Historical House Elections

Explore U.S. House election cycles with district-level interactive maps where historical district geography and winner data are available. Balance totals use the official House party division after each election.

2024 220 seats
Republicans Republicans
2022 222 seats
Republicans Republicans
2020 222 seats
Democrats Democrats
2018 235 seats
Democrats Democrats
2016 241 seats
Republicans Republicans
2014 247 seats
Republicans Republicans
2012 234 seats
Republicans Republicans
2010 242 seats
Republicans Republicans
2008 257 seats
Democrats Democrats
2006 233 seats
Democrats Democrats
2004 232 seats
Republicans Republicans
2002 229 seats
Republicans Republicans
2000 221 seats
Republicans Republicans
1998 223 seats
Republicans Republicans
1996 226 seats
Republicans Republicans
1994 230 seats
Republicans Republicans
1992 258 seats
Democrats Democrats
1990 267 seats
Democrats Democrats
1988 260 seats
Democrats Democrats
1986 258 seats
Democrats Democrats
1984 254 seats
Democrats Democrats
1982 269 seats
Democrats Democrats
1980 243 seats
Democrats Democrats
1978 278 seats
Democrats Democrats
1976 292 seats
Democrats Democrats
1974 291 seats
Democrats Democrats
1972 243 seats
Democrats Democrats
1970 summary
Democrats Democrats
1968 summary
Democrats Democrats
1966 summary
Democrats Democrats
1964 summary
Democrats Democrats
1962 summary
Democrats Democrats
1960 summary
Democrats Democrats
1958 summary
Democrats Democrats
1956 summary
Democrats Democrats
1954 summary
Democrats Democrats
1952 summary
Republicans Republicans
1950 summary
Democrats Democrats
1948 summary
Democrats Democrats
1946 summary
Republicans Republicans
1944 summary
Democrats Democrats
1942 summary
Democrats Democrats
1940 summary
Democrats Democrats
1938 summary
Democrats Democrats
1936 summary
Democrats Democrats
1934 summary
Democrats Democrats
1932 summary
Democrats Democrats
1930 summary
Republicans Republicans
1928 summary
Republicans Republicans
1926 summary
Republicans Republicans
1924 summary
Republicans Republicans
1922 225 seats
Republicans Republicans
1920 302 seats
Republicans Republicans
1918 240 seats
Republicans Republicans
1916 215 seats
Republicans Republicans
1914 summary
Democrats Democrats
1912 summary
Democrats Democrats
1910 230 seats
Democrats Democrats
1908 summary
Republicans Republicans
1906 223 seats
Republicans Republicans
1904 summary
Republicans Republicans
1902 summary
Republicans Republicans
1900 200 seats
Republicans Republicans
1898 summary
Republicans Republicans
1896 206 seats
Republicans Republicans
1894 summary
Republicans Republicans
1892 218 seats
Democrats Democrats
1890 238 seats
Democrats Democrats
1888 summary
Republicans Republicans
1886 167 seats
Democrats Democrats
1884 summary
Democrats Democrats
1882 196 seats
Democrats Democrats
1880 151 seats
Republicans Republicans
1878 141 seats
Democrats Democrats
1876 155 seats
Democrats Democrats
1874 182 seats
Democrats Democrats
1872 summary
Republicans Republicans
1870 136 seats
Republicans Republicans
1868 summary
Republicans Republicans
1866 summary
Republicans Republicans
1864 summary
Republicans Republicans
1862 summary
Republicans Republicans
1860 108 seats
Republicans Republicans
1858 116 seats
Republicans Republicans
1856 132 seats
Democrats Democrats
1854 83 seats
Democrats Democrats
1852 summary
Democrats Democrats
1850 127 seats
Democrats Democrats
1848 113 seats
Democrats Democrats
1846 116 seats
W Whigs
1844 summary
Democrats Democrats
1842 summary
Democrats Democrats
1840 142 seats
W Whigs
1838 summary
Democrats Democrats
1836 128 seats
Democrats Democrats
1834 summary
J Jacksonians
1832 summary
J Jacksonians
1830 summary
J Jacksonians
1828 136 seats
J Jacksonians
1826 113 seats
J Jacksonians
1824 104 seats
J Jacksonians
1822 summary
O Other
1820 155 seats
D Democratic-Republicans
1818 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1816 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1814 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1812 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1810 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1808 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1806 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1804 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1802 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1800 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1798 summary
F Federalists
1796 summary
F Federalists
1794 summary
D Democratic-Republicans
1792 summary
A Anti-Administration
1790 summary
P Pro-Administration
1788 summary
P Pro-Administration
District winners are derived from MIT Election Lab constituency returns. Chamber balance totals are derived from the official U.S. House party division table.