Political Division of US Congress, Party Makeup of Congress since 1959 - Republicans and Democrats- The Mill Magazine

Political Division of US Congress, Partisan Make-up of Congress Since 1959
Historically, the Democrats dominated Congress. For the past 9 years, however, the Republican Party is enjoying supremacy - though the Senate hangs in the balance. Will it last?
Source: Government Printing Office

		The Senate			The House
Congress	Years	Democrats	Republicans	Other	Democrats	Republicans	Other
86th	1959-1961	64	34	0	283	153
87th	1961-1963	64	36	0	262	175
88th	1963-1965	67	33	0	258	176	1
89th	1965-1967	68	32	0	295	140
90th	1967-1969	64	36	0	248	187
91st	1969-1971	58	42	0	243	192
92d	1971-1973	54	44	2	255	180
93d	1973-1975	56	42	2	242	192	1
94th	1975-1977	60	37	2	291	144	1
95th	1977-1979	61	38	1	292	143
96th	1979-1981	58	41	1	277	158
97th	1981-1983	46	53	1	242	192	1
98th	1983-1985	46	54	0	269	166
99th	1985-1987	47	53	0	253	182
100th	1987-1989	55	45	0	258	177
101st	1989-1991	55	45	0	260	175
102d	1991-1993	56	44	0	267	167	1
103d	1993-1995	57	43	0	258	176	1
104th	1995-1997	48	52	0	204	230	1
105th	1997-1999	45	55	0	207	226	2
106th	1999-2001	45	55	0	211	223	1
107th	2001-2003	50	50	0	212	221	2
108th	2003-2005	48	51	1	204	229	1
109th	2005-2006	44	55	1	202	231	1

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