I think this chart has couple errors on it. The GOP had 53 or 54 Senators in the 104th, not 52 or 53 as chart says. In 103rd it was 57 or 56, not only 57 Dems.
And did the GOP really pickup 9 Senate seats in the 1898 midterms elections with an incumbent GOP Prez?
Yes, I did a quick a dirty transcription of the US Senate data listed as the source and had not yet put in all the in-session changes for all political parties. The US Senate data does not have in-session changes before the WWII Congresses and will need further research.
The GOP did make the gains in the 1898 mid-terms due to the seat changes from the six new States (North Dakota, South Dakota Montana, Washinton, Idaho, Wyoming) 'Class A' Senators who had stood for re-election after only two years in 1892. Add to that the re-election of the 'Class A' Senators in the newly admitted State of Utah in 1896 and you get enough elections happening, along with the Republicans picking up two 'Silver Republican' third-party seats and you get the unusual nine-seat pick-up...
Here is the corrected table with the updates for the changes in the composition of the Senate from WWII onwards...
US Senate
Historical division by party
1789 to Present
Congress |
Years_Term |
Senate Majority Party |
Allotted Number of Senators |
Administration |
Opposition |
Federalist |
Democratic- Republican |
Whig |
Democrat |
Republican |
Others |
Vacant |
1st |
1789-1791 |
Administration |
26 |
18 |
8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2nd |
1791-1793 |
Administration |
26/28/30 |
16 |
9/11/13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
3rd |
1793-1795 |
Administration |
30 |
16/16/17 |
13/14/13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1/0/0 |
4th |
1795-1797 |
Federalist |
30/32 |
|
|
21 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
5th |
1797-1799 |
Federalist |
32 |
|
|
22 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
6th |
1799-1801 |
Federalist |
32 |
|
|
22 |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
7th |
1801-1803 |
Dem-Reps |
32/34 |
|
|
15 |
17 |
|
|
|
|
0/2 |
8th |
1803-1805 |
Dem-Reps |
34 |
|
|
9 |
25 |
|
|
|
|
|
9th |
1805-1807 |
Dem-Reps |
34 |
|
|
7 |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
10th |
1807-1809 |
Dem-Reps |
34 |
|
|
6 |
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
11th |
1809-1811 |
Dem-Reps |
34 |
|
|
7 |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
12th |
1811-1813 |
Dem-Reps |
34/36 |
|
|
6 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
13th |
1814-1815 |
Dem-Reps |
36 |
|
|
8 |
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
14th |
1815-1817 |
Dem-Reps |
36/38 |
|
|
12 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
15th |
1817-1819 |
Dem-Reps |
38/40/42 |
|
|
12 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
16th |
1819-1821 |
Dem-Reps |
42/44/46 |
|
|
9 |
37 |
|
|
|
|
|
17th |
1821-1823 |
Dem-Reps |
48 |
|
|
4 |
44 |
|
|
|
|
|
18th |
1823-1825 |
Dem-Reps |
48 |
|
|
17 |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
19th |
1825-1827 |
Dem-Reps |
48 |
|
|
22 |
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
20th |
1827-1829 |
Dem-Reps |
48 |
|
|
21 |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
21st |
1829-1831 |
Democrat |
48 |
|
|
|
|
23 |
25 |
|
|
|
22nd |
1831-1833 |
Democrat |
48 |
|
|
|
|
22 |
24 |
|
|
|
23rd |
1834-1835 |
Whigs |
48 |
|
|
|
|
26 |
20 |
|
2 |
|
24th |
1835-1837 |
Democrat |
48/50/52 |
|
|
|
|
24 |
26 |
|
2 |
|
25th |
1837-1839 |
Democrat |
52 |
|
|
|
|
17 |
35 |
|
|
|
26th |
1839-1841 |
Democrat |
52 |
|
|
|
|
22 |
30 |
|
|
|
27th |
1841-1843 |
Whigs |
52 |
|
|
|
|
29 |
22 |
|
|
1 |
28th |
1843-1845 |
Whigs |
52 |
|
|
|
|
29 |
23 |
|
|
|
29th |
1845-1847 |
Democrat |
52/54/56/58 |
|
|
|
|
22 |
34 |
|
|
2 |
30th |
1847-1849 |
Democrat |
58/60 |
|
|
|
|
21 |
38 |
|
1 |
|
31st |
1849-1851 |
Democrat |
60/62 |
|
|
|
|
25 |
35 |
|
2 |
|
32nd |
1851-1853 |
Democrat |
62 |
|
|
|
|
23 |
36 |
|
3 |
|
33rd |
1853-1855 |
Democrat |
62 |
|
|
|
|
22 |
38 |
|
2 |
|
34th |
1855-1857 |
Democrat |
62 |
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
15 |
5 |
|
35th |
1857-1859 |
Democrat |
62/64 |
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
20 |
5 |
|
36th |
1859-1861 |
Democrat |
64/66/68 |
|
|
|
|
|
38 |
26 |
2 |
|
37th |
1861-1863 |
Republican |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
31 |
3 |
1 |
38th |
1863-1865 |
Republican |
52 |
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
33 |
9 |
|
39th |
1865-1867 |
Republican |
54 |
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
39 |
4 |
|
40th |
1867-1869 |
Republican |
68 |
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
57 |
|
2 |
41st |
1869-1871 |
Republican |
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
62 |
|
|
42nd |
1871-1873 |
Republican |
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
17 |
56 |
1 |
|
43rd |
1873-1875 |
Republican |
74 |
|
|
|
|
|
19 |
47 |
7 |
1 |
44th |
1875-1877 |
Republican |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
28 |
46 |
1 |
1 |
45th |
1877-1879 |
Republican |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
35 |
40 |
1 |
|
46th |
1879-1881 |
Republican |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
42 |
1 |
|
47th |
1881-1883 |
Republican |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
37 |
2 |
|
48th |
1883-1885 |
Republican |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
38 |
2 |
|
49th |
1885-1887 |
Republican |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
42 |
|
|
50th |
1887-1889 |
Republican |
76 |
