I am going to post some data about the partisan control of variour parts of our government across the country. I am going to do so without commentary beyond the title of this post. Here are a few questions I would love to have people address. I have my opinion about this, of course, but I would love to see others thoughts and then I will reply there.
The Questions
1. Is this a problem? If so, How big of a problem?
2. How did it happen? (understanding this will help us figure out how to fix it if we feel we must)
3. What can be done to address the issues revealed in the data?
Partisan Breakdown of Legislative and Executive Seats
Seat/Chamber
|
# of Seats
|
Republican
|
Democrat
|
Other
|
Presidency
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
US House
|
435
|
241
|
194
|
|
US Senate
|
100
|
52
|
46
|
2
|
Goverorships
|
50
|
33
|
16
|
1
|
State House
|
5,408
|
3,044
|
2,342
|
22
|
State Senate
|
1,934
|
1,127
|
800
|
7
|
Total
|
7,928
|
4,498
|
3,398
|
32
|
Delegation Control by Party
Delegations
|
Republican Control
|
Democratic Control
|
Split
|
Presidency
|
1
|
|
|
House
|
32
|
17
|
1
|
Senate
|
20
|
18
|
12
|
Goverorships
|
33
|
16
|
1
|
State Houses
|
32
|
17
|
1
|
State Senates
|
35
|
13
|
2
|
Total Delegations Controlled
|
153
|
81
|
17
|
State One Party Control
|
25
|
6
|
19
|