Composition of State Legislatures, by Political Party Affiliation statistics

[Data reflect election results in year shown for most States; and except as noted, results in previous year for other States. Figures reflect immediate results of elections, including holdover members in State houses which do not have all of their members running for re-election. Dem.=Democrat, Rep.=Republican. In general, Lower House refers to body consisting of State Representatives; Upper House, of State Senators]


			Lower House							Lower house			Upper House					Upper house
	FIPS
State	code	1990 ¹ ²		1992 ¹ ²		1994 ³		1996 ⁴		1998 ⁵		1990 ¹ ⁷		1992 ¹		1994 ³ ⁶		1996		1998 ⁷

		Dem.	Rep.	Dem.	Rep.	Dem.	Rep.	Dem.	Rep.	Dem.	Rep.	Dem.	Rep.	Dem.	Rep.	Dem.	Rep.	Dem.	Rep.	Dem.	Rep.

United States	00000	3,242	2,202	3,186	2,223	2,817	2,603	2,886	2,539	2,903	2,580	1,186	757	1,132	799	1,021	905	998	931	1,041	963

Alabama ⁸	01000	82	23	82	23	74	31	72	33	71	34	28	7	27	8	23	12	22	12	22	13
Alaska ⁹	02000	23	17	20	18	17	22	16	24	15	25	10	10	10	10	8	12	7	13	6	14
Arizona ¹⁰	04000	27	33	25	35	22	38	22	38	22	38	17	13	12	18	11	19	12	18	12	18
Arkansas ⁹	05000	90	9	88	11	88	12	86	13	86	14	31	4	30	5	28	7	28	6	28	7
California ⁹	06000	47	33	47	33	39	40	43	37	42	37	25	13	21	16	21	17	25	15	23	16
Colorado ⁹	08000	27	38	31	34	24	41	24	41	24	41	12	23	16	19	16	19	15	20	15	20
Connecticut ¹⁰	09000	87	64	85	64	90	61	97	54	96	55	20	16	19	17	17	19	19	17	19	17
Delaware ⁹	10000	17	24	18	23	14	27	14	27	13	28	15	6	15	6	12	9	13	8	13	8
Florida ⁹	11000	74	46	71	49	63	57	59	61	57	63	22	18	20	20	19	21	17	23	17	23
Georgia ¹⁰	12000	145	35	128	51	114	65	106	74	102	78	45	11	41	15	35	20	34	22	34	22
Hawaii ⁹	13000	45	6	47	4	44	7	39	12	39	12	22	3	22	3	23	2	23	2	23	2
Idaho ¹⁰	15000	28	56	20	50	13	57	11	59	11	59	21	21	12	23	8	27	5	30	5	30
Illinois ⁹	16000	72	46	67	51	54	64	60	58	60	58	31	28	27	32	26	33	28	31	28	31
Indiana ⁹	17000	52	48	55	45	44	56	50	50	50	50	24	26	22	28	20	30	19	31	19	31
Iowa ⁹	18000	55	45	49	51	36	64	46	54	46	54	29	21	27	23	27	23	21	29	22	28
Kansas ⁹	19000	63	62	59	66	45	80	48	77	48	77	18	22	13	27	13	27	13	27	13	27
Kentucky ⁹	20000	68	32	71	29	64	36	64	36	64	36	27	11	25	13	21	17	20	18	20	18
Louisiana ⁸	21000	89	16	88	16	86	17	76	28	78	27	34	5	33	6	33	6	25	14	25	14
Maine ¹⁰	22000	97	54	93	58	77	74	81	69	81	69	21	14	20	15	16	18	19	15	19	15
Maryland ⁸	23000	116	25	116	25	100	41	100	41	99	41	38	9	38	9	32	15	32	15	32	15
Massachusetts ¹⁰	24000	118	37	123	34	125	34	134	25	130	29	25	15	31	9	30	10	34	6	31	8
Michigan ⁹	25000	61	49	55	55	53	56	58	52	58	51	18	20	16	22	16	22	16	22	16	22
Minnesota ⁹	26000	78	56	85	49	71	63	70	64	70	64	46	21	45	22	43	21	42	24	42	24
Mississippi ⁸	27000	98	23	91	29	89	31	86	33	84	36	43	9	37	15	36	14	34	18	34	18
Missouri ⁹	28000	99	64	98	65	87	76	88	75	85	76	23	11	20	14	19	15	19	15	19	15
Montana ⁹	29000	61	39	47	53	33	67	35	65	35	65	29	21	30	20	19	31	16	34	16	33
Nebraska	30000	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)	(¹¹)
Nevada ⁹	31000	22	19	27	12	21	21	25	17	25	17	10	10	10	11	8	13	9	12	9	12
New Hampshire ¹⁰	32000	125	268	136	258	112	286	143	255	147	248	11	13	11	13	6	18	9	15	9	15
New Jersey ⁹	33000	22	58	27	53	28	52	30	50	32	48	13	27	16	24	16	24	16	24	16	24
New Mexico ⁹	34000	49	21	53	17	46	24	42	28	42	28	26	16	27	15	27	15	25	17	25	17
New York ¹⁰	35000	95	55	100	50	94	56	96	54	95	52	26	35	26	35	25	36	26	35	26	35
North Carolina ¹⁰	36000	81	39	78	42	52	68	59	61	59	61	36	14	39	11	26	24	30	20	30	20
North Dakota ⁹	37000	48	58	33	65	23	75	26	72	26	71	27	26	25	24	20	29	19	30	18	29
Ohio ⁹	38000	61	38	53	46	43	56	39	60	39	60	12	21	13	20	13	20	12	21	12	20
Oklahoma ⁹	39000	68	33	70	31	65	36	65	36	65	36	37	11	37	11	35	13	33	15	33	15
Oregon ⁹	40000	28	32	28	32	26	34	29	31	29	31	20	10	16	14	11	19	10	20	10	20
Pennsylvania ⁹	41000	107	94	105	98	101	102	99	104	99	104	24	26	24	25	21	29	20	30	20	30
Rhode Island ¹⁰	42000	89	11	85	15	84	16	84	16	84	16	45	5	39	11	40	10	41	9	42	8
South Carolina ⁹	44000	79	43	71	52	58	62	53	70	52	71	33	13	30	16	29	17	26	20	25	21
South Dakota ¹⁰	45000	25	45	28	42	24	46	23	47	22	48	17	18	20	15	16	19	13	22	13	22
Tennessee ⁹	46000	57	42	63	36	59	40	61	38	61	38	20	13	19	14	18	15	18	15	18	15
Texas ⁹	47000	93	57	91	58	89	61	82	68	82	68	22	9	18	13	17	14	14	16	14	17
Utah ⁹	48000	31	44	26	49	20	55	20	55	21	54	10	19	11	18	10	19	9	20	9	20
Vermont ¹⁰	49000	73	75	87	57	86	61	89	57	89	57	15	15	14	16	12	18	17	13	17	13
Virginia ⁹	50000	58	41	52	47	52	47	53	46	51	48	22	18	22	18	22	18	20	20	19	21
Washington ⁹	51000	58	40	65	33	38	60	45	53	41	57	24	25	28	21	25	24	23	26	23	26
West Virginia ⁹	53000	74	26	79	21	69	30	74	25	74	26	33	1	32	2	26	8	25	9	25	9
Wisconsin ⁹	54000	58	41	51	47	48	51	47	52	46	51	19	14	16	17	16	17	17	16	17	16
Wyoming ⁹	55000	22	42	19	41	13	47	17	43	17	43	10	20	10	20	10	20	9	21	9	21

