Proportion of each party's national U.S. House vote and share of seats won in U.S. House of Representatives elections
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This page shows each major party's number of U.S. House seats won in relation to U.S. House national vote share gained in general elections from 1942 to 2024. The data show that winning the popular vote does not always translate into control of the chamber or control of a number of seats equally proportional to the number of votes received.
While a number of factors influence these data, the way in which the House is structured may have the greatest effect of all. The Public Policy Institute of California's Eric McGhee writes: "[S]ingle-member district elections—like the ones for the US House of Representatives—have historically had a natural 'winner’s bonus' that usually gives the majority party a higher seat share than vote share, even without a gerrymander. For example, a party winning 55% of the votes would rarely win exactly 55% of the seats. It would almost always win at least a few percentage points more, and sometimes far more than that. So a modest seats-votes discrepancy is normal and not a sign of gerrymandering."[1]
Other factors, such as split-ticket voting, gerrymandering, and population shifts, contribute to the difference between a party's vote and seat share in the U.S. House. During the 1980s, with President Ronald Reagan (R) serving from 1981 to 1989, Democrats controlled the U.S. House and won a significant share of U.S. House seats in comparison to their share of U.S. House votes. The Atlantic's Ronald Brownstein writes, "Through the late 20th century, it was common for a large number of districts to support House candidates from one party and presidential nominees from the other. About 190 districts split their votes during landslides for Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, largely because many conservative southerners still voted Democratic for the House even as they backed those GOP presidential candidates. But as more voters have treated congressional elections as choices between competing parties rather than competing individuals, the number of split districts has dwindled."[2]
Click here to read more about split-ticket voting, gerrymandering, and population shifts in relation to U.S. House vote and seat shares.
On this page, you will find:
- An overview of trends from 1942 to 2024
- Historical data by chamber
- Historical data by Democratic Party
- Historical data by Republican Party
- Media commentary
Overview
This chart displays each major party's percentage of total votes cast in all U.S. House elections nationwide and the percentage of seats each major party won in U.S. House elections since 1942.
| Year | Election Type | Democratic share of U.S. House vote | Democratic share of U.S. House seats | Republican share of U.S. House vote | Republican share of U.S. House seats | Independent/Minor-party share of U.S. House vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Presidential | 47.2% | 49.4% | 49.7% | 50.6% | 3.1% |
| 2022[3] | Mid-term | 47.3% | 49.0% | 50.0% | 51.0% | 2.7% |
| 2020 | Presidential | 50.3% | 51.0% | 47.2% | 48.7% | 2.5% |
| 2018 | Mid-term | 52.9% | 54.0% | 44.3% | 45.7% | 2.8% |
| 2016 | Presidential | 47.3% | 44.6% | 48.3% | 55.4% | 4.3% |
| 2014 | Mid-term | 44.9% | 43.2% | 50.7% | 56.8% | 4.5% |
| 2012[4] | Presidential | 48.4% | 46.2% | 47.1% | 53.8% | 4.5% |
| 2010 | Mid-term | 44.8% | 44.4% | 51.4% | 55.6% | 3.8% |
| 2008 | Presidential | 52.9% | 59.1% | 42.4% | 40.9% | 4.7% |
