Congressional Directory for the 111th Congress (2009-2010), December 2009.
[Pages 563-564]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                                              POLITICAL DIVISIONS OF THE SENATE AND HOUSE FROM 1855 TO 2009
                             [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  Democrats   licans  parties  Vacancies  Representatives  Democrats   licans  parties  Vacancies
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 34th............................   1855-1857        62        42        15        5  .........            234          83       108       43  .........
 35th............................   1857-1859        64        39        20        5  .........            237         131        92       14  .........
 36th............................   1859-1861        66        38        26        2  .........            237         101       113       23  .........
 37th............................   1861-1863        50        11        31        7         1             178          42       106       28         2
 38th............................   1863-1865        51        12        39  .......  .........            183          80       103  .......  .........
 39th............................   1865-1867        52        10        42  .......  .........            191          46       145  .......  .........
 40th............................   1867-1869        53        11        42  .......  .........            193          49       143  .......         1
 41st............................   1869-1871        74        11        61  .......         2             243          73       170  .......  .........
 42d.............................   1871-1873        74        17        57  .......  .........            243         104       139  .......  .........
 43d.............................   1873-1875        74        19        54  .......         1             293          88       203  .......         2
 44th............................   1875-1877        76        29        46  .......         1             293         181       107        3         2
 45th............................   1877-1879        76        36        39        1  .........            293         156       137  .......  .........
 46th............................   1879-1881        76        43        33  .......  .........            293         150       128       14         1
 47th............................   1881-1883        76        37        37        2  .........            293         130       152       11  .........
 48th............................   1883-1885        76        36        40  .......  .........            325         200       119        6  .........
 49th............................   1885-1887        76        34        41  .......         1             325         182       140        2         1
 50th............................   1887-1889        76        37        39  .......  .........            325         170       151        4  .........
 51st............................   1889-1891        84        37        47  .......  .........            330         156       173        1  .........
 52d.............................   1891-1893        88        39        47        2  .........            333         231        88       14  .........
 53d.............................   1893-1895        88        44        38        3         3             356         220       126       10  .........
 54th............................   1895-1897        88        39        44        5  .........            357         104       246        7  .........
 55th............................   1897-1899        90        34        46       10  .........            357         134       206       16         1
 56th............................   1899-1901        90        26        53       11  .........            357         163       185        9  .........
 57th............................   1901-1903        90        29        56        3         2             357         153       198        5         1
 58th............................   1903-1905        90        32        58  .......  .........            386         178       207  .......         1
 59th............................   1905-1907        90        32        58  .......  .........            386         136       250  .......  .........
 60th............................   1907-1909        92        29        61  .......         2             386         164       222  .......  .........
 61st............................   1909-1911        92        32        59  .......         1             391         172       219  .......  .........
 62d.............................   1911-1913        92        42        49  .......         1             391         228       162        1  .........
 63d.............................   1913-1915        96        51        44        1  .........            435         290       127       18  .........
 64th............................   1915-1917        96        56        39        1  .........            435         231       193        8         3
 65th............................   1917-1919        96        42        53        1  .........            435     \1\ 210       216        9  .........
 66th............................   1919-1921        96        47        48        1  .........            435         191       237        7  .........
 67th............................   1921-1923        96        37        59  .......  .........            435         132       300        1         2
 68th............................   1923-1925        96        43        51        2  .........            435         207       225        3  .........
 69th............................   1925-1927        96        40        54        1         1             435         183       247        5  .........
 70th............................   1927-1929        96        47        48        1  .........            435         195       237        3  .........
 71st............................   1929-1931        96        39        56        1  .........            435         163       267        1         4
 72d.............................   1931-1933        96        47        48        1  .........            435     \2\ 216       218        1  .........
 73d.............................   1933-1935        96        59        36        1  .........            435         313       117        5  .........
 74th............................   1935-1937        96        69        25        2  .........            435         322       103       10  .........
 75th............................   1937-1939        96        75        17        4  .........            435         333        89       13  .........
 76th............................   1939-1941        96        69        23        4  .........            435         262       169        4  .........
 77th............................   1941-1943        96        66        28        2  .........            435         267       162        6  .........
 78th............................   1943-1945        96        57        38        1  .........            435         222       209        4  .........
 79th............................   1945-1947        96        57        38        1  .........            435         243       190        2  .........
 80th............................   1947-1949        96        45        51  .......  .........            435         188       246        1  .........
 81st............................   1949-1951        96        54        42  .......  .........            435         263       171        1  .........
 82d.............................   1951-1953        96        48        47        1  .........            435         234       199        2  .........
 83d.............................   1953-1955        96        46        48        2  .........            435         213       221        1  .........
 84th............................   1955-1957        96        48        47        1  .........            435         232       203  .......  .........
 85th............................   1957-1959        96        49        47  .......  .........            435         234       201  .......  .........
 86th............................   1959-1961        98        64        34  .......  .........        \3\ 436         283       153  .......  .........
 87th............................   1961-1963       100        64        36  .......  .........        \4\ 437         262       175  .......  .........
 88th............................   1963-1965       100        67        33  .......  .........            435         258       176  .......         1
 89th............................   1965-1967       100        68        32  .......  .........            435         295       140  .......  .........
 90th............................   1967-1969       100        64        36  .......  .........            435         248       187  .......  .........
 91st............................   1969-1971       100        58        42  .......  .........            435         243       192  .......  .........
 92d.............................   1971-1973       100        54        44        2  .........            435         255       180  .......  .........
 93d.............................   1973-1975       100        56        42        2  .........            435         242       192        1  .........
 94th............................   1975-1977       100        60        37        2  .........            435         291       144        1  .........
 95th............................   1977-1979       100        61        38        1  .........            435         292       143  .......  .........
 96th............................   1979-1981       100        58        41        1  .........            435         277       158  .......  .........
 97th............................   1981-1983       100        46        53        1  .........            435         242       192        1  .........
 98th............................   1983-1985       100        46        54  .......  .........            435         269       166  .......  .........
 99th............................   1985-1987       100        47        53  .......  .........            435         253       182  .......  .........
100th............................   1987-1989       100        55        45  .......  .........            435         258       177  .......  .........
101st............................   1989-1991       100        55        45  .......  .........            435         260       175  .......  .........
102d.............................   1991-1993       100        56        44  .......  .........            435         267       167        1  .........
103d.............................   1993-1995       100        57        43  .......  .........            435         258       176        1  .........
104th............................   1995-1997       100        48        52  .......  .........            435         204       230        1  .........
105th............................   1997-1999       100        45        55  .......  .........            435         207       226        2  .........
106th............................   1999-2001       100        45        55  .......  .........            435         211       223        1  .........
107th............................   2001-2003       100        50        50  .......  .........            435         212       221        2  .........
108th............................   2003-2005       100        48        51        1  .........            435         204       229        1         1
109th............................   2005-2007       100        44        55        1  .........            435         202       232        1  .........
110th............................   2007-2009       100        49        49        2  .........            435         233       202  .......  .........
111th............................   2009-2011       100        55        41        2         2             435         256       178  .......         1
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\1\ Democrats organized House with help of other parties.

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\2\ Democrats organized House because of Republican deaths.
\3\ Proclamation declaring Alaska a State issued January 3, 1959.
\4\ Proclamation declaring Hawaii a State issued August 21, 1959.