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
39 |
|
|
51st |
1889-1891 |
Republican |
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
51 |
|
|
52nd |
1891-1893 |
Republican |
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
47 |
2 |
|
53rd |
1893-1895 |
Republican |
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
44 |
4 |
|
54th |
1895-1897 |
Republican |
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
44 |
6 |
|
55th |
1897-1899 |
Republican |
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
34 |
44 |
12 |
|
56th |
1899-1901 |
Republican |
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
26 |
53 |
10 |
1 |
57th |
1901-1903 |
Republican |
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
56 |
2 |
|
58th |
1903-1905 |
Republican |
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
33 |
57 |
|
|
59th |
1905-1907 |
Republican |
90 |
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
58 |
|
|
60th |
1907-1909 |
Republican |
92 |
|
|
|
|
|
31 |
61 |
|
|
61st |
1909-1911 |
Republican |
92 |
|
|
|
|
|
32 |
60 |
|
|
62nd |
1911-1913 |
Republican |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
52 |
|
|
63rd |
1913-1915 |
Republican |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
51 |
|
1 |
64th |
1915-1917 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
56 |
40 |
|
|
65th |
1917-1919 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
42 |
|
|
66th |
1919-1921 |
Republican |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
49 |
|
|
67th |
1921-1923 |
Republican |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
37 |
59 |
|
|
68th |
1923-1925 |
Republican |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
42 |
53 |
1 |
|
69th |
1925-1927 |
Republican |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
41 |
54 |
1 |
|
70th |
1927-1929 |
Republican |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
46 |
48 |
1 |
1 |
71st |
1929-1931 |
Republican |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
39 |
56 |
1 |
|
72nd |
1931-1933 |
Republican |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
48 |
1 |
|
73rd |
1933-1935 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
59 |
36 |
1 |
|
74th |
1935-1937 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
69 |
25 |
2 |
|
75th |
1937-1939 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
76 |
16 |
3 |
|
76th |
1939-1941 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
69 |
23 |
3 |
|
77th |
1941-1943 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
66 |
28 |
2 |
|
78th |
1943-1945 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
38 |
1 |
|
79th |
1945-1947 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
38 |
1 |
|
80th |
1947-1949 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
51 |
45 |
|
|
81st |
1949-1951 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
42 |
|
|
82nd |
1951-1953 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
47 |
|
|
83rd |
1953-1955 |
Republican |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
48 |
1 |
|
84th |
1955-1957 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
47/47/48/49 |
47/47/47/47 |
2/1/0/0 |
0/1/0/0 |
85th |
1957-1959 |
Democrat |
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
49 |
47 |
|
|
86th |
1959-1961 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
65 |
35 |
|
|
87th |
1961-1963 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
64 |
36 |
|
|
88th |
1963-1965 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
66 |
34 |
|
|
89th |
1965-1967 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
68 |
32 |
|
|
90th |
1967-1969 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
64 |
36 |
|
|
91st |
1969-1971 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
57 |
43 |
|
|
92nd |
1971-1973 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
54 |
44 |
2 |
|
93rd |
1973-1975 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
56 |
42 |
2 |
|
94th |
1975-1977 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
38 |
2 |
|
95th |
1977-1979 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
61 |
38 |
1 |
|
96th |
1979-1981 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
58 |
41 |
1 |
|
97th |
1981-1983 |
Republican |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
46 |
53 |
1 |
|
98th |
1983-1985 |
Republican |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
46 |
54 |
|
|
99th |
1985-1987 |
Republican |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
53 |
|
|
100th |
1987-1989 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
45 |
|
|
101st |
1989-1991 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
55 |
45 |
|
|
102nd |
1991-1993 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
56 |
44 |
|
|
103rd |
1993-1995 |
Democrat |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
57/56 |
43/44 |
|
|
104th |
1995-1997 |
Republican |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
48/47/46/46/47 |
52/53/54/53/53 |
|
0/0/0/1/0 |
105th |
1997-1999 |
Republican |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
45 |
55 |
|
|
106th |
1999-2001 |
Republican |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
45/45/45/46 |
55/54/55/54 |
|
0/1/0/0 |
107th |
2001-2003 |
Rep/Dem |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
50/50/49/48/48 |
50/49/49/50/50 |
0/1/1/1/2 |
0/0/1/1/0 |
108th |
2003-2005 |
Republican |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
48 |
51 |
1 |
|
109th |
2005-2007 |
Republican |
100 |
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
55 |
1 |
|
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