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=== Congressional representation === {{see also|Party divisions of United States Congresses}} {|class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- valign=bottom ! rowspan=2 | Congress ! rowspan=2 | Years ! rowspan=13 | ! colspan=5 | Senate<ref>{{cite web |title=Party Division |url=https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm |website=United States Senate}}</ref> ! rowspan=13 | ! colspan=5 | House of Representatives<ref>{{cite web |title=Party Divisions of the House of Representatives, 1789 to Present |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Party-Divisions/Party-Divisions/ |website=United States House of Representatives}}</ref> ! rowspan=13 | ! rowspan=2 | President |- valign=bottom ! Total ! {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] ! {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whigs ! Others ! Vacancies ! Total ! {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrats ! {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whigs ! Others ! Vacancies |- | [[25th United States Congress|25th]] | 1837β1839 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 52 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''35''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 17 | β | β | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 242 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''128''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 100 | 14 | β | {{Party shading/Democratic}} rowspan=2 | [[Martin Van Buren]] |- | [[26th United States Congress|26th]] | 1839β1841 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 52 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''30''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 22 | β | β | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 242 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''125''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 109 | 8 | β |- | [[27th United States Congress|27th]] | 1841β1843 | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 52 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 22 | {{Party shading/Whig}} | '''29''' | β | 1 | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 242 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 98 | {{Party shading/Whig}} | '''142''' | 2 | β | rowspan=2 | [[John Tyler]]{{efn|Whig President [[William Henry Harrison]] died April 4, 1841, one month into his term, and was succeeded by [[John Tyler]], who served for the remainder of the term. Tyler had been elected as vice president on the Whig ticket, but he became an [[independent (politics)|independent]] after the Whigs expelled him from the party in 1841.}} |- | [[28th United States Congress|28th]] | 1843β1845 | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 52 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 23 | {{Party shading/Whig}} | '''29''' | β | β | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 223 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''147''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 72 | 4 | β |- | [[29th United States Congress|29th]] | 1845β1847 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 58 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''34''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 22 | β | 2 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 228 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''142''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 79 | 7 | β | {{Party shading/Democratic}} rowspan=2 | [[James K. Polk]] |- | [[30th United States Congress|30th]] | 1847β1849 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 60 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''38''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 21 | 1 | β | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 230 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 110 | {{Party shading/Whig}} | '''116''' | 4 | β |- | [[31st United States Congress|31st]] | 1849β1851 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 62 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''35''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 25 | 2 | β | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 233 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''113''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 108 | 11 | 1 | {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Zachary Taylor]]{{efn|President Taylor died July 9, 1850, about one year and four months into the term, and was succeeded by [[Millard Fillmore]], who served for the remainder of the term.}} |- | [[32nd United States Congress|32nd]] | 1851β1853 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 62 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''36''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 23 | 3 | β | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 233 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''127''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 85 | 21 | β | {{Party shading/Whig}} | [[Millard Fillmore]] |- | [[33rd United States Congress|33rd]] | 1853β1855 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 62 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''38''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 22 | 2 | β | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 234 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''157''' | {{Party shading/Whig}} | 71 | 6 | β | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Franklin Pierce]] |- valign=bottom ! Congress ! Years ! Total ! {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrats ! {{Party shading/Opposition}} | [[Opposition Party (Northern U.S.)|Opposition]] ! Others ! Vacancies ! Total ! {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democrats ! {{Party shading/Opposition}} | Opposition ! Others ! Vacancies ! President |- | [[34th United States Congress|34th]] | 1855β1857 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 62 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | '''39''' | {{Party shading/Opposition}} | 21 | 2 | β | {{Party shading/Opposition}} | 234 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | 83 | {{Party shading/Opposition}} | '''100''' | 51 | β | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | [[Franklin Pierce]] |}
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