Congressional Directory for the 109th Congress (2005-2006), September 2006.
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                                              POLITICAL DIVISIONS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE FROM 1855 TO 2005
                             [All Figures Reflect Immediate Result of Elections. Figures Supplied by the Clerk of the House]
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                                                                      SENATE                                     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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              Congress                  Years     No. of   Repub-              Other                   No. of      Repub-              Other
                                                 Senators  licans  Democrats  parties  Vacancies  Representatives  licans  Democrats  parties  Vacancies
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 34th..............................   1855-1857        62      15        42         5  .........            234       108        83        43  .........
 35th..............................   1857-1859        64      20        39         5  .........            237        92       131        14  .........
 36th..............................   1859-1861        66      26        38         2  .........            237       113       101        23  .........
 37th..............................   1861-1863        50      31        11         7         1             178       106        42        28         2
 38th..............................   1863-1865        51      39        12   .......  .........            183       103        80   .......  .........
 39th..............................   1865-1867        52      42        10   .......  .........            191       145        46   .......  .........
 40th..............................   1867-1869        53      42        11   .......  .........            193       143        49   .......         1
 41st..............................   1869-1871        74      61        11   .......         2             243       170        73   .......  .........
 42d...............................   1871-1873        74      57        17   .......  .........            243       139       104   .......  .........
 43d...............................   1873-1875        74      54        19   .......         1             293       203        88   .......         2
 44th..............................   1875-1877        76      46        29   .......         1             293       107       181         3         2
 45th..............................   1877-1879        76      39        36         1  .........            293       137       156   .......  .........
 46th..............................   1879-1881        76      33        43   .......  .........            293       128       150        14         1
 47th..............................   1881-1883        76      37        37         2  .........            293       152       130        11  .........
 48th..............................   1883-1885        76      40        36   .......  .........            325       119       200         6  .........
 49th..............................   1885-1887        76      41        34   .......         1             325       140       182         2         1
 50th..............................   1887-1889        76      39        37   .......  .........            325       151       170         4  .........
 51st..............................   1889-1891        84      47        37   .......  .........            330       173       156         1  .........
 52d...............................   1891-1893        88      47        39         2  .........            333        88       231        14  .........
 53d...............................   1893-1895        88      38        44         3         3             356       126       220        10  .........
 54th..............................   1895-1897        88      44        39         5  .........            357       246       104         7  .........
 55th..............................   1897-1899        90      46        34        10  .........            357       206       134        16         1
 56th..............................   1899-1901        90      53        26        11  .........            357       185       163         9  .........
 57th..............................   1901-1903        90      56        29         3         2             357       198       153         5         1
 58th..............................   1903-1905        90      58        32   .......  .........            386       207       178   .......         1
 59th..............................   1905-1907        90      58        32   .......  .........            386       250       136   .......  .........
 60th..............................   1907-1909        92      61        29   .......         2             386       222       164   .......  .........
 61st..............................   1909-1911        92      59        32   .......         1             172       391       219   .......  .........
 62d...............................   1911-1913        92      49        42   .......         1             391       162       228         1  .........
 63d...............................   1913-1915        96      44        51         1  .........            435       127       290        18  .........
 64th..............................   1915-1917        96      39        56         1  .........            435       193       231         8         3
 65th..............................   1917-1919        96      42        53         1  .........            435       216   \1\ 210         9  .........
 66th..............................   1919-1921        96      48        47         1  .........            435       237       191         7  .........
 67th..............................   1921-1923        96      59        37   .......  .........            435       300       132         1         2
 68th..............................   1923-1925        96      51        43         2  .........            435       225       207         3  .........
 69th..............................   1925-1927        96      54        40         1         1             435       247       183         5  .........
 70th..............................   1927-1929        96      48        47         1  .........            435       237       195         3  .........
 71st..............................   1929-1931        96      56        39         1  .........            435       267       163         1         4
 72d...............................   1931-1933        96      48        47         1  .........            435       218   \2\ 216         1  .........
 73d...............................   1933-1935        96      36        59         1  .........            435       117       313         5  .........
 74th..............................   1935-1937        96      25        69         2  .........            435       103       322        10  .........
 75th..............................   1937-1939        96      17        75         4  .........            435        89       333        13  .........
 76th..............................   1939-1941        96      23        69         4  .........            435       169       262         4  .........
 77th..............................   1941-1943        96      28        66         2  .........            435       162       267         6  .........
 78th..............................   1943-1945        96      38        57         1  .........            435       209       222         4  .........
 79th..............................   1945-1947        96      38        57         1  .........            435       190       243         2  .........
 80th..............................   1947-1949        96      51        45   .......  .........            435       246       188         1  .........
 81st..............................   1949-1951        96      42        54   .......  .........            435       171       263         1  .........
 82d...............................   1951-1953        96      47        48         1  .........            435       199       234         2  .........
 83d...............................   1953-1955        96      48        46         2  .........            435       221       213         1  .........
 84th..............................   1955-1957        96      47        48         1  .........            435       203       232   .......  .........
 85th..............................   1957-1959        96      47        49   .......  .........            435       201       234   .......  .........
 86th..............................   1959-1961        98      34        64   .......  .........        \3\ 436       153       283   .......  .........
 87th..............................   1961-1963       100      36        64   .......  .........        \4\ 437       175       262   .......  .........
 88th..............................   1963-1965       100      33        67   .......  .........            435       176       258   .......         1
 89th..............................   1965-1967       100      32        68   .......  .........            435       140       295   .......  .........
 90th..............................   1967-1969       100      36        64   .......  .........            435       187       248   .......  .........
 91st..............................   1969-1971       100      42        58   .......  .........            435       192       243   .......  .........
 92d...............................   1971-1973       100      44        54         2  .........            435       180       255   .......  .........
 93d...............................   1973-1975       100      42        56         2  .........            435       192       242         1  .........
 94th..............................   1975-1977       100      37        60         2  .........            435       144       291         1  .........
 95th..............................   1977-1979       100      38        61         1  .........            435       143       292   .......  .........
 96th..............................   1979-1981       100      41        58         1  .........            435       158       277   .......  .........
 97th..............................   1981-1983       100      53        46         1  .........            435       192       242         1  .........
 98th..............................   1983-1985       100      54        46   .......  .........            435       166       269   .......  .........
 99th..............................   1985-1987       100      53        47   .......  .........            435       182       253   .......  .........
100th..............................   1987-1989       100      45        55   .......  .........            435       177       258   .......  .........
101st..............................   1989-1991       100      45        55   .......  .........            435       175       260   .......  .........
102d...............................   1991-1993       100      44        56   .......  .........            435       167       267         1  .........
103d...............................   1993-1995       100      43        57   .......  .........            435       176       258         1  .........
104th..............................   1995-1997       100      52        48   .......  .........            435       230       204         1  .........
105th..............................   1997-1999       100      55        45   .......  .........            435       226       207         2  .........
106th..............................   1999-2001       100      55        45   .......  .........            435       223       211         1  .........
107th..............................   2001-2003       100      50        50   .......  .........            435       221       212         2  .........
108th..............................   2003-2005       100      51        48         1  .........            435       229       204         1         1
109th..............................   2005-2007       100      55        44         1  .........            435       232       202         1  .........
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\1\ Democrats organized House with help of other parties.      \3\ Proclamation declaring Alaska a State issued January 3, 1959.
\2\ Democrats organized House because of Republican deaths. \4\ Proclamation declaring Hawaii a State issued August 21, 1959.