53rd United States Congress

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.

" Gorman 's Triumph— A Humiliating Spectacle" , cartoon by W. A. Rogers depicting President Cleveland 's humiliation by the Sugar Trust.
Senate President
Adlai Stevenson
House Speaker
Charles F. Crisp
Senate President pro tempore
Charles F. Manderson
Senate President pro tempore
Isham G. Harris
Senate President pro tempore
Matt W. Ransom
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 53rd Congress in March 1893. The green stripes represent Populists , while the gray stripes in Nevada represent Silver Senator William M. Stewart .
2 Democrats
1 Democrat and 1 Republican
2 Republicans
Territories
House seats by party holding plurality in state
80+% Democratic
80+% Republican
60+% to 80% Democratic
60+% to 80% Republican
Up to 60% Democratic
Up to 60% Republican