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Partisan Composition of the House and Senate
 

Updated January 4, 2007, for the 110th Congress

House Senate
Membership 435 Members
4 Delegates
1 Resident Commissioner 		Membership 100 Senators
(Vice President votes in case of a tie)

Party Divisions
233 Democrats
202 Republicans

Party Divisions
50 Democrats
49 Republicans
1 Independent

Note: Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, an Independent Democrat, is counted in the majority party statistics for the 110th Congress.

Visit the Clerk of the House's Web site for updates. For historical information for the Senate, visit http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/history/one_item_and_teasers/partydiv.htm. Information for the House is located at http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/partyDiv.html.


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