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This provides a summary of the results of elections to the United States House of Representatives from the first election held variably in 1788 or 1789 (different states held elections at different times) to 1822. This time period corresponds to the First Party System of the United States. For more detailed results of each election, see the main page for that election. Information about the popular vote in early elections is not available as records of the popular vote were not kept. Parties with a majority in the House of Representatives are shown in bold.
Election year |
Federalists [Note 1] | Democrat-Republicans [Note 2] | Total apportionment | ||
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Seats | Change | Seats | Change | ||
1789 | 37 | – | 28 | – | 65 |
1790 | 39 | +2 | 30 [Note 3] | +2 | 69 |
1792 | 51 | +12 | 54 | +24 | 106 |
1794 | 47 | –4 | 59 | +5 | 106 |
1796 | 57 | +10 | 49 | –10 | 106 |
1798 | 60 | +3 | 46 | –3 | 106 |
1800 | 38 | –22 | 68 | +22 | 106 |
1802 | 39 | +1 | 103 | +35 | 142 |
1804 | 28 | –11 | 114 | +11 | 142 |
1806 | 26 | –2 | 116 | +2 | 142 |
1808 | 48 [1] [Note 4] | +22 | 94 [1] [Note 4] | –22 | 142 |
1810 | 36 | –12 | 107 [Note 3] | +13 | 143 |
1812 | 68 | +32 | 114 | +7 | 182 |
1814 | 64 | –4 | 119 [Note 3] | +5 | 183 |
1816/17 | 40 [Note 5] | –24 | 145 [Note 3] [Note 5] | +26 | 185 |
1818 | 26 | –14 | 160 [Note 3] | +15 | 186 |
1820 | 32 | +6 | 155 [Note 3] | –5 | 187 |
1822 | 24 [Note 6] | –8 | 189 [Note 3] [Note 7] | +34 | 213 |