| 2006 | Mid-term | 52.0% | 53.6% | 44.1% | 46.4% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | Presidential | 46.6% | 46.2% | 49.2% | 53.6% | 4.2% |
| 2002[5] | Mid-term | 45.0% | 47.1% | 49.6% | 52.6% | 5.3% |
| 2000 | Presidential | 47.0% | 48.7% | 47.3% | 50.8% | 5.7% |
| 1998 | Mid-term | 47.1% | 48.5% | 48.0% | 51.3% | 4.8% |
| 1996 | Presidential | 48.1% | 47.6% | 47.8% | 52.0% | 4.1% |
| 1994 | Mid-term | 44.7% | 46.9% | 51.5% | 52.9% | 3.7% |
| 1992[6] | Presidential | 49.9% | 59.3% | 44.8% | 40.5% | 5.3% |
| 1990 | Mid-term | 52.0% | 61.4% | 43.9% | 38.4% | 4.1% |
| 1988 | Presidential | 53.2% | 59.8% | 45.3% | 40.2% | 1.5% |
| 1986 | Mid-term | 54.1% | 59.3% | 44.2% | 40.7% | 1.7% |
| 1984 | Presidential | 51.9% | 58.4% | 46.8% | 41.6% | 1.3% |
| 1982[7] | Mid-term | 55.0% | 61.8% | 43.2% | 38.2% | 1.8% |
| 1980 | Presidential | 50.3% | 55.9% | 47.6% | 44.1% | 2.1% |
| 1978 | Mid-term | 53.4% | 63.9% | 44.7% | 36.1% | 1.9% |
| 1976 | Presidential | 55.5% | 67.1% | 42.2% | 32.9% | 2.3% |
| 1974 | Mid-term | 57.1% | 66.9% | 40.5% | 33.1% | 2.4% |
| 1972[8] | Presidential | 51.7% | 55.9% | 46.4% | 44.1% | 1.9% |
| 1970 | Mid-term | 53.0% | 58.6% | 44.5% | 41.4% | 2.5% |
| 1968 | Presidential | 50.0% | 55.9% | 48.2% | 44.1% | 1.8% |
| 1966 | Mid-term | 50.5% | 57.0% | 48.0% | 43.0% | 1.5% |
| 1964 | Presidential | 56.9% | 67.8% | 42.4% | 32.2% | 0.7% |
| 1962[9] | Mid-term | 52.1% | 59.3% | 47.1% | 40.5% | 0.8% |
| 1960 | Presidential | 54.3% | 60.4% | 44.8% | 39.6% | 0.8% |
| 1958 | Mid-term | 55.5% | 64.7% | 43.6% | 35.1% | 0.9% |
| 1956 | Presidential | 50.7% | 53.3% | 48.7% | 46.7% | 0.6% |
| 1954 | Mid-term | 52.1% | 53.3% | 47.0% | 46.7% | 0.9% |
| 1952[10] | Presidential | 49.2% | 49.0% | 49.3% | 50.8% | 1.5% |
| 1950 | Mid-term | 48.9% | 54.0% | 48.9% | 45.7% | 2.2% |
| 1948 | Presidential | 51.6% | 60.5% | 45.4% | 39.3% | 3.0% |
| 1946 | Mid-term | 44.3% | 43.2% | 53.5% | 56.6% | 2.3% |
| 1944 | Presidential | 50.6% | 56.1% | 47.2% | 43.4% | 2.2% |
| 1942[11] | Mid-term | 46.1% | 51.0% | 50.6% | 48.0% | 3.3% |
Historical data
The table below presents the national vote total for U.S. House of Representatives by party:[12]
| Year | Election Type | Democratic | Republican | Independent | Libertarian | Green | Other (incl. write-in) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Presidential | 70,571,330 | 74,390,864 | 852,373 | 709,405 | 182,841 | 2,836,608 | 149,543,421 |
| 2022[3] | Mid-term | 51,280,463 | 54,227,992 | 515,322 | 724,264 | 69,802 | 1,625,544 | 108,443,387 |
| 2020 | Presidential | 77,122,690 | 72,466,576 | 431,984 | 1,100,639 | 90,121 | 2,219,395 | 153,431,405 |
| 2018 | Mid-term | 60,319,623 | 50,467,181 | 576,660 | 758,492 | 247,021 | 1,647,854 | 114,016,831 |
| 2016 | Presidential | 61,417,454 | 62,772,225 | 870,167 | 1,660,923 | 501,135 | 2,611,346 | 129,833,250 |
| 2014 | Mid-term | 35,368,840 | 39,926,526 | 650,070 | 954,077 | 246,567 | 1,666,689 | 78,812,769 |
| 2012[4] | Presidential | 59,214,910 | 57,622,827 | 486,887 | 1,350,712 | 348,546 | 3,322,138 | 122,346,020 |
| 2010 | Mid-term | 38,854,459 | 44,593,666 | 519,043 | 1,002,511 | 230,764 | 1,584,514 | 86,784,957 |
| 2008 | Presidential | 64,888,090 | 51,952,981 | 729,798 | 1,083,096 | 570,780 | 3,361,548 | 122,586,293 |
| 2006 | Mid-term | 42,082,311 | 35,674,808 | 417,895 | 657,435 | 234,939 | 1,908,149 | 80,975,537 |
| 2004 | Presidential | 52,745,121 | 55,713,412 | 674,202 | 1,040,465 | 331,298 | 2,687,788 | 113,192,286 |
