Actually..."An August 2008 estimate is that 51% of registered voters, including independents, lean toward the Democratic Party and 38% lean toward the Republican Party." The original answer below was taken from Pew Research in 2006.
Source: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/933/a-closer-look-at-the-parties-in-2008
"Democrats still hold a 48% to 40% lead among registered voters, and a modest lead of 47%-43% among likely voters."
Source: Pew Research "http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=295"
Congress is bicameral , having the House of Representatives and the Senate. Currently the House of Representatives is controlled by the Republican Party with a ratio of 234:199. The Senate is currently controlled by the Democratic Party and has a ration of 53:45. So currently there are more Republicans in Congress.
From January 2007 to January 2011, there were more Democrats. The election of 2010 gave Republicans the majority beginning in January, 2011.
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Republicans
Democrats?
202 republicans and 233 Democrats
110th congress has 202 republicans and 233 democrats in the House of Representatives. AND...49 republicans, 49 democrats, and 2 independents in the Senate.
Congress is made up of both Democrats and Republicans. Today the Democrats are in the majority.
There will be 197 democrats and 242 republicans.
Republicans had majority in 2004 but in 2006 Democrats became the majority
As of the 112th Congress (2011-2013), the Democrats hold a 51 to 47 advantage in the Senate, with two Independents.
DEMOCRATS
democrats and republicans
The 88th Congress had: Senate-- 100 members: 63 (Democrats)- 37(Republicans) House of Rep-- 435 members: 259(Democrats)-176 (Republicans) For a total of --322 Democrats out of 535 members
During the 113th Congress (2013-2015), Democrats control the Senate and Republicans control the House of Representatives.
House = 183 Democrats and 239 Republicans Senate = 46 Repulblicans and 49 Democrats, plus 2 independents that caucus with the Democrats and are typically counted with them (bringing the total to 51)
Democrats