This provides a summary of the results of elections to the United States House of Representatives from the elections held in 1856 to the present. This time period corresponds to the Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Party Systems of the United States. For the purposes of counting partisan divisions in the U.S. House of Representatives, "Independent Democrats", "Independent Republicans", and other members loosely affiliated with the two main parties have been included in the "Democrat" and "Republican" member tallies in the table below, though the details of such are included in the accompanying 'Notes'. Parties with a majority, or which controlled the U.S. House of Representatives after the election, are shown in bold. __NOTOC__ + Summary of the 1856–present United States House of Representatives elections Electionyear Democrats Republicans Other parties Totalapportionment Seats Change Seats Change Populist Independents Others 1856 133 +50 90 –10 – – 14 237 1858 98 –35 116 +26 – – 24 238 1860 45 –53 108 –8 – – 30 183 1862 72 +27 87 –21 – – 25 184 1864 38 –34 137 +50 – – 18 193 1866 47 +9 175 +38 – – 4 226 1868 67 +20 171 –4 – – 5 243 1870 104 +37 139 –32 – – – 243 1872 89 –15 203 +44 – – – 292 1874 183 +94 106 –97 – 4 – 293 1876 157 –26 136 +30 – – – 293 1878 148 –9 132 –4 – – 13 293 1880 131 –17 151 +19 – 1 10 293 1882 199 +68 118 –33 – 2 6 325 1884 183 –16 141 +23 – – 1 325 1886 167 –16 154 +13 – 1 3 325 1888 152 –15 179 +25 – – 1 332 1890 238 +86 86 –93 8 – – 332 1892 220 –18 124 +38 11 – 1 356 1894 93 –127 254 +130 9 – 1 357 1896 124 +31 210 –44 22 – 1 357 1898 161 +37 189 –21 6 – 1 357 1900 151 –10 201 +12 5 – – 357 1902 176 +25 210 +9 – – – 386 1904 135 –41 251 +41 – – – 386 1906 167 +32 224 –27 – – – 391 1908 172 +5 219 –5 – – – 391 1910 230 +58 163 –56 – – 1 394 1912 291 +61 134 –29 – 1 9 435 1914 230 –61 196 +62 – 1 8 435 1916 214 –16 216 +20 – – 5 435 1918 192 –22 240 +24 – 1 2 435 1920 131 –61 303 +63 – – 1 435 1922 207 +76 225 –78 – – 3 435 1924 183 –24 247 +22 – – 5 435 1926 194 +11 238 –9 – – 3 435 1928 164 –30 270 +32 – – 1 435 1930 216 +52 218 –52 – – 1 435 1932 313 +97 117 –101 – – 5 435 1934 322 +9 103 –14 – – 10 435 1936 334 +12 88 –15 – – 13 435 1938 262 –72 169 +81 – – 4 435 1940 268 +6 162 –7 – – 5 435 1942 222 –46 209 +47 – – 4 435 1944 244 +22 189 –20 – – 2 435 1946 188 –56 246 +57 – – 1 435 1948 263 +75 171 –75 – – 1 435 1950 235 –28 199 +28 – 1 – 435 1952 213 –22 221 +22 – 1 – 435 1954 232 +19 203 –18 – – – 435 1956 232 0 203 0 – – – 435 1958 283 +51 153 –50 – – – 436 1960 264 –19 173 +20 – – – 437 1962 259 –5 176 +3 – – – 435 1964 295 +36 140 –36 – – – 435 1966 248 –47 187 +47 – – – 435 1968 243 –5 192 +5 – – – 435 1970 255 +12 180 –12 – – – 435 1972 243 –12 192 +12 – – – 435 1974 291 +48 144 –48 – – – 435 1976 292 +1 143 –1 – – – 435 1978 277 –15 158 +15 – – – 435 1980 243 –34 192 +34 – – – 435 1982 269 +26 166 –26 – – – 435 1984 253 –16 182 +16 – – – 435 1986 258 +5 177 –5 – – – 435 1988 260 +2 175 –2 – – – 435 1990 267 +7 167 –8 – 1 – 435 1992 258 –9 176 +9 – 1 – 435 1994 204 –54 230 +54 – 1 – 435 1996 206 +2 228 –2 – 1 – 435 1998 211 +5 223 –5 – 1 – 435 2000 212 +1 221 –2 – 2 – 435 2002 205 –7 229 +8 – 1 – 435 2004 202 –3 232 +3 – 1 – 435 2006 233 +31 202 –30 – – – 435 2008 257 +24 178 –24 – – – 435 2010 193 –63 242 +63 – – – 435 2012 201 +8 234 –8 – – – 435 2014 188 –13 247 +13 – – – 435 2016 194 +6 241 –6 – – – 435 2018 235 +41 199 –42 – – 1 435 2020 222 –13 213 +14 – – – 435 2022 213 –9 222 +9 – – – 435 2024 215 +2 220 –2 – – – 435

See also List of United States House of Representatives elections (1789–1822) List of United States House of Representatives elections (1824–1854) Third Party System Fourth Party System Fifth Party System Sixth Party System

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