Year |
Democratic
Party |
Republican
Party |
Independent
/ Other |
Majority |
1865 |
0 |
0 |
124 |
124 |
1868 |
14 |
110 |
0 |
96 |
1870 |
0 |
100 |
24(a) |
76 |
1872 |
22 |
102 |
0 |
80 |
1874 |
0 |
91 |
33(b) |
58 |
1876 |
64 |
60 |
0 |
4 |
1878 |
121 |
3 |
0 |
118 |
1880 |
120 |
4 |
0 |
116 |
1902–
1962 |
124 |
0 |
0 |
124 |
1964 |
123 |
1 |
0 |
122 |
1966 |
107 |
17 |
0 |
90 |
1968 |
119 |
5 |
0 |
114 |
1970 |
115 |
9 |
0 |
109 |
1972 |
107 |
17 |
0 |
90 |
1974 |
110 |
14 |
0 |
96 |
1976 |
114 |
10 |
0 |
104 |
1978 |
111 |
13 |
0 |
98 |
1980 |
110 |
14 |
0 |
96 |
1982 |
108 |
16 |
0 |
92 |
1984 |
102 |
22 |
0 |
80 |
1986 |
98 |
26 |
0 |
72 |
1988 |
94 |
30 |
0 |
64 |
1990 |
89 |
35 |
0 |
54 |
1992 |
84 |
40 |
0 |
44 |
1994 |
72 |
52 |
0 |
20 |
1996 |
54 |
70 |
0 |
16 |
1998 |
58 |
66 |
0 |
12 |
2000 |
55 |
69 |
0 |
14 |
2002 |
51 |
73 |
0 |
22 |
2004 |
50 |
74 |
0 |
24 |
2006 |
51 |
73 |
0 |
22 |
2008 |
52 |
72 |
0 |
20 |
2010 |
47 |
76 |
0 |
29 |
2012 |
45 |
78 |
0 |
30 |