6th United States Congress

The apportionment of seats in House of Representatives was based on the 1790 United States census.

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated.

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress.

Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

President of the Senate Thomas Jefferson
President pro tempore
Samuel Livermore
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 6th Congress in March 1799.
2 Democratic-Republicans
1 Democratic-Republican and 1 Federalist
2 Federalists
Speaker of the House Theodore Sedgwick