^The majority in the Alaska House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 20 Republicans, 2 Democrats and 1 Independent. The minority consists of 11 Democrats, 4 Independents and 1 Republican. There is also 1 Republican part of neither group.
^The majority in the Alaska Senate is held by a coalition of 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans. There are 3 Republicans outside the caucus.
^The
Constitution of California names it the "California Legislature", but the legislature brands itself as the "California State Legislature".
^The
Constitution of Louisiana vests legislative authority in "a legislature, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives," and refers to it as "the legislature" throughout, without officially designating a term for the two houses together. However, the two bodies do use the term "Louisiana State Legislature" in official references to itself.
^There are 3 additional non-voting seats allocated to
sovereign tribal nations within Maine. Since 2018, only one seat (belonging to the
Passamaquoddy) is filled; the tribal representative is a Democrat but is not counted in this total.
^When Nebraska switched to a unicameral legislature in 1937, the lower house was abolished. All current Nebraskan legislators are referred to as "Senators", as the pre-1937 senate was the retained house.
^Nebraska's legislature is de jure nonpartisan but senators' political affiliations are publicly known and voting often happens along party lines; the de facto composition is given here.
^The
Constitution of Utah names it the "Legislature of the State of Utah", but the legislature brands itself as the "Utah State Legislature".
^The majority in the Vermont House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 104 Democrats, 5
Vermont Progressives and 3 independents. The minority consists of 37 Republicans and 1
Libertarian.
^The majority in the Vermont Senate is held by a coalition of 22 Democrats and 1
Vermont Progressive. 7 Republicans make up the minority.
^The
Constitution of Washington names it "the legislature of the state of Washington", but the legislature brands itself as the "Washington State Legislature".
Superlatives
From the 50 state legislatures in the United States, the following
superlatives emerge: