This provides a summary of the results of elections to the United States House of Representatives from the elections held in 1856 to the present. This time period corresponds to the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Party Systems of the United States. For the purposes of counting partisan divisions in the U.S. House of Representatives, "Independent Democrats", "Independent Republicans", and other members loosely affiliated with the two main parties have been included in the "Democrat" and "Republican" member tallies in the table below, though the details of such are included in the accompanying 'Notes'. Parties with a majority, or which controlled the U.S. House of Representatives after the election, are shown in bold.
Election year | Democrats | Republicans | Other parties | Total apportionment | ||||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | Populist | Independents | Others | ||
1856 | 133 [lower-alpha 1] | +50 | 90 | –10 [lower-alpha 2] | – | – | 14 [lower-alpha 3] | 237 |
1858 | 98 [lower-alpha 4] | –35 | 116 | +26 | – | – | 24 [lower-alpha 5] | 238 |
1860 | 45 [lower-alpha 1] | –53 [lower-alpha 6] | 108 | –8 | – | – | 30 [lower-alpha 7] | 183 [lower-alpha 6] |
1862 | 72 | +27 | 87 [lower-alpha 8] | –21 | – | – | 25 [lower-alpha 7] | 184 |
1864 | 38 | –34 | 137 [lower-alpha 9] | +50 | – | – | 18 [lower-alpha 7] | 193 |
1866 | 47 | +9 | 175 [lower-alpha 10] | +38 | – | – | 4 [lower-alpha 11] | 226 |
1868 | 67 | +20 | 171 | –4 | – | – | 5 [lower-alpha 12] | 243 |
1870 | 104 | +37 | 139 [lower-alpha 13] | –32 | – | – | – | 243 |
1872 | 89 [lower-alpha 1] | –15 | 203 [lower-alpha 14] | +44 | – | – | – | 292 |
1874 | 183 [lower-alpha 1] | +94 | 106 [lower-alpha 15] | –97 | – | 4 | – | 293 |
1876 | 157 [lower-alpha 16] | –26 | 136 | +30 | – | – | – | 293 |
1878 | 148 [lower-alpha 17] | –9 | 132 | –4 | – | – | 13 [lower-alpha 18] | 293 |
1880 | 131 [lower-alpha 19] | –17 | 151 | +19 | – | 1 | 10 [lower-alpha 20] | 293 |
1882 | 199 [lower-alpha 21] | +68 | 118 [lower-alpha 9] | –33 | – | 2 | 6 [lower-alpha 22] | 325 |
1884 | 183 [lower-alpha 1] | –16 | 141 | +23 | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 23] | 325 |
1886 | 167 | –16 | 154 [lower-alpha 8] | +13 | – | 1 | 3 [lower-alpha 24] | 325 |
1888 | 152 | –15 | 179 | +25 | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 25] | 332 |
1890 | 238 | +86 | 86 | –93 | 8 | – | – | 332 |
1892 | 220 [lower-alpha 16] | –18 | 124 | +38 | 11 | – | 1 [lower-alpha 26] | 356 |
1894 | 93 | –127 | 254 | +130 | 9 | – | 1 [lower-alpha 26] | 357 |
1896 | 124 | +31 | 210 [lower-alpha 27] | –44 | 22 | – | 1 [lower-alpha 26] | 357 |
1898 | 161 | +37 | 189 [lower-alpha 28] | –21 | 6 [lower-alpha 29] | – | 1 [lower-alpha 26] | 357 |
1900 | 151 | –10 | 201 [lower-alpha 30] | +12 | 5 | – | – | 357 |
1902 | 176 | +25 | 210 [lower-alpha 15] | +9 | – | – | – | 386 |
1904 | 135 | –41 | 251 | +41 | – | – | – | 386 |
1906 | 167 | +32 | 224 [lower-alpha 9] | –27 | – | – | – | 391 |
1908 | 172 | +5 | 219 | –5 | – | – | – | 391 |
1910 | 230 | +58 | 163 [lower-alpha 31] | –56 | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 32] | 394 |
1912 | 291 | +61 | 134 | –29 | – | 1 | 9 [lower-alpha 33] | 435 |
1914 | 230 | –61 | 196 | +62 | – | 1 | 8 [lower-alpha 34] | 435 |
