The Democrats maintained their majority in the House (albeit reduced) and won back control of the Senate.
With Grover Cleveland being sworn in on March 4, 1893, for his second stint as president, this also gave the Democrats an overall federal government trifecta for the first time since the establishment of the Republican Party in 1854.
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.
House seats by party holding plurality in state | |
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80+% Democratic
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80+% Republican
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60+% to 80% Democratic
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60+% to 80% Republican
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Up to 60% Democratic
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Up to 60% Republican
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