Which U.S. House members currently identify as independents or third-party and what parties do they represent?
Executive summary
As of the 119th Congress (2025–2027) the available sources report no independents or third‑party members serving in the U.S. House of Representatives; official membership counts show the House divided between Republicans and Democrats with a small number of vacancies but no third‑party delegation (Congress profile and party‑by‑state listings) [1] [2]. Multiple secondary compilations and trackers likewise state the Senate contains two independents who caucus with Democrats, while the House has none listed as independent or minor‑party members [3] [4].
1. What the official membership reports say about party labels
The Congressional Research Service profile of the 119th Congress lists the House as 219 Republicans and 212 Democrats, plus a handful of delegates and four vacancies — it does not list any House members as independents or members of minor parties [1]. Similarly, seat‑by‑state trackers for the 119th Congress enumerate incumbents and note deaths/resignations but show no change of party affiliation or standing independent members in the House roster [2]. Those two official‑style sources form the baseline: available official reporting records House membership under the two major parties, not as independents or third‑party members [1] [2].
2. How other compilations and encyclopedias frame the absence of independents
Multiple public encyclopedias and aggregators corroborate that the modern House is overwhelmingly two‑party and that, in the current Congress, independent or minor‑party House membership is effectively nil. A third‑party/independent tracker states that, as of October 2025 in the 119th Congress, the Senate had two independents but the House had no independent or third‑party members [3]. This mirrors the historical pattern emphasized by the House History Office and other summaries: third‑party or independent House members are rare and typically transient [5] [6].
3. The Senate comparison: independents exist there, but not in the House
Sources explicitly contrast the Senate and House: the Senate lists two independents (Bernie Sanders and Angus King) who caucus with Democrats, a long‑standing arrangement that has affected control of that chamber; the sources highlight that those independent senators are present while House membership remains strictly Republican or Democratic in the current roll calls [4] [1]. Several sources use that contrast to explain practical reasons why independents sometimes succeed in the Senate (statewide name recognition, different caucus dynamics) but rarely in the House (district partisanship and committee assignment rules) [3] [7].
4. Recent churn — deaths, resignations, vacancies — but not party switches
Recent House turnover in 2025 included deaths and resignations (for example, Representative Sylvester Turner’s death and multiple resignations), and the tracking pages note special elections and vacancies; none of the cited accounts report any sitting Representative changing their label to “Independent” or joining a minor party during the 119th Congress [2] [8]. The Green Papers list of current House seats documents deaths and resignations and explicitly says there were zero changes of party affiliation in the 119th House as of its update [2].
5. Why the House rarely includes independents — reporting and institutional context
Institutional explanations appear in leadership and procedural guidance: House operations and committee assignments are organized through the two party conferences, and independents typically join a larger party’s organization to secure committee access and staff resources — a structural disincentive to serving as a non‑caucusing independent in the House [7]. Historical overviews likewise note the two‑party dominance since the mid‑19th century and record third‑party House successes as exceptional and often short‑lived [6] [5].
6. Limitations and where sources are silent
The sources provided do not supply a named list of current Representatives who identify as independents or third‑party because they consistently report there are none in the House; if you were seeking a roster of independent House members, that list is empty according to the cited trackers [1] [3]. Available sources do not mention any sitting House member who currently self‑identifies as a third‑party or non‑major‑party Representative [2] [1].
Conclusion — The short answer supported by the cited material: there are no U.S. House members who currently identify as independents or members of third parties in the 119th Congress; the chamber’s members are recorded as Republicans or Democrats, while independent representation in Congress during this period is confined to two Senate seats that caucus with Democrats [1] [3].