Republican 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 sortable" |+United States<br />Congressional Elections |- !House Election year !No. of<br />overall House seats won !+/– !Presidency !No. of<br />overall Senate seats won !+/–{{efn|Comparing seats held immediately preceding and following the general election.}} !Senate Election year |- ![[1950 United States House of Representatives elections|1950]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|199|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 28 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Harry S. Truman]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|47|96|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 5 ![[1950 United States Senate elections|1950]] |- ![[1952 United States House of Representatives elections|1952]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|221|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 22 |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}} |[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|49|96|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 2 ![[1952 United States Senate elections|1952]] |- ![[1954 United States House of Representatives elections|1954]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|203|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 18 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|47|96|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[1954 United States Senate elections|1954]] |- ![[1956 United States House of Representatives elections|1956]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|201|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|47|96|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{steady}} 0 ![[1956 United States Senate elections|1956]] |- ![[1958 United States House of Representatives elections|1958]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|153|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 48 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|34|98|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 13 ![[1958 United States Senate elections|1958]] |- ![[1960 United States House of Representatives elections|1960]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|175|437|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 22 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[John F. Kennedy]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|35|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 1 ![[1960 United States Senate elections|1960]] |- ![[1962 United States House of Representatives elections|1962]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|176|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 1 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|34|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 3 ![[1962 United States Senate elections|1962]] |- ![[1964 United States House of Representatives elections|1964]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|140|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 36 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lyndon B. Johnson]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|32|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[1964 United States Senate elections|1964]] |- ![[1966 United States House of Representatives elections|1966]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|187|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 47 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|38|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 3 ![[1966 United States Senate elections|1966]] |- ![[1968 United States House of Representatives elections|1968]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|192|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 5 |rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Richard Nixon]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|42|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 5 ![[1968 United States Senate elections|1968]] |- ![[1970 United States House of Representatives elections|1970]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|180|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 12 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|44|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 2 ![[1970 United States Senate elections|1970]] |- ![[1972 United States House of Representatives elections|1972]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|192|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 12 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|41|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[1972 United States Senate elections|1972]] |- ![[1974 United States House of Representatives elections|1974]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|144|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 48 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Gerald Ford]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|38|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 3 ![[1974 United States Senate elections|1974]] |- ![[1976 United States House of Representatives elections|1976]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|143|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 1 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jimmy Carter]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|38|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 1 ![[1976 United States Senate elections|1976]] |- ![[1978 United States House of Representatives elections|1978]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|158|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 15 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|41|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 3 ![[1978 United States Senate elections|1978]] |- ![[1980 United States House of Representatives elections|1980]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|192|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 34 |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Ronald Reagan]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|53|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 12 ![[1980 United States Senate elections|1980]] |- ![[1982 United States House of Representatives elections|1982]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|166|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 26 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|54|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{steady}} 0 ![[1982 United States Senate elections|1982]] |- ![[1984 United States House of Representatives elections|1984]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|182|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 16 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|53|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[1984 United States Senate elections|1984]] |- ![[1986 United States House of Representatives elections|1986]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|177|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 5 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|45|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 8 ![[1986 United States Senate elections|1986]] |- ![[1988 United States House of Representatives elections|1988]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|175|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[George H. W. Bush]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|45|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 1 ![[1988 United States Senate elections|1988]] |- ![[1990 United States House of Representatives elections|1990]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|167|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 8 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|44|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 1 ![[1990 United States Senate elections|1990]] |- ![[1992 United States House of Representatives elections|1992]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|176|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 9 |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bill Clinton]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|43|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{steady}} 0 ![[1992 United States Senate elections|1992]] |- ![[1994 United States House of Representatives elections|1994]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|230|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 54 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|53|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 8 ![[1994 United States Senate elections|1994]] |- ![[1996 United States House of Representatives elections|1996]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|227|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 3 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|55|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 2 ![[1996 United States Senate elections|1996]] |- ![[1998 United States House of Representatives elections|1998]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|223|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 4 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|55|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{steady}} 0 ![[1998 United States Senate elections|1998]] |- ![[2000 United States House of Representatives elections|2000]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|221|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 2 |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[George W. Bush]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|50|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 4 ![[2000 United States Senate elections|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]], initially giving Republicans a majority from [[First inauguration of George W. Bush|Inauguration Day]] until [[Jim Jeffords]] left the Republican Party to caucus with the Democrats on June 6, 2001.}} |- ![[2002 United States House of Representatives elections|2002]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|229|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 8 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|51|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 2 ![[2002 United States Senate elections|2002]] |- ![[2004 United States House of Representatives elections|2004]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|232|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 3 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|55|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 4 ![[2004 United States Senate elections|2004]] |- ![[2006 United States House of Representatives elections|2006]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|202|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 30 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|49|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 6 ![[2006 United States Senate elections|2006]] |- ![[2008 United States House of Representatives elections|2008]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|178|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 21 |rowspan="4" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Barack Obama]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|41|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 8 ![[2008 United States Senate elections|2008]] |- ![[2010 United States House of Representatives elections|2010]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|242|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 63 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|47|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 6 ![[2010 United States Senate elections|2010]] |- ![[2012 United States House of Representatives elections|2012]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|234|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 8 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|45|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[2012 United States Senate elections|2012]] |- ![[2014 United States House of Representatives elections|2014]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|247|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 13 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|54|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 9 ![[2014 United States Senate elections|2014]] |- ![[2016 United States House of Representatives elections|2016]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|241|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 6 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|52|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{decrease}} 2 ![[2016 United States Senate elections|2016]] |- ![[2018 United States House of Representatives elections|2018]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|200|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 41 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|53|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 1 ![[2018 United States Senate elections|2018]] |- ![[2020 United States House of Representatives elections|2020]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|213|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{increase}} 13 |rowspan="2" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Joe Biden]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|50|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}| {{decrease}} 3 ![[2020 United States Senate elections|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 from [[Inauguration of Joe Biden|Inauguration Day]] until the end of the [[117th Congress]].}} |- ![[2022 United States House of Representatives elections|2022]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{Composition bar|222|435|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|{{increase}} 9 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{Composition bar|49|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|{{decrease}} 1 ![[2022 United States Senate elections|2022]] |} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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