Democratic Party (United States) Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === In congressional elections: 1950–present === {{see also|Party divisions of United States Congresses}} {| class="wikitable" ! colspan="3" |House of Representatives | rowspan="999" | ! rowspan="2" |President | rowspan="999" | ! colspan="3" |Senate |- !Election year !No. of seats won !+/– !No. of seats won !+/– !Election year |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1950|1950]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|235|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 28 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Harry S. Truman]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|49|96|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 5 ![[United States Senate elections, 1950|1950]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1952|1952]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|213|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 22 | rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|47|96|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 2 ![[United States Senate elections, 1952|1952]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1954|1954]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|232|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 19 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|49|96|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 2 ![[United States Senate elections, 1954|1954]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1956|1956]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|234|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 2 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|49|96|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{steady}} 0 ![[United States Senate elections, 1956|1956]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1958|1958]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|283|437|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 49 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|64|98|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 15 ![[United States Senate elections, 1958|1958]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1960|1960]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|262|437|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 21 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[John F. Kennedy]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|64|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 1 ![[United States Senate elections, 1960|1960]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1962|1962]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|258|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 4 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|66|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 3 ![[United States Senate elections, 1962|1962]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1964|1964]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|295|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 37 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|68|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 2 ![[United States Senate elections, 1964|1964]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1966|1966]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|248|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 47 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|64|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 3 ![[United States Senate elections, 1966|1966]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1968|1968]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|243|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 5 | rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Richard Nixon]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|57|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 5 ![[United States Senate elections, 1968|1968]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1970|1970]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|255|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 12 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|54|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 3 ![[United States Senate elections, 1970|1970]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1972|1972]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|242|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 13 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|56|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 2 ![[United States Senate elections, 1972|1972]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1974|1974]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|291|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 49 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Gerald Ford]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|60|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 4 ![[United States Senate elections, 1974|1974]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1976|1976]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|292|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 1 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Jimmy Carter]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|61|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{steady}} 0 ![[United States Senate elections, 1976|1976]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1978|1978]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|277|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 15 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|58|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 3 ![[United States Senate elections, 1978|1978]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1980|1980]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|243|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 34 | rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Ronald Reagan]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|46|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 12 ![[United States Senate elections, 1980|1980]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1982|1982]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|269|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 26 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|46|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 1 ![[United States Senate elections, 1982|1982]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1984|1984]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|253|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 16 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|47|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 2 ![[United States Senate elections, 1984|1984]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1986|1986]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|258|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 5 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|55|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 8 ![[United States Senate elections, 1986|1986]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1988|1988]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|260|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 2 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[George H. W. Bush]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|55|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 1 ![[United States Senate elections, 1988|1988]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1990|1990]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|267|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 7 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|56|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 1 ![[United States Senate elections, 1990|1990]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1992|1992]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|258|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 9 | rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Bill Clinton]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|57|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 1 ![[United States Senate elections, 1992|1992]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1994|1994]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|204|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 54 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|47|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 10 ![[United States Senate elections, 1994|1994]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1996|1996]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|206|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 2 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|45|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 2 ![[United States Senate elections, 1996|1996]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 1998|1998]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|211|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 5 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|45|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{steady}} 0 ![[United States Senate elections, 1998|1998]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2000|2000]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|212|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 1 | rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[George W. Bush]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|50|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 5 ![[United States Senate elections, 2000|2000]]{{efn|name=tie1|Republican Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] provided a [[List of tie-breaking votes cast by the vice president of the United States|tie-breaking vote]], giving Republicans a majority until June 6, 2001, when [[Jim Jeffords]] left Republicans to join the Democratic Caucus.}} |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2002|2002]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|204|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 7 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|49|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 2 ![[United States Senate elections, 2002|2002]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2004|2004]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|202|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 2 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|45|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 4 ![[United States Senate elections, 2004|2004]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2006|2006]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|233|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 31 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|51|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 6{{efn|name=ind|Includes [[Independent Democrat|Independents caucusing with the Democrats]].}} ![[United States Senate elections, 2006|2006]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2008|2008]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|257|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 21 | rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Barack Obama]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|59|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 8{{efn|name=ind}} ![[United States Senate elections, 2008|2008]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2010|2010]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|193|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 63 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|53|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 6{{efn|name=ind}} ![[United States Senate elections, 2010|2010]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2012|2012]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|201|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 8 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|55|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 2{{efn|name=ind}} ![[United States Senate elections, 2012|2012]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2014|2014]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|188|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 13 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|46|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 9{{efn|name=ind}} ![[United States Senate elections, 2014|2014]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2016|2016]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|194|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 6 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Donald Trump]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|48|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 2{{efn|name=ind}} ![[United States Senate elections, 2016|2016]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2018|2018]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|235|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 41 | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|47|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 1{{efn|name=ind}} ![[United States Senate elections, 2018|2018]] |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2020|2020]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|222|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 13 | rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |[[Joe Biden]] | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|50|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 3{{efn|name=ind}} ![[United States Senate elections, 2020|2020]]{{efn|name=tie2|Democratic Vice President [[Kamala Harris]] provided a [[List of tie-breaking votes cast by the vice president of the United States|tie-breaking vote]], giving Democrats a majority throughout the [[117th Congress]].}} |- ![[United States House of Representatives elections, 2022|2022]] | {{Party shading/Republican}} |{{Composition bar|213|435|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{decrease}} 9 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |{{Composition bar|51|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{increase}} 1{{efn|name=ind}} ![[United States Senate elections, 2022|2022]] |} Summary: Please note that all 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