Comparison Of State Delegations To The 117Th And 118Th Congresses
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Updated December 20, 2022
As a result of the 2022 elections, the congressional delegations of 12 states became more Republican because Republicans in those states gained seats, Democrats lost seats, or a combination of the two. The congressional delegations of nine states became more Democratic because Democrats in those states gained seats, Republicans lost seats, or a combination of the two. [1]
Thirty-three states sent at least one new member to the 118th Congress, while 17 states sent the same members of Congress that represented them at the start of the 117th Congress.
This page outlines the differences between state delegations at the end of the 117th Congress and the beginning of the 118th, including differences in partisan composition and percentage of new members.
The 2022 election was the first election after the 2020 census, and the size of some state delegations changed as a result of the congressional apportionment process. Five states gained seats and sent larger delegations to the 118th Congress. Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon gained one seat each, and Texas gained two seats. Seven states — California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia — lost one seat each due to the 2020 census and sent smaller delegations to the 118th Congress.
In the sections below, you will find:
- The partisan composition of 117th and 118th Congresses by state delegation
- The percentage of new members in 118th Congress by state delegation
- A list of members of the 117th and 118th Congress by state
- Our 2020 analysis comparing the state delegations to the 116th and 117th Congresses; and
- Our 2018 analysis comparing the state delegations to the 115th and 116th Congresses.
Partisan composition of 117th and 118th Congresses by state delegation[edit]
At the opening of the 118th Congress, Republicans held 271 congressional seats to Democrats' 264. At the end of the 117th Congress, Democrats held 272 total congressional seats to Republicans' 263.[2][3]
The congressional delegations of 12 states became more Republican because Republicans in those states gained seats, Democrats lost seats, or a combination of the two. The congressional delegations of New York and Florida experienced the largest swings in total seats toward Republicans. In New York, Democrats lost four seats and Republicans gained three, while in Florida Democrats lost three seats and Republicans gained four.
The congressional delegations of nine states became more Democratic because Democrats in those states gained seats, Republicans lost seats, or a combination of the two. The congressional delegations of Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and North Carolina experienced the largest swings in total seats toward Democrats. In three of those — Illinois, Pennsylvania and Ohio — Democrats gained one seat and Republicans lost two seats. In North Carolina, Democrats gained two seats and Republicans lost one.
Despite gaining two seats due to apportionment, the partisan split of Texas' congressional delegation remained the same as each party won one of the newly created seats.
This chart below compares the partisan composition of each state delegation at the end of the 117th Congress and the start of the 118th Congress.
Percentage of new members in 118th Congress by state delegation[edit]
This chart shows the percentage of new U.S. Senate and U.S. House members in each state's delegation at the start of the 118th Congress compared to the end of the 117th Congress. Independents who caucused with Democrats were counted as Democrats. The chart also shows the districts states gained or lost due to apportionment after the 2020 census.
Members of the 117th and 118th Congress by state[edit]
The charts below identify the members of each state's congressional delegation at the end of the 117th Congress and the start of the 118th. Independents who caucused with Democrats were counted as Democrats.
U.S. Senate[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
Analysis for 2020[edit]
Partisan composition of 116th and 117th Congresses by state delegation[edit]
This chart compares the partisan composition of each state delegation at the start of the 116th Congress to the 117th Congress. Independents who caucused with Democrats were counted as Democrats. At the opening of the 117th Congress, Democrats controlled 273 congressional seats to Republicans' 262. At the beginning of the 116th Congress, Democrats held 282 total congressional seats to Republicans' 253.
Percentage of new members in 117th Congress by state delegation[edit]
This chart shows the percentage of new U.S. Senate and U.S. House members in each state's delegation in the 117th Congress compared to the start of the 116th Congress. Independents who caucused with Democrats were counted as Democrats.
Members of the 116th and 117th Congresses by state[edit]
U.S. Senate[edit]
U.S. House[edit]
*Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) was not seated in the 116th Congress until September 17, 2019. He won the seat in a special election after the state board of elections called a new election following allegations of absentee ballot fraud in the 2018 race. Since Bishop was the first member to represent the 9th Congressional District in the 116th Congress, we included him in our data.
**Luke Letlow (R-La.) was elected to represent Louisiana's 5th Congressional District in the December 2020 general election. Letlow died before being sworn into office.
Analysis for 2018[edit]
Partisan composition of 115th and 116th Congresses by state delegation[edit]
This chart compares the partisan composition of each state delegation at the start of the 115th Congress to the 116th Congress. Independents who caucused with Democrats were counted as Democrats.
Percentage of new members in 116th Congress by state delegation[edit]
This chart shows the percentage of new U.S. Senate and U.S. House members in each state's delegation in the 116th Congress compared to the start of the 115th Congress. Independents who caucused with Democrats were counted as Democrats.
Members of the 115th and 116th Congresses by state[edit]
This chart identifies the members of each state's congressional delegation at the start of the 115th and 116th Congresses.[4][5]
See also[edit]
- Election results, 2022: U.S. House
- Election results, 2022: U.S. Senate
- Election results, 2022: U.S. Congress
- United States Congress elections, 2022
- United States Senate elections, 2022
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Election results, 2020: Comparison of state delegations to the 116th and 117th Congresses
- Comparison of state delegations to the 115th and 116th Congresses
- Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ In this comparison, districts that were vacant at the time of the 2022 election or when the 118th Congress was sworn in were counted as held by the party of the incumbent who last represented the district. Independent incumbents caucusing with Democrats were counted as Democrats.
- ↑ Districts that were vacant at the time of the 2022 election or when the 118th Congress was sworn in were counted as held by the party of the incumbent who last represented the district.
- ↑ Independent who caucus with Democrats were counted as Democrats.
- ↑ Congressional Record, "List of Senators by State," January 3, 2017
- ↑ Congressional Record, "Oath of Office," January 27, 2017
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