Political Power in the United States over time - Wikipedia Political Power in the United States over time Contents 1 Control of United States Congress 2 Dominant Party 3 Party Control of Congress 3.1 Senate Control by Party Past 100 Years 3.2 House Control by Party Past 100 Years 3.3 Senate and House Control by Party Past 100 Years 3.4 Full Congress and White House Control by Party Past 100 Years 4 Party Control of White House 5 See also 6 References Control of United States Congress Since 1855 the United States Congress has been dominated by a two party system comprised on one side by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party on the other. While other political parties over time have and may still exist, no other parties have possessed the support, organization and historical legacy these two parties do. Parts of this article ( those related to article ) need to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. ( October 2016 ) Senate House of Representatives Control of the U.S. Senate : 1855 - 2010 Control of the U.S. House : 1855 - 2010 Dominant Party Over the past 100 years the Democratic party has held power nearly twice as long as the Republicans in both the Senate and the House. And the Democratic party has had control of the White House and the two Houses of Congress for 35 years, compared to 16 years for the Republican party over the last 100 years Party control of Congress Note : The following statistics consider 2001 as a year in which the Democrats controlled the Senate, although they did not control it for the entire year. Senate control by party past 100 years The following statistics reflect the years each political party has controlled a majority in the Senate over the past 100 years ( 1916 -- 2015 ). Party Years in Control Democrats : 66 yrs Republicans : 34 House control by party past 100 years The following statistics reflect the years each political party has controlled a majority in the House of Representatives over the past 100 years ( 1916 -- 2015 ). Party Years in Control Democrats : 65 yrs Republicans : 35 yrs Senate and House control by party past 100 years The following statistics reflect the years each political party has control a majority in both the Senate and House of Representatives concurrently over the past 100 years ( 1916 -- 2015 ). Party Years in Control Democrats : 57 yrs Republicans : 27 yrs Neither Party : 16 yrs Full Congress and White House control by party past 100 years The following statistics reflect the years each political party has controlled a majority across both the Senate and House of Representatives and White House concurrently over the past 100 years ( 1916 -- 2015 ). Party Years in Control Democrats : 35 yrs Republicans : 16 yrs Neither Party : 0 yrs Party Control of White House Party Years in Control Democrats : 52 yrs Republicans : 48 yrs See also List of political parties in the United States Divided government in the United States Party divisions of United States Congresses Political party strength in U.S. states References ^ Jump up to : `` Party In Power - Congress and Presidency - A Visual Guide To The Balance of Power In Congress, 1945 - 2008 ''. Uspolitics.about.com. Archived from the original on 2012 - 11 - 01. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 17. ^ Jump up to : `` Chart of Presidents of the United States ''. Filibustercartoons.com. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 17. ^ Jump up to : `` Composition of Congress by Party 1855 -- 2013 -- ''. Infoplease.com. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 17. Jump up ^ oireachtas.ie Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Political_power_in_the_United_States_over_time&oldid=832714757 '' Categories : Politics of the United States Hidden categories : Wikipedia articles in need of updating from October 2016 All Wikipedia articles in need of updating Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 March 2018, at 16 : 13. About Wikipedia

Question: how long did the democrats control the house and senate
Answer: 57 yrs; 57 yrs; 57 yrs; 35 yrs