[5] The Democratic-Republican Party won control of the presidency and both houses of Congress for the first time.

Conversely, the Federalist Party would never again control the presidency or either house of Congress.

In the House, Democratic-Republicans won major gains, taking control of the chamber.

[7] In the Senate, Democratic-Republicans picked up several seats, taking control of the chamber for the first time in the party's history.

[8] This marked the first of three times in American history where one party flipped both chambers of Congress and the presidency in a single election, along with 1840 and 1952.