How many Republicans are in the House 2023?
House Republicans have 221 seats and Democrats have 213. The GOP took control of the House with a slim majority in the 2022 midterm elections. However, the ouster of George Santos (R) left the NY-03 seat up for grabs in an upcoming special election. [Virtual Event: Election Season 2024.
House Republicans have 221 seats and Democrats have 213. The GOP took control of the House with a slim majority in the 2022 midterm elections. However, the ouster of George Santos (R) left the NY-03 seat up for grabs in an upcoming special election. [Virtual Event: Election Season 2024.
The remainder of the report will not be updated. In the 118th Congress, the current party alignments as of December 5, 2023,6 are as follows: House of Representatives: 221 Republicans (plus 2 Delegates and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico) and 213 Democrats (plus 3 Delegates), and 1 vacant seat.
As of Wednesday, Nov. 16 Republicans officially gained the control of the 2023 U.S. House as incumbent Republican Mike Garcia was declared victorious in California's House District 27—the 218th seat filled by the GOP in this fall's election.
Party Breakdown
In the 117th Congress, the current party alignments as of December 13, 2022,6 are as follows: House of Representatives: 222 Democrats (including 4 Delegates), 215 Republicans (including 1 Delegate and the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico), and 4 vacant seats.
| 117th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
| Senate majority | Republican (until January 20, 2021) Democratic (from January 20, 2021) |
| Senate President | Mike Pence (R) (until January 20, 2021) Kamala Harris (D) (from January 20, 2021) |
| House majority | Democratic |
| House Speaker | Nancy Pelosi (D) |
Congress has 535 voting members: 100 senators and 435 representatives for each of the states to form Independent Parties less the two Ruling Parties by the Constitution. The U.S. vice president has a vote in the Senate only when senators are evenly divided. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members.
| 118th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
| Senate majority | Democratic |
| Senate President | Kamala Harris (D) |
| House majority | Republican |
| House Speaker | Kevin McCarthy (January 7 – October 3, 2023) Patrick McHenry (pro tempore, October 3–25, 2023) Mike Johnson (October 25, 2023 – present) |
House leadership includes the speaker, majority and minority leaders, assistant leaders, whips and a party caucus or conference. The speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several institutional and administrative roles. Majority and minority leaders represent their respective parties on the House floor.
The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states.
How many votes does it take to become a speaker of the House?
The magic number is usually 218, a simple majority of the 435 members in the House. In the 118th Congress, however, it's currently 217. This year, David Cicilline, Democrat of Rhode Island, resigned in June, and Chris Stewart, Republican of Utah, resigned in September.
U.S. House of Representatives
All 435 House seats are up for election every midterm and presidential election year. A representative must be at least 25, a U.S. citizen for at least seven years, and live in the state he or she represents.
Rep. Mike Johnson. Elected by the entire membership of the House of Representatives, the Speaker presides over the House as its administrative head and serves as the leader of the majority party in the chamber.
| Region | Democrats | Republicans |
|---|---|---|
| South Central | 18 | 61 |
| Mountain | 14 | 19 |
| Pacific | 55 | 16 |
| Total | 213 | 221 |
| Affiliation | Members | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 49 | |
| Democratic Party | 48 | |
| Independent | 3 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| United States Senate | |
|---|---|
| Political groups | Majority (51) Democratic (48) Independent (3) Minority (49) Republican (49) |
| Length of term | 6 years |
| Elections | |
| Voting system | Plurality voting in 46 states Varies in 4 states Alaska & Maine: Instant-runoff voting Georgia & Louisiana: Two-round system |
Traditionally, the Speaker is viewed as the leader of the majority party in the House, with the Majority Leader as second-in-command.
The Senate has exceptionally high authority, sometimes higher than the President or the House of Representatives. The Senate can try cases of impeachment, which can dismiss a President for misconduct.
The United States Constitution designates the Vice President of the United States as president of the Senate. The Constitution also calls for a president pro tempore, to serve as the presiding officer when the president of the Senate (the vice president) is absent.
Republicans won 222 seats to 213 for Democrats, though one elected Democrat has since died, leaving Democrats with 212 seats. Democrats still control the Senate — with 51 votes instead of last term's 50 plus the tie-breaking Vice President Harris.
What is the current size of Congress?
How many members of Congress are there? There are a total of 535 Members of Congress. 100 serve in the U.S. Senate and 435 serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Today, Congress consists of 100 senators (two from each state) and 435 voting members of the House of Representatives. The terms of office and number of members directly affects each institution. With four times the membership, the House follows procedures closely and limits debate.
Primarily Republican from the Civil War (going “blue” only in 1912, 1964, and 1968) through the 1980s, Maine has voted Democratic in the last eight elections, although the 2016 race was quite close by recent historical standards, Hillary Clinton prevailed by 3% over Donald Trump.
Senators are elected to six-year terms, and every two years the members of one class—approximately one-third of the senators—face election or reelection.
Those states are Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Wyoming. Three additional states lean Republican: Arkansas, Mississippi, and Missouri.
