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At a glance
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Seats in chamber | 435 (218 for a majority) |
| DEM seats | 187 (-10) |
| CUP seats | 100 (+19) |
| FLP seats | 62 (-21) |
| GOP seats | 57 (-1) |
| FPUSA seats | 27 (+15) |
| C seats | 2 (-2) |
Overview
No party reached the 218-seat majority line. Democrats remain the largest party with 187 seats, a net loss of 10, leaving the chamber hung. Constitutional Union surged to 100 seats (+19) and Federalists to 27 (+15), while Farmer-Labor collapsed to 62 (−21). The result is a six-party House with no controlling coalition.
The Map
The map colors each state by its plurality party. Democrats hold the most state pluralities, but their dominance is shallow: many delegations are split. Constitutional Union controls a strong northeastern presence — Pennsylvania (24 seats), Massachusetts (10), Maryland (8) — plus Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Delaware. Farmer-Labor holds pluralities in scattered states including Michigan (14), Texas (8), Alabama (4), Missouri (4), Arizona (2), Oregon (2), Wyoming (1), and Connecticut (2). Federalists are the plurality only in West Virginia (2). No state has a Republican plurality, despite the GOP’s 57 seats.
The swings list underscores the churn. Pennsylvania flipped entirely to CUP (+24, with DEM −13 and GOP −11). New York swung hard to Democrats (+12, FLP −12). Texas saw a four-party reshuffle (DEM +7, FLP −11, CUP −3, GOP +7). Massachusetts went CUP +10. Illinois and Ohio each gave Federalists +8. These large swings produced a map where plurality control often masks deeply divided delegations.
The Balance
National seat split: Democratic 187, Constitutional Union 100, Farmer-Labor 62, Republican 57, Federalist 27, Conservative 2. The majority line is 218; Democrats are 31 seats short. No party can govern alone, and no obvious two-party coalition reaches 218 without including at least three parties. For example, DEM + CUP = 287, but that excludes FLP and GOP; DEM + FLP + GOP = 306; CUP + FLP + GOP + FPUSA = 246. The chamber is a plurality, not a majority, with six parties holding seats.
Net changes: CUP +19, FPUSA +15, GOP −1, C −2, DEM −10, FLP −21. The two centrist/regional parties (CUP and FPUSA) gained at the expense of the two largest established parties, fragmenting the House further.
Delegations to Watch
Six state delegations are tied, with seatMargin 0. Maine: DEM 1 – C 1. Mississippi: DEM 2 – GOP 2 – FLP 1. Rhode Island: DEM 1 – FLP 1. Connecticut: FLP 2 – CUP 2 – GOP 2. Kansas: DEM 1 – FLP 1 – FPUSA 1 – GOP 1. Kentucky: DEM 2 – CUP 2 – GOP 2 – FLP 1. In each, no party holds a plurality of the delegation’s seats, meaning internal delegation votes for Speaker or committee assignments will require cross-party negotiation. Kansas is the most fragmented, a four-way 1-1-1-1 split. Connecticut and Kentucky have three parties tied at two seats each. These tied delegations are microcosms of the national hung chamber and will be early tests of coalition viability.
Results by state
| State | Seats | Split | Change vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 1 | DEM 1 – FLP 0 – GOP 0 | no change |
| AL | 8 | FLP 4 – CUP 4 | FLP +2, GOP -2 |
| AR | 4 | DEM 2 – FLP 1 – GOP 1 | DEM +1, GOP -1 |
| AZ | 3 | FLP 2 – FPUSA 1 | FLP +1, GOP -1 |
| CA | 38 | DEM 24 – CUP 14 | DEM -1, CUP +1 |
| CO | 5 | DEM 3 – FLP 1 – GOP 1 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| CT | 6 | FLP 2 – CUP 2 – GOP 2 | FLP +2, CUP -1, GOP +2, DEM -3 |
| DE | 1 | CUP 1 | no change |
| FL | 10 | DEM 4 – CUP 3 – GOP 3 | GOP +3, FLP -3 |
| GA | 10 | DEM 4 – FLP 3 – GOP 3 | DEM +1, FLP +3, CUP -4 |
| HI | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | DEM -1, FLP +1 |
| IA | 6 | DEM 3 – GOP 2 – FLP 1 | no change |
| ID | 2 | DEM 1 – GOP 1 | no change |
| IL | 23 | DEM 15 – FPUSA 8 | DEM -8, FPUSA +8 |
| IN | 13 | DEM 5 – FPUSA 4 – CUP 4 | DEM -1, FPUSA +4, CUP -3 |
| KS | 4 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 – FPUSA 1 – GOP 1 | DEM +1, FPUSA -1 |
| KY | 7 | DEM 2 – CUP 2 – GOP 2 – FLP 1 | DEM -1, FLP +1 |
| LA | 9 | CUP 4 – FPUSA 3 – GOP 2 | CUP +1, GOP +2, DEM -3 |
| MA | 10 | CUP 10 | CUP +10, DEM -4, FLP -3, C -3 |
| MD | 8 | CUP 8 | no change |
| ME | 2 | DEM 1 – C 1 | C +1, FLP -1 |
| MI | 23 | FLP 14 – DEM 9 | DEM -1, FLP +1 |
| MN | 8 | DEM 4 – FLP 2 – GOP 2 | no change |
| MO | 8 | FLP 4 – DEM 2 – GOP 2 | FLP +1, GOP -1 |
| MS | 5 | DEM 2 – GOP 2 – FLP 1 | no change |
| MT | 2 | DEM 1 – CUP 1 | no change |
| NC | 12 | CUP 4 – DEM 3 – GOP 3 – FLP 2 | DEM +3, FLP +2, CUP -3, GOP -2 |
| ND | 1 | DEM 1 | no change |
| NE | 3 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 – GOP 1 | no change |
| NH | 1 | DEM 1 | DEM +1, GOP -1 |
| NJ | 14 | DEM 5 – GOP 5 – FLP 4 | DEM -2, FLP -3, GOP +5 |
| NM | 3 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 – GOP 1 | no change |
| NV | 1 | DEM 1 | no change |
| NY | 35 | DEM 35 | DEM +12, FLP -12 |
| OH | 26 | DEM 12 – FPUSA 8 – GOP 6 | DEM -6, FPUSA +8, GOP -2 |
| OK | 5 | DEM 2 – GOP 2 – FLP 1 | no change |
| OR | 4 | FLP 2 – DEM 1 – GOP 1 | no change |
| PA | 24 | CUP 24 | CUP +24, DEM -13, GOP -11 |
| RI | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | FLP +1, C -1 |
| SC | 6 | DEM 3 – GOP 2 – FLP 1 | no change |
| SD | 2 | DEM 1 – FLP 1 | no change |
| TN | 9 | CUP 6 – DEM 3 | DEM +3, CUP -3 |
| TX | 30 | FLP 8 – CUP 8 – DEM 7 – GOP 7 | DEM +7, FLP -11, CUP -3, GOP +7 |
| UT | 3 | DEM 1 – CUP 1 – GOP 1 | no change |
| VA | 12 | DEM 4 – CUP 4 – GOP 4 | GOP +4, FPUSA -4 |
| VT | 1 | C 1 | C +1, FLP -1 |
| WA | 8 | DEM 8 | no change |
| WI | 10 | DEM 10 | DEM +3, GOP -3 |
| WV | 4 | FPUSA 2 – DEM 1 – FLP 1 | DEM +1, FLP -1 |
| WY | 1 | FLP 1 | no change |