 62 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35th Congress (1857-1859) Majority Party: Democrat (41 seats) Minority Party: Republican (20 seats) Other Parties: 5 American Party Total Seats: 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36th Congress (1859-1861) Majority Party: Democrat (38 seats) Minority Party: Republican (26 seats) Other Parties: 2 American Party Total Seats: 66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37th Congress (1861-1863) Majority Party: Republican (31 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (15 seats) Other Parties: 3 Unionist Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38th Congress (1863-1865) Majority Party: Republican (33 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (10 seats) Other Parties: 5 Unconditional Unionist; 4 Unionist Total Seats: 52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39th Congress (1865-1867) Majority Party: Republican (39 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (11 seats) Other Parties: 3 Unconditional Unionist; 1 Unionist Total Seats: 54 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40th Congress (1867-1869) Majority Party: Republican (57 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (9 seats) Other Parties: 0 Vacant: 2 Total Seats: 68 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41st Congress (1869-1871) Majority Party: Republican (62 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (12 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42nd Congress (1871-1873) Majority Party: Republican (56 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (17 seats) Other Parties: 1 Liberal Republican Total Seats: 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43rd Congress (1873-1875) Majority Party: Republican (47 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (19 seats) Other Parties: 7 Liberal Republican Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 74 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44th Congress (1875-1877) Majority Party: Republican (46 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (28 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Republican Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45th Congress (1877-1879) Majority Party: Republican (40 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (35 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46th Congress (1879-1881) Majority Party: Democrat (42 seats) Minority Party: Republican (33 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 47th Congress (1881-1883) Majority Party: Republican (37 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (37 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent; 1 Readjuster Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48th Congress (1883-1885) Majority Party: Republican (38 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (36 seats) Other Parties: 2 Readjuster Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49th Congress (1885-1887) Majority Party: Republican (42 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (34 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50th Congress (1887-1889) Majority Party: Republican (39 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (37 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 76 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51st Congress (1889-1891) Majority Party: Republican (51 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (37 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52nd Congress (1891-1893) Majority Party: Republican (47 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (39 seats) Other Parties: 2 Populist Total Seats: 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53rd Congress (1893-1895) Majority Party: Democrat (44 seats) Minority Party: Republican (40 seats) Other Parties: 3 Populist; 1 Silver Total Seats: 88 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54th Congress (1895-1897) Majority Party: Republican (44 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (40 seats) Other Parties: 4 Populist; 2 Silver Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55th Congress (1897-1899) Majority Party: Republican (44 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (34 seats) Other Parties: 5 Populist; 5 Silver Republican; 2 Silver Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56th Congress (1899-1901) Majority Party: Republican (53 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (26 seats) Other Parties: 5 Populist; 3 Silver Republican; 2 Silver Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57th Congress (1901-1903) Majority Party: Republican (56 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (32 seats) Other Parties: 2 Populist Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58th Congress (1903-1905) Majority Party: Republican (57 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (33 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59th Congress (1905-1907) Majority Party: Republican (58 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (32 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 90 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60th Congress (1907-1909) Majority Party: Republican (61 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (31 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61st Congress (1909-1911) Majority Party: Republican (60 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (32 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 92 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62nd Congress (1911-1913) Majority Party: Republican (52 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (44 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 63rd Congress (1913-1915) Majority Party: Democrat (51 seats) Minority Party: Republican (44 seats) Other