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Seats in Congress Gained or Lost by the President's Party
in Presidential Election Years
F. Roosevelt - Obama
| Year |
President |
Party |
House Seats |
Senate Seats |
| 1932 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Democratic |
+90 |
+9 |
| 1936 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Democratic |
+12 |
+7 |
| 1940 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Democratic |
+7 |
-3 |
| 1944 |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Democratic |
+24 |
-2 |
| 1948 |
Harry S. Truman |
Democratic |
+75 |
+9 |
| 1952 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Republican |
+22 |
+1 |
| 1956 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower |
Republican |
-2 |
-1 |
| 1960 |
John F. Kennedy |
Democratic |
-22 |
+2 |
| 1964 |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
Democratic |
+37 |
+1 |
| 1968 |
Richard Nixon |
Republican |
+5 |
+6 |
| 1972 |
Richard Nixon |
Republican |
+12 |
-2 |
| 1976 |
Jimmy Carter |
Democratic |
+1 |
0 |
| 1980 |
Ronald Reagan |
Republican |
+34 |
+12 |
| 1984 |
Ronald Reagan |
Republican |
+14 |
-2 |
| 1988 |
George Bush |
Republican |
-2 |
0 |
| 1992 |
William J. Clinton |
Democratic |
-10 |
0 |
| 1996 |
William J. Clinton |
Democratic |
-9 |
-2 |
| 2000 |
George W. Bush |
Republican |
-3 |
-4 |
| 2004 |
George W. Bush |
Republican |
+3 |
+4 |
| 2008 |
Barack Obama |
Democratic |
+23 |
+8 |
*as of January 6, 2009, the APP considers that since the Governor of Illinois is a Democrat, Barack Obama's eventual successor (possibly Burris) from that state will be a Democrat.
**The APP tentatively assumes the Minnesota Senate seat will change hands from Republican to Democratic once all election challenges are resolved. |
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Table compiled by Gerhard Peters, The American Presidency Project
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