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Control of the Congress from 1855 to 2025 Popular vote and house seats won by party. Party divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—since its establishment as the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States in 1789.
While Democrats ultimately retained control of the House following the 2020 elections, Republicans made a net gain of 14 seats [2] and the Democrats entered 2021 with a narrow 222–213 House majority. [3] [4] This was the first time since 2004 that the Republican Party made net gains in the House during a presidential election year. This led ...
The Democratic Party last controlled the House from 2019 to 2023 under Nancy Pelosi's leadership, ultimately losing their majority as a result of the 2022 midterms.
The Republican Party on Wednesday clinched a majority in the House of Representatives – handing the GOP all three levers of political power when President-elect Donald Trump assumes office in ...
A House Republican victory in Arizona, alongside a win in slow-counting California earlier Wednesday, gave the GOP the 218 House victories that make up the majority. Republicans earlier gained ...
Majority party Minority party Leader Nancy Pelosi: Kevin McCarthy: Party Democratic: Republican: Leader since January 3, 2003 January 3, 2019 Leader's seat California 12th: California 23rd: Last election 222 seats, 50.8% 213 seats, 47.7% Seats before 218: 210 Seat change Seats up 3 3 Races won 3 3
The party has retained its narrow lower chamber majority after wins in Arizona and California gave Republicans the 218 victories needed to clinch its hold on the 435-member House.
In the House of Representatives, the Democratic Party retained their majority, albeit reduced from the 116th Congress. It was similar in size to the majority held by the Republican Party during the 83rd Congress (1953–1955).