Politics in the USA, Sixth Edition

Table A4

Composition of Congress, 1933–2005

President

House

Senate

Major party

Minor party

Others

Major party

Minor party

Others

1933–4

Roosevelt

D

73rd

D-313

R-117

5

D-59

R-36

1

1935–6

”

D

74th

D-322

R-103

10

D-69

R-25

2

1937–8

”

D

75th

D-333

R-89

13

D-75

R-17

4

1939–40

”

D

76th

D-262

R-l 69

4

D-69

R-23

4

1941–2

”

D

77th

D-267

R-162

6

D-66

R-28

2

1943–4

”

D

78th

D-222

R-209

4

D-57

R-38

1

1945–6

Truman

D

79th

D-243

R-l90

2

D-57

R-38

1

1947–8

”

D

80th

R-246

D-188

1

R-51

D-45

• 
  

1949–50

”

D

81st

D-263

R-l 71

1

D-54

R-42

• 
  

1951–2

”

D

82nd

D-234

R-l99

2

D-48

R-47

1

1953–4

Eisenhower

R

83rd

R-221

D-213

1

R-48

D-47

1

1955–6

”

R

84th

D-232

R-203

• 
  

D-48

R-47

1

1957–8

”

R

85th

D-234

R-201

• 
  

D-49

R-47

• 
  

1959–60

”

R

86th

D-283

R-154

• 
  

D-66

R-34

• 
  

1961–2

Kennedy

D

87th

D-263

R-174

• 
  

D-64

R-36

• 
  

1963–4

Johnson

D

88th

D-258

R-176

• 
  

D-68

R-32

• 
  

1965–6

”

D

89th

D-295

R-140

• 
  

D-67

R-33

• 
  

1967–8

”

D

90th

D-248

R-187

• 
  

D-64

R-36

•