1 Status as of November 11, 1993.
2 Excludes one Independent each for AR, LA, NH, SC, and VA; two Independents each for AK and MS; four Independents for VT; members of political parties other than Democratic, Republican, or Independent (one in MA, two in VT, and four in NH); one vacancy each for GA, NH, TX, and WI; two vacancies each for CT and MA; and three vacancies for NV.
3 Status as of December 7, 1994.
4 Excludes one independent each for ME, MA, SC, VT, and VA; three for MS; two for NH; one vacancy each for AR and LA; three for party other than Democratic, Republican, or Independent.
5 Excludes one Independent each for ME, MA, MO, SC, VA and VT; two each for MS and NH; and three Progressives for VT.
6 Excludes one Independent each for CA, ME and MN; one vacancy each for AL, AR, and Tx; and 49 from party other than Democratic, Republican, or Independent.
7 Excludes one Independent each in CA, ME, and MN; one vacancy each in MA, MO, and OH; and two in ND.
8 Members of both houses serve 4-year terms.
9 Upper House members serve 4-year terms and Lower House members serve 2-year terms.
10 Members of both houses serve 2-year terms.
11 Single chamber (unicameral body) of 49 members, elected without party designation.

Source: The Council of State Governments, Lexington, KY, 1984, The Book of the States, biennial; 1986-90, State Elective Officials and the Legislatures, biennial, (copyright). 1992 and 1994, National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver, CO, unpublished data. www.NCSL.org

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