1916 | 214 [lower-alpha 35] | –16 | 216 [lower-alpha 9] | +20 | – | – | 5 [lower-alpha 36] | 435 |
1918 | 192 | –22 | 240 | +24 | – | 1 | 2 [lower-alpha 37] | 435 |
1920 | 131 | –61 | 303 [lower-alpha 9] | +63 | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 32] | 435 |
1922 | 207 | +76 | 225 | –78 | – | – | 3 [lower-alpha 38] | 435 |
1924 | 183 | –24 | 247 | +22 | – | – | 5 [lower-alpha 39] | 435 |
1926 | 194 | +11 | 238 | –9 | – | – | 3 [lower-alpha 38] | 435 |
1928 | 164 | –30 | 270 | +32 | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 40] | 435 |
1930 | 216 [lower-alpha 41] | +52 | 218 | –52 | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 40] | 435 |
1932 | 313 | +97 | 117 | –101 | – | – | 5 [lower-alpha 42] | 435 |
1934 | 322 | +9 | 103 | –14 | – | – | 10 [lower-alpha 43] | 435 |
1936 | 334 | +12 | 88 | –15 | – | – | 13 [lower-alpha 44] | 435 |
1938 | 262 | –72 | 169 | +81 | – | – | 4 [lower-alpha 45] | 435 |
1940 | 268 [lower-alpha 1] | +6 | 162 | –7 | – | – | 5 [lower-alpha 46] | 435 |
1942 | 222 | –46 | 209 | +47 | – | – | 4 [lower-alpha 45] | 435 |
1944 | 244 | +22 | 189 | –20 | – | – | 2 [lower-alpha 47] | 435 |
1946 | 188 | –56 | 246 | +57 | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 48] | 435 |
1948 | 263 | +75 | 171 | –75 | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 48] | 435 |
1950 | 235 | –28 | 199 | +28 | – | 1 | – | 435 |
1952 | 213 | –22 | 221 | +22 | – | 1 | – | 435 |
1954 | 232 | +19 | 203 | –18 | – | – | – | 435 |
1956 | 232 | 0 | 203 | 0 | – | – | – | 435 |
1958 | 283 [lower-alpha 1] | +51 | 153 | –50 | – | – | – | 436 [lower-alpha 49] |
1960 | 264 | –19 | 173 | +20 | – | – | – | 437 [lower-alpha 50] |
1962 | 259 [2] | –5 | 176 [2] | +3 | – | – | – | 435 |
1964 | 295 | +36 | 140 | –36 | – | – | – | 435 |
1966 | 248 | –47 | 187 | +47 | – | – | – | 435 |
1968 | 243 | –5 | 192 | +5 | – | – | – | 435 |
1970 | 255 | +12 | 180 | –12 | – | – | – | 435 |
1972 | 243 | –12 | 192 | +12 | – | – | – | 435 |
1974 | 291 | +48 | 144 | –48 | – | – | – | 435 |
1976 | 292 | +1 | 143 | –1 | – | – | – | 435 |
1978 | 277 [3] | –15 | 158 [3] | +15 | – | – | – | 435 |
1980 | 243 | –34 | 192 | +34 | – | – | – | 435 |
1982 | 269 | +26 | 166 | –26 | – | – | – | 435 |
1984 | 253 [4] | –16 | 182 [4] | +16 | – | – | – | 435 |
1986 | 258 | +5 | 177 | –5 | – | – | – | 435 |
1988 | 260 [5] | +2 | 175 [5] | –2 | – | – | – | 435 |
1990 | 267 | +7 | 167 | –8 | – | 1 | – | 435 |
1992 | 258 | –9 | 176 | +9 | – | 1 | – | 435 |
1994 | 204 [6] | –54 | 230 [6] | +54 | – | 1 | – | 435 |
1996 | 206 [7] | +2 | 228 [7] | –2 | – | 1 | – | 435 |
1998 | 211 | +5 | 223 | –5 | – | 1 | – | 435 |
2000 | 212 [8] | +1 | 221 [8] | –2 | – | 2 | – | 435 |
2002 | 205 | –7 | 229 | +8 | – | 1 | – | 435 |
2004 | 202 [9] | –3 | 232 [9] | +3 | – | 1 | – | 435 |
2006 | 233 | +31 | 202 | –30 | – | – | – | 435 |
2008 | 257 | +24 | 178 | –24 | – | – | – | 435 |
2010 | 193 | –63 | 242 | +63 | – | – | – | 435 |
2012 | 201 | +8 | 234 | –8 | – | – | – | 435 |
2014 | 188 | –13 | 247 | +13 | – | – | – | 435 |
2016 | 194 | +6 | 241 | –6 | – | – | – | 435 |
2018 | 235 | +41 | 199 | –42 | – | – | 1 [lower-alpha 51] | 435 |
2020 | 222 | –13 | 213 [lower-alpha 52] | +14 | – | – | – | 435 |
2022 | 213 | –9 | 222 | +9 | – | – | – | 435 |
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