| 2002[5] | Mid-term | 33,642,142 | 37,091,270 | 403,670 | 1,030,171 | 286,962 | 2,252,340 | 74,706,555 |
| 2000 | Presidential | 46,411,559 | 46,750,175 | 683,098 | 1,610,292 | 279,158 | 3,065,681 | 98,799,963 |
| 1998 | Mid-term | 31,391,834 | 31,983,612 | 372,072 | 880,024 | 70,932 | 1,906,328 | 66,604,802 |
| 1996 | Presidential | 43,393,580 | 43,120,872 | 572,746 | 651,448 | 33,954 | 2,460,867 | 90,233,467 |
| 1994 | Mid-term | 31,542,823 | 36,325,809 | 497,403 | 415,944 | 40,177 | 1,671,492 | 70,493,648 |
| 1992[6] | Presidential | 48,550,096 | 43,498,015 | 1,255,726 | 848,614 | 134,072 | 2,911,793 | 97,198,316 |
| 1990 | Mid-term | 32,397,732 | 27,402,036 | 367,603 | 444,750 | - | 1,742,732 | 62,354,853 |
| 1988 | Presidential | 43,473,080 | 37,015,851 | 161,381 | 445,708 | - | 586,165 | 81,682,185 |
| 1986 | Mid-term | 32,338,342 | 26,384,083 | 157,332 | 121,076 | - | 757,564 | 59,758,397 |
| 1984 | Presidential | 42,799,060 | 38,540,762 | 131,833 | 275,865 | - | 674,318 | 82,421,838 |
| 1982[7] | Mid-term | 35,126,406 | 27,606,014 | 120,476 | 462,277 | - | 565,671 | 63,880,844 |
| 1980 | Presidential | 39,178,066 | 37,068,791 | 216,403 | 568,131 | - | 842,526 | 77,873,917 |
| 1978 | Mid-term | 29,129,007 | 24,401,021 | 344,272 | 64,310 | - | 645,312 | 54,583,922 |
| 1976 | Presidential | 41,241,509 | 31,302,910 | 558,966 | 71,791 | - | 1,083,988 | 74,259,164 |
| 1974 | Mid-term | 29,872,842 | 21,165,583 | 340,501 | - | - | 934,531 | 52,313,457 |
| 1972[8] | Presidential | 36,780,100 | 33,064,172 | 137,664 | - | - | 1,206,469 | 71,188,405 |
| 1970 | Mid-term | 28,781,048 | 24,121,959 | 122,430 | - | - | 1,233,448 | 54,258,885 |
| 1968 | Presidential | 33,045,283 | 31,850,140 | - | - | - | 1,213,786 | 66,109,209 |
| 1966 | Mid-term | 26,712,142 | 25,408,798 | 85,641 | - | - | 695,394 | 52,901,975 |
| 1964 | Presidential | 37,487,445 | 27,908,176 | 115,403 | - | - | 368,162 | 65,879,186 |
| 1962[9] | Mid-term | 26,694,634 | 24,160,387 | 79,684 | - | - | 307,483 | 51,242,188 |
| 1960 | Presidential | 34,844,338 | 28,750,866 | 1,394 | - | - | 527,712 | 64,124,310 |
| 1958 | Mid-term | 25,365,961 | 19,943,882 | 30,503 | - | - | 378,648 | 45,718,994 |
| 1956 | Presidential | 29,831,608 | 28,697,321 | 12,167 | - | - | 344,647 | 58,885,743 |
| 1954 | Mid-term | 22,177,088 | 20,034,763 | 74,486 | - | - | 296,590 | 42,582,927 |
| 1952[10] | Presidential | 28,336,127 | 28,399,286 | 111,780 | - | - | 723,547 | 57,570,740 |
| 1950 | Mid-term | 19,785,122 | 19,750,393 | 119,634 | - | - | 774,407 | 40,429,556 |
| 1948 | Presidential | 23,838,353 | 20,979,049 | 29,419 | - | - | 1,372,696 | 46,219,517 |
| 1946 | Mid-term | 15,228,408 | 18,404,764 | 74,962 | - | - | 702,190 | 34,410,324 |
| 1944 | Presidential | 22,819,226 | 21,303,279 | 90,625 | - | - | 896,616 | 45,109,746 |
| 1942[11] | Mid-term | 12,934,697 | 14,203,275 | 67,333 | - | - | 869,059 | 28,074,364 |
The table below presents the number of U.S. House districts won by each political party in that year's elections:[13]
| Year | Election Type | Democrats | Republicans | Independents | Vacant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Presidential | 215 | 220 | ||
| 2022[3] | Mid-term | 213 | 222 | ||
| 2020 | Presidential | 222 | 212 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Mid-term | 235 | 199 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Presidential | 194 | 241 | ||
| 2014 | Mid-term | 188 | 247 | ||
| 2012[4] | Presidential | 201 | 234 | ||
| 2010 | Mid-term | 193 | 242 | ||
| 2008 | Presidential | 257 | 178 | ||
| 2006 | Mid-term | 233 | 202 | ||
