Representation of the President's Party in House Elections

Year	President's Party	# winning seats	Unified or Divided Government
1824	DR	58	U
1826	DR	61	D
1828	D	44	U
1830	D	53	U
1832	D	55	U
1834	D	54	U
1836	D	52	U
1838	D	54	U
1840	W	54	U
1842	W	45	D-h
1844	D	51	U
1846	D	53	D-h
1848	W	48	D
1850	W	45	D
1852	D	54	U
1854	D	80	D-h
1856	D	70	U
1858	D	69	D-h
1860	R	57	U
1862	R	63	U
1864	R	64	U
1866	D	59	U
1868	R	56	U
1870	R	53	U
1872	R	55	U
1874	R	53	D-h
1876	R	49	D-h
1878	R	45	D
1880	R	49	U
1882	R	43	D-h
1884	D	47	D-s
1886	D	44	D-s
1888	R	49	D-h
1890	R	45	D-h
1892	D	53	U
1894	D	45	D
1896	R	48	U
1898	R	46	U
1900	R	50	U
1902	R	48	U
1904	R	53	U
1906	R	49	U
1908	R	48	U
1910	R	46	D-h
1912	D	61	U
1914	D	57	U
1916	D	55	U
1918	D	54	D
1920	R	56	U
1922	R	47	U
1924	R	51	U
1926	R	51	U
1928	R	51	U
1930	R	46	D-h
1932	D	62	U
1934	D	64	U
1936	D	63	U
1938	D	60	U
1940	D	59	U
1942	D	57	U
1944	D	58	U
1946	D	54	D
1948	D	58	U
1950	D	57	U
1952	R	47	U
1954	R	42	D
1956	R	44	D
1958	R	38	D
1960	D	59	U
1962	D	55	U
1964	D	59	U
1966	D	52	U
1968	R	48	D
1970	R	44	D
1972	R	48	D
1974	R	42	D
1976	D	57	U
1978	D	54	U
1980	R	48	D-h
1982	R	47	D-h
1984	R	48	D-h
1986	R	45	D
1988	R	46	D
1990	R	44	D
1992	D	51	U
1994	D	49	D
1996	D	49	D

Source: Lyn Ragsdale, Vital Statistics on the Presidency (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1998), 129-30.

D - Democratic Party
R - Republican Party
W - Whig Party
DR - Democratic-Republican Party
Dh - President's Opposition Controls House of Representatives
Ds - President's Opposition Controls the Senate

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