Parties: 1 Progressive Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64th Congress (1915-1917) Majority Party: Democrat (56 seats) Minority Party: Republican (40 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65th Congress (1917-1919) Majority Party: Democrat (54 seats) Minority Party: Republican (42 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 66th Congress (1919-1921) Majority Party: Republican (49 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (47 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67th Congress (1921-1923) Majority Party: Republican (59 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (37 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 68th Congress (1923-1925) Majority Party: Republican (53 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (42 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 69th Congress (1925-1927) Majority Party: Republican (54 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (41 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 70th Congress (1927-1929) Majority Party: Republican (48 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (46 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Vacant: 1 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71st Congress (1929-1931) Majority Party: Republican (56 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (39 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72nd Congress (1931-1933) Majority Party: Republican (48 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (47 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 73rd Congress (1933-1935) Majority Party: Democrat (59 seats) Minority Party: Republican (36 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 74th Congress (1935-1937) Majority Party: Democrat (69 seats) Minority Party: Republican (25 seats) Other Parties: 1 Farmer-Labor; 1 Progressive Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75th Congress (1937-1939) Majority Party: Democrat (76 seats) Minority Party: Republican (16 seats) Other Parties: 2 Farmer-Labor; 1 Progressive; 1 Independent Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76th Congress (1939-1941) Majority Party: Democrat (69 seats) Minority Party: Republican (23 seats) Other Parties: 2 Farmer-Labor; 1 Progressive; 1 Independent Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 77th Congress (1941-1943) Majority Party: Democrat (66 seats) Minority Party: Republican (28 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent; 1 Progressive Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78th Congress (1943-1945) Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats) Minority Party: Republican (38 seats) Other Parties: 1 Progressive Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 79th Congress (1945-1947) Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats) Minority Party: Republican (38 seats) Other Parties: 1 Progressive Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80th Congress (1947-1949) Majority Party: Republican (51 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 81st Congress (1949-1951) Majority Party: Democrat (54 seats) Minority Party: Republican (42 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 82nd Congress (1951-1953) Majority Party: Democrat (49 seats) Minority Party: Republican (47 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83rd Congress (1953-1955) Majority Party: Republican (48 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (47 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 96 Note: See Senate Membership Changes During the 83rd Congress ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84th Congress (1955-1957) Majority Party: Democrat (48 seats) Minority Party: Republican (47 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 96 Note: Strom Thurmond (SC) was an Independent Democrat during this Congress until his resignation on April 4, 1956. In November of that year he was elected as a Democrat to fill the vacancy created by his resignation. The Independent member listed above was Wayne Morse (OR), who changed from an Independent to a Democrat on February 17, 1955. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85th Congress (1957-1959) Majority Party: Democrat (49 seats) Minority Party: Republican (47 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 86th Congress (1959-1961) Majority Party: Democrat (65 seats) Minority Party: Republican (35 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 87th Congress (1961-1963) Majority Party: Democrat (64 seats) Minority Party: Republican (36 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88th Congress (1963-1965) Majority Party: Democrat (66 seats) Minority Party: Republican (34 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 89th Congress (1965-1967) Majority Party: Democrat (68 seats) Minority Party: Republican (32 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 90th Congress (1967-1969) Majority Party: Democrat (64 seats) Minority Party: Republican (36 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 91st Congress (1969-1971) Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats) Minority Party: Republican (43 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 92nd Congress (1971-1973) Majority Party: Democrat (54 seats) Minority Party: Republican (44 seats) Other Parties: 1 Conservative; 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 93rd Congress (1973-1975) Majority Party: Democrat (56 seats) Minority Party: Republican (42 seats) Other Parties: 1 Conservative; 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94th Congress (1975-1977) Majority Party: Democrat (60 seats) Minority Party: Republican (38 seats) Other Parties: 1 Conservative; 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95th Congress (1977-1979) Majority Party: Democrat (61 