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The composition of the 118th U.S. Senate from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025, with 47 Democrats, 49 Republicans, and 4 Independents.
The 118th U.S. Senate—the chamber that convened from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025—comprised 47 Democrats, 49 Republicans and 4 Independents, for a 100‑seat chamber whose party breakdown is reco...
U.S. senators have switched their party affiliation to the since the ; authoritative lists of party changes and contemporary reporting show no instance of a sitting Republican senator crossing to the ...
since 2001—party switches, deaths, appointments and special elections—have repeatedly shifted control or effective control of the Senate, sometimes for days and sometimes for the remainder of a Congre...
Since 2001, the Senate’s party control has changed in midterm elections on three occasions: the ( gained the majority), the ( gained the majority), and the (Republicans regained the majority) — a patt...