The Green Papers
The Green Papers
Political Party Breakdown of the
113th Congress of the United States, 2013-2015

Boldface (with superscript C) numbers indicate the majority Party in each house. Red (with superscript P) numbers (boldface or not) indicate the Party of the President in any event.

President Party Congress United States Senate House of Representatives
 DemocratRepublicanothervacanciesDemocratRepublicanother
ObamaDemocrat113th 2013-201553CP443 201P234C 

113RD CONGRESS- in General

SENATE: 53 Democrats, 43 Republicans, 3 elected as Independents [2 caucusing with the Democrats, 1 caucusing with the Republicans];
HOUSE: 234 Republicans, 201 Democrats;
the 57th Administration of BARACK H. OBAMA had control of the Senate, but the Administration did not have control of the House, in the 113rd Congress.

113rd CONGRESS- United States SENATE

General Election of 6 November 2012 elected 33 Class 1 SENATE seats
[term: noon, 3 January 2013 to noon, 3 January 2019]
as follows:

  • 21 incumbent Senators re-elected:
    • 15 Democrats: Feinstein[CA]; Carper[DE]; Nelson[FL]; Cardin[MD]; Stabenow[MI]; Klobuchar[MN]; McCaskill[MO]; Tester[MT]; Menendez[NJ]; Gillibrand[NY]; Brown[OH]; Casey[PA]; Whitehouse[RI]; Cantwell[WA]; Manchin[WV].
    • 5 Republicans: Wicker[MS]; Heller[NV]; Corker[TN]; Hatch[UT]; Barrasso[WY].
    • 1 Independent: Sanders [VT].
  • 12 freshman Senators elected:
    • 8 Democrats: Chris Murphy[CONNECTICUT]; Mazie Hirono[HAWAII]; Joe Donnelly[INDIANA]; Elizabeth Warren[MASSACHUSETTS]; Martin Heinrich[NEW MEXICO]; Heidi Heitkamp[NORTH DAKOTA]; Tim Kaine[VIRGINIA]; Tammy Baldwin[WISCONSIN].
    • 3 Republicans: Jeff Flake[ARIZONA]; Deb Fischer[NEBRASKA]; Ted Cruz [TEXAS].
    • 1 Independent: Angus King [MAINE]

113rd CONGRESS- HOUSE of Representatives
[term: noon, 3 January 2013 to noon, 3 January 2015]

STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWN 201 Democrats 234 Republicans
STATE Democrat Republican OTHER

ALABAMA 1 6
ALASKA -- 1
ARIZONA 5 4
ARKANSAS 0 4
CALIFORNIA 38 15

COLORADO 3 4
CONNECTICUT 5 0
DELAWARE 1 --
FLORIDA 10 17
GEORGIA 5 9

HAWAII 2 0
IDAHO 0 2
ILLINOIS 12 6
INDIANA 2 7
IOWA 2 2

KANSAS 0 4
KENTUCKY 1 5
LOUISIANA 1 5
MAINE 2 0
MARYLAND 7 1

MASSACHUSETTS 9 0
MICHIGAN 5 9
MINNESOTA 5 3
MISSISSIPPI 1 3
MISSOURI 2 6

MONTANA -- 1
NEBRASKA 0 3
NEVADA 2 2
NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0
NEW JERSEY 6 6

NEW MEXICO 2 1
NEW YORK 21 6
NORTH CAROLINA 4 9
NORTH DAKOTA -- 1
OHIO 4 12

OKLAHOMA 0 5
OREGON 4 1
PENNSYLVANIA 5 13
RHODE ISLAND 2 0
SOUTH CAROLINA 1 6

SOUTH DAKOTA -- 1
TENNESSEE 2 7
TEXAS 12 24
UTAH 1 3
VERMONT 1 --

VIRGINIA 3 8
WASHINGTON 6 4
WEST VIRGINIA 1 2
WISCONSIN 3 5
WYOMING -- 1
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Totals 201 234

Modified .