| 2004 | Presidential | 201 | 233 | 1 | |
| 2002[5] | Mid-term | 205 | 229 | 1 | |
| 2000 | Presidential | 212 | 221 | 2 | |
| 1998 | Mid-term | 211 | 223 | 1 | |
| 1996 | Presidential | 207 | 226 | 2 | |
| 1994 | Mid-term | 204 | 230 | 1 | |
| 1992[6] | Presidential | 258 | 176 | 1 | |
| 1990 | Mid-term | 267 | 167 | 1 | |
| 1988 | Presidential | 260 | 175 | ||
| 1986 | Mid-term | 258 | 177 | ||
| 1984 | Presidential | 254 | 181 | ||
| 1982[7] | Mid-term | 269 | 166 | ||
| 1980 | Presidential | 243 | 192 | ||
| 1978 | Mid-term | 278 | 157 | ||
| 1976 | Presidential | 292 | 143 | ||
| 1974 | Mid-term | 291 | 144 | ||
| 1972[8] | Presidential | 243 | 192 | ||
| 1970 | Mid-term | 255 | 180 | ||
| 1968 | Presidential | 243 | 192 | ||
| 1966 | Mid-term | 248 | 187 | ||
| 1964 | Presidential | 295 | 140 | ||
| 1962[9] | Mid-term | 258 | 176 | 1 | |
| 1960[14][15] | Presidential | 264 | 173 | ||
| 1958[16][15] | Mid-term | 282 | 153 | 1 | |
| 1956 | Presidential | 232 | 203 | ||
| 1954 | Mid-term | 232 | 203 | ||
| 1952[10] | Presidential | 213 | 221 | 1 | |
| 1950 | Mid-term | 235 | 199 | 1 | |
| 1948 | Presidential | 263 | 171 | 1 | |
| 1946 | Mid-term | 188 | 246 | 1 | |
| 1944 | Presidential | 244 | 189 | 2 | |
| 1942[11] | Mid-term | 222 | 209 | 4 | |
| 1940 | Presidential | 267 | 162 | 6 |
This chart displays the Democratic Party's percentage of total votes cast in all U.S. House elections nationwide and the percentage of seats the Democratic Party won in each year's House of Representatives elections since 1942.
| Year | Election Type | Democratic share of U.S. House vote | Democratic share of U.S. House seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Presidential | 47.2% | 49.4% |
| 2022[3] | Mid-term | 47.3% | 49.0% |
| 2020 | Presidential | 50.3% | 51.0% |
| 2018 | Mid-term | 52.9% | 54.0% |
| 2016 | Presidential | 47.3% | 44.6% |
| 2014 | Mid-term | 44.9% | 43.2% |
| 2012[4] | Presidential | 48.4% | 46.2% |
| 2010 | Mid-term | 44.8% | 44.4% |
| 2008 | Presidential | 52.9% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Mid-term | 52.0% | 53.6% |
| 2004 | Presidential | 46.6% | 46.2% |
| 2002[5] | Mid-term | 45.0% | 47.1% |
| 2000 | Presidential | 47.0% | 48.7% |
| 1998 | Mid-term | 47.1% | 48.5% |
| 1996 | Presidential | 48.1% | 47.6% |
| 1994 | Mid-term | 44.7% | 46.9% |
| 1992[6] | Presidential | 49.9% | 59.3% |
| 1990 | Mid-term | 52.0% | 61.4% |
| 1988 | Presidential | 53.2% | 59.8% |
| 1986 | Mid-term | 54.1% | 59.3% |
| 1984 | Presidential | 51.9% | 58.4% |
| 1982[7] | Mid-term | 55.0% | 61.8% |
| 1980 | Presidential | 50.3% | 55.9% |
| 1978 | Mid-term | 53.4% | 63.9% |
| 1976 | Presidential | 55.5% | 67.1% |
| 1974 | Mid-term | 57.1% | 66.9% |
| 1972[8] | Presidential | 51.7% | 55.9% |
| 1970 | Mid-term | 53.0% | 58.6% |
| 1968 | Presidential | 50.0% | 55.9% |
| 1966 | Mid-term | 50.5% | 57.0% |
| 1964 | Presidential | 56.9% | 67.8% |
| 1962[9] | Mid-term | 52.1% | 59.3% |
| 1960 | Presidential | 54.3% | 60.4% |
| 1958 | Mid-term | 55.5% | 64.7% |
| 1956 | Presidential | 50.7% | 53.3% |
| 1954 | Mid-term | 52.1% | 53.3% |
| 1952[10] | Presidential | 49.2% | 49.0% |
| 1950 | Mid-term | 48.9% | 54.0% |
| 1948 | Presidential | 51.6% | 60.5% |
| 1946 | Mid-term | 44.3% | 43.2% |
| 1944 | Presidential | 50.6% | 56.1% |
| 1942[11] | Mid-term | 46.1% | 51.0% |
This chart displays the Republican Party's percentage of total votes cast in all U.S. House elections nationwide and the percentage of seats the Republican Party won in each year's House of Representatives elections since 1942.
