Question: how many republicans are in the house of congress
Answer: Party ( shading indicates majority caucus ) Total Vacant Democratic Independent Republican End of previous Congress 187 0 246 433 Begin ( January 3 , 2017 ) 194 0 241 435 0 January 23 , 2017 240 434 January 24 , 2017 193 433 February 10 , 2017 239 432 February 16 , 2017 238 431 March 1 , 2017 237 430 5 April 11 , 2017 238 431 May 25 , 2017 239 432 June 6 , 2017 194 433 June 20 , 2017 241 435 0 June 30 , 2017 240 434 October 21 , 2017 239 433 November 7 , 2017 240 434 December 5 , 2017 193 433 December 8 , 2017 239 432 January 15 , 2018 238 431 Latest voting share 7001448000000000000 ♠ 44.