seats) Minority Party: Republican (38 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 96th Congress (1979-1981) Majority Party: Democrat (58 seats) Minority Party: Republican (41 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 97th Congress (1981-1983) Majority Party: Republican (53 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (46 seats) Other Parties: 1 Independent Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 98th Congress (1983-1985) Majority Party: Republican (54 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (46 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 99th Congress (1985-1987) Majority Party: Republican (53 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (47 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100th Congress (1987-1989) Majority Party: Democrat (55 seats) Minority Party: Republican (45 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 101st Congress (1989-1991) Majority Party: Democrat (55 seats) Minority Party: Republican (45 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 102nd Congress (1991-1993) Majority Party: Democrat (56 seats) Minority Party: Republican (44 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 103rd Congress (1993-1995) Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats) Minority Party: Republican (43 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 Note: Party division changed to 56 Democrats and 44 Republicans after the June 5, 1993 election of Kay B. Hutchison (R-TX). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 104th Congress (1995-1997) Majority Party: Republican (52 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (48 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 Note: Party ratio changed to 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats after Richard Shelby of Alabama switched from the Democratic to Republican party on November 9, 1994. It changed again, to 54 Republicans and 46 Democrats, when Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado switched from the Democratic to Republican party on March 3, 1995. When Robert Packwood (R-OR) resigned on October 1, 1995, the Senate divided between 53 Republicans and 46 Democrats with one vacancy. Ron Wyden (D) returned the ratio to 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats when he was elected to fill the vacant Oregon seat. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 105th Congress (1997-1999) Majority Party: Republican (55 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 106th Congress (1999-2001) Majority Party: Republican (55 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (45 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 Note: As the 106th Congress began, the division was 55 Republican seats and 45 Democratic seats, but this changed to 54-45 on July 13, 1999 when Senator Bob Smith of New Hampshire switched from the Republican party to Independent status. On November 1, 1999, Smith announced his return to the Republican party, making the division once more 55 Republicans and 45 Democrats. Following the death of Senator Paul Coverdell (R-GA) on July 18, 2000, the balance shifted again, to 54 Republicans and 46 Democrats, when the governor appointed Zell Miller, a Democrat, to fill the vacancy. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 107th Congress (2001-2003) Majority Party (Jan 3-20, 2001): Democrat (50 seats) Minority Party: Republican (50 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ________ Majority Party (Jan 20-June 6, 2001): Republican (50 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (50 seats) Other Parties: 0 Total Seats: 100 ______ Majority Party (June 6, 2001-November 12, 2002 --): Democrat (50 seats) Minority Party: Republican (49 seats) Other Parties: 1 Total Seats: 100 _____ Majority Party (November 12, 2002 - January 3, 2003): Republican (50 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (48 seats) Other Parties: 2 Total Seats: 100 Note: From January 3 to January 20, 2001, with the Senate divided evenly between the two parties, the Democrats held the majority due to the deciding vote of outgoing Democratic Vice President Al Gore. Senator Thomas A. Daschle served as majority leader at that time. Beginning on January 20, 2001, Republican Vice President Richard Cheney held the deciding vote, giving the majority to the Republicans. Senator Trent Lott resumed his position as majority leader on that date. On May 24, 2001, Senator James Jeffords of Vermont announced his switch from Republican to Independent status, effective June 6, 2001. Jeffords announced that he would caucus with the Democrats, giving the Democrats a one-seat advantage, changing control of the Senate from the Republicans back to the Democrats. Senator Thomas A. Daschle again became majority leader on June 6, 2001. Senator Paul D. Wellstone (D-MN) died on October 25, 2002, and Independent Dean Barkley was appointed to fill the vacancy. The November 5, 2002 election brought to office elected Senator James Talent (R-MO), replacing appointed Senator Jean Carnahan (D-MO), shifting balance once again to the Republicans -- but no reorganization was completed at that time since the Senate was out of session. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 108th Congress (2003-2005) Majority Party: Republican (51 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (48 seats) Other Parties: Independent (1 seat) Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109th Congress (2005-2007) Majority Party: Republican (55 seats) Minority Party: Democrat (44 seats) Other Parties: Independent (1 seat) Total Seats: 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 110th Congress (2007-2009) Majority Party: Democrat (49 seats) Minority Party: Republican (49 seats) Other Parties: 1Independent; 1 Independent Democrat Total Seats: 100