| Year | Election Type | Republican share of U.S. House vote | Republican share of U.S. House seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Presidential | 49.7% | 50.6% |
| 2022[3] | Mid-term | 50.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020 | Presidential | 47.2% | 48.7% |
| 2018 | Mid-term | 44.3% | 45.7% |
| 2016 | Presidential | 48.3% | 55.4% |
| 2014 | Mid-term | 50.7% | 56.8% |
| 2012[4] | Presidential | 47.1% | 53.8% |
| 2010 | Mid-term | 51.4% | 55.6% |
| 2008 | Presidential | 42.4% | 40.9% |
| 2006 | Mid-term | 44.1% | 46.4% |
| 2004 | Presidential | 49.2% | 53.6% |
| 2002[5] | Mid-term | 49.6% | 52.6% |
| 2000 | Presidential | 47.3% | 50.8% |
| 1998 | Mid-term | 48.0% | 51.3% |
| 1996 | Presidential | 47.8% | 52.0% |
| 1994 | Mid-term | 51.5% | 52.9% |
| 1992[6] | Presidential | 44.8% | 40.5% |
| 1990 | Mid-term | 43.9% | 38.4% |
| 1988 | Presidential | 45.3% | 40.2% |
| 1986 | Mid-term | 44.2% | 40.7% |
| 1984 | Presidential | 46.8% | 41.6% |
| 1982[7] | Mid-term | 43.2% | 38.2% |
| 1980 | Presidential | 47.6% | 44.1% |
| 1978 | Mid-term | 44.7% | 36.1% |
| 1976 | Presidential | 42.2% | 32.9% |
| 1974 | Mid-term | 40.5% | 33.1% |
| 1972[8] | Presidential | 46.4% | 44.1% |
| 1970 | Mid-term | 44.5% | 41.4% |
| 1968 | Presidential | 48.2% | 44.1% |
| 1966 | Mid-term | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 1964 | Presidential | 42.4% | 32.2% |
| 1962[9] | Mid-term | 47.1% | 40.5% |
| 1960 | Presidential | 44.8% | 39.6% |
| 1958 | Mid-term | 43.6% | 35.1% |
| 1956 | Presidential | 48.7% | 46.7% |
| 1954 | Mid-term | 47.0% | 46.7% |
| 1952[10] | Presidential | 49.3% | 50.8% |
| 1950 | Mid-term | 48.9% | 45.7% |
| 1948 | Presidential | 45.4% | 39.3% |
| 1946 | Mid-term | 53.5% | 56.6% |
| 1944 | Presidential | 47.2% | 43.4% |
| 1942[11] | Mid-term | 50.6% | 48.0% |
Media commentary
During the 1980s, with President Ronald Reagan (R) serving from 1981 to 1989, Democrats controlled the U.S. House and won a significant share of U.S. House seats in comparison to their share of U.S. House votes. The Atlantic's Ronald Brownstein writes, "Through the late 20th century, it was common for a large number of districts to support House candidates from one party and presidential nominees from the other. About 190 districts split their votes during landslides for Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, largely because many conservative southerners still voted Democratic for the House even as they backed those GOP presidential candidates. But as more voters have treated congressional elections as choices between competing parties rather than competing individuals, the number of split districts has dwindled."[2]
The period of Democratic dominance, from the mid-1950s to early 1990s, ended in 1994 when Republicans gained control of both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate for the first time in 40 years. According to Politico's Andrew Glass, Republicans gained 54 seats from Democrats, with 34 Democratic incumbents losing re-election. No Republican incumbent lost re-election. Glass writes, "The newly empowered GOP united under the 'Contract with America,' a 10-point legislative plan to cut federal taxes, balance the budget and dismantle a host of welfare programs enacted and expanded during the decades of Democratic rule."[17]
In January 2010, Republicans controlled 14 state legislatures, while Democrats controlled 27 and eight were split.[18] Following the 2010 state legislative elections, Republicans controlled 25 state legislatures, while Democrats controlled 16 and eight were split.[19] This election success gave Republicans an advantage over state-level and congressional redistricting following the 2010 census. According to Carl Klarner, a political scientist at Indiana State University, Democrats had at least a 2-to-1 advantage in redistricting authority over the previous 40 years.[20][21]
Republican gerrymandering and population shifts led to lopsided results in the 2012 election. That year, Republican candidates received 47.1% of the U.S. House vote nationwide and Democratic candidates received 48.4%. Republicans, however, won control of the chamber at 234-201. Facing South's Chris Kromm cites North Carolina as an extreme example of partisan gerrymandering: "Despite Democrats garnering 51 percent of the overall U.S. House vote in the state, Democrats ended up with only four out of 13 of the seats."[22]
As for population shifts, the conservative southerners of the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s no longer constituted a reliable Democratic voting block. Looking at the 21st century, Brownstein writes, "In geographic terms, [the Democratic Party's] coalition is deep but narrow. The party has consolidated its hold on the nation’s largest metropolitan centers, which allows it to amass substantial popular-vote victories, but it has systematically declined in the smaller places beyond them."[2] This deep but narrow consolidation of power, as well as a downward trend in split-ticket voting, led to Democrats having a "natural disadvantage in the House," according to political analysts from both parties.[2]
Kromm expands on this argument, "Democrats get naturally packed into certain districts, where they have run up big vote totals out of line with Republicans, who are more spread out."[22] Political analyst Nicholas Goedert ties together the House structure, gerrymandering, and population shifts arguments when he writes, "[S]tates that are heavily urbanized ... are more distorted against Democrats than more rural states."[22] He adds, "I find that while both parties exceeded expectations when controlling the redistricting process, a persistent pro-Republican bias is also present even when maps are drawn by courts or bipartisan agreement. This persistent bias is a greater factor in the nationwide disparity between seats and votes than intentional gerrymandering."[23]
See also
- United States Congress
- United States Senate
- 118th Congress
- United States Congress elections, 2024
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
- United States Senate elections, 2024
- United States Congress elections, 2022
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2022
- United States Senate elections, 2022
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Public Policy Institute of California, "Do California and Texas Have Gerrymandered Districts?" August 21, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Atlantic, "Democrats' Real Liability in the House," November 27, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 This was the first U.S. House election after the 2020 census.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 This was the first U.S. House election after the 2010 census.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 This was the first U.S. House election after the 2000 census.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 This was the first U.S. House election after the 1990 census.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 This was the first U.S. House election after the 1980 census.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 This was the first U.S. House election after the 1970 census.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 This was the first U.S. House election after the 1960 census.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 This was the first U.S. House election after the 1950 census.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 This was the first U.S. House election after the 1940 census.
- ↑ United States House of Representatives, "Election Statistics, 1920 to Present," accessed August 26, 2025
- ↑ United States House of Representatives, "Party Divisions of the House of Representatives, 1789 to Present," accessed August 26, 2025
- ↑ Four hundred and thirty-seven seats were up for election in the U.S. House this year.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Congress.gov, "Size of the U.S. House of Representatives," January 8, 2025
- ↑ Four hundred and thirty-six seats were up for election in the U.S. House this year.
- ↑ Politico, "Congress runs into 'Republican Revolution' Nov. 8, 1994," November 8, 2007
- ↑ NCSL, "2010 State and Legislative Partisan Composition," accessed September 3, 2025
- ↑ NCSL, "2011 State and Legislative Partisan Composition," accessed September 3, 2025
- ↑ Real Clear Politics, "For Democrats: Red Alert in the States" October 26, 2010
- ↑ NPR "GOP Poised to Win Congress, Redistricting Edge," October 25, 2010
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Facing South, "The South and 'the Great Gerrymander of 2012,'" February 8, 2013
- ↑ Research and Politics, "Gerrymandering or geography? How Democrats won the popular vote but lost the Congress in 2012," June 2014