List of United States state legislatures
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This is alist of United States state legislatures.Eachstatein the United States has alegislatureas part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in thestate constitution.With the exception of Nebraska, allstate legislaturesarebicameralbodies, composed of alower house(Assembly, General Assembly, State Assembly, House of Delegates, or House of Representatives) and anupper house(Senate). The United States also has onefederal districtand five non-stateterritorieswith local legislative branches, which are listed below. Among the states, theNebraska Legislatureis the only state with aunicameralbody. However, three other jurisdictions – theDistrict of Columbia,Guam,and theU.S. Virgin Islands– also have unicameral bodies.
The exact names, dates,term lengths,term limits,electoral systems,electoral districts,and other details are determined by an individual state's laws.
Party summary[edit]
Republican | 28 |
Democratic | 20 |
Split[nb 1] | 2 |
Total | 50 |
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Note: A party with a numerical majority in a chamber may be forced to share power with other parties due to informal coalitions or may cede power outright because of divisions within its caucus.
Republicantrifecta | 23 |
Democratic trifecta | 17 |
Democratic governor/Republican legislature | 5 |
Republican governor/Democratic legislature | 3 |
Democratic governor/Split legislature | 1 |
Republican governor/Split legislature | 1 |
Total | 50 |
State legislatures[edit]
Current legislatures[edit]
Federal district and territorial legislatures[edit]
Federal district or territory | Governor | Name | Lower house | Upper house | ||||||
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Name | Size[1] | Party strength | Term (yrs) | Name | Size[1] | Party strength | Term (yrs) | |||
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Governor | Fono | House of Representatives | 20 | NP20[nb 13] | 2 | Senate | 18 | NP18 | 4 |
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Mayor | Council | (Unicameral) | Council | 13 | D 11–0, 2 ind. | 4 | |||
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Governor | Legislature | (Unicameral) | Legislature | 15 | D 9–6 | 2 | |||
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Governor | Commonwealth Legislature | House of Representatives | 20 | Coal. 16–4[nb 14] | 2 | Senate | 9 | Coal. 5–4[nb 15] | 4 |
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Governor | Legislative Assembly | House of Representatives | 51 | 26PPD,21PNP,2MVC,1PIP,1PD[nb 16] | 4 | Senate | 27 | 12PPD,10PNP,2MVC,1PIP,1PD,1 ind.[nb 16] | 4 |
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Governor | Legislature | (Unicameral) | Legislature | 15 | D 11–0, 4 ind. | 2 |
Current legislatures[edit]
See also[edit]
- State legislature (United States)
- Female state legislators in the United States
- Political party strength in U.S. states
- Comparison of U.S. state governments
- United States state legislatures' partisan trend
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- List of current legislatures
- List of current United States governors
- List of U.S. state representatives (Alabama to Missouri)
- List of U.S. state representatives (Montana to Wyoming)
- List of U.S. state senators
Notes[edit]
- ^"Split" in the sense that each of the two chambers are controlled by a different party (e.g., a Democratic Senate and Republican House) or one chamber is evenly split between parties and thus "hung".The Nebraska Legislature isnonpartisan,and although the majority of members are registered members of the Republican Party, Nebraska's lack of formal party structure within its rules means that no single political party controls the Nebraska Legislature to the extent that political parties often control legislative bodies in other US states. However, for the general purposes of this information, understanding the Nebraska Legislature to be Republican-controlled is a merited oversimplification.
- ^The majority in the Alaska House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 20 Republicans, 2 Democrats and 1 Independent. The minority consists of 11 Democrats, 4 Independents and 1 Republican. There is also 1 Republican part of neither group.
- ^The majority in the Alaska Senate is held by a coalition of 9 Democrats and 8 Republicans. There are 3 Republicans outside the caucus.
- ^TheConstitution of Californianames it the "California Legislature", but the legislature brands itself as the "California State Legislature".
- ^TheConstitution of Louisianavests legislative authority in "a legislature, consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives," and refers to it as "the legislature" throughout, without officially designating a term for the two houses together. However, the two bodies do use the term "Louisiana State Legislature" in official references to itself.
- ^There are 3 additional non-voting seats allocated tosovereign tribal nationswithin Maine. Since 2018, only one seat (belonging to thePassamaquoddy) is filled; the tribal representative is a Democrat but is not counted in this total.
- ^When Nebraska switched to a unicameral legislature in 1937, the lower house was abolished. All current Nebraskan legislators are referred to as "Senators", as the pre-1937 senate was the retained house.
- ^Nebraska's legislature isde jurenonpartisan but senators' political affiliations are publicly known and voting often happens along party lines; thede factocomposition is given here.
- ^TheConstitution of Utahnames it the "Legislature of the State of Utah", but the legislature brands itself as the "Utah State Legislature".
- ^The majority in the Vermont House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 105 Democrats, 4Vermont Progressivesand 3 independents. The minority consists of 37 Republicans and 1Libertarian.
- ^The majority in the Vermont Senate is held by a coalition of 22 Democrats and 1Vermont Progressive.7 Republicans make up the minority.
- ^TheConstitution of Washingtonnames it "the legislature of the state of Washington", but the legislature brands itself as the "Washington State Legislature".
- ^The American Samoa House of Representatives also includes one nonpartisan non-voting delegate representingSwains Island.
- ^The majority in the Northern Mariana Islands House of Representatives is held by a coalition of 4 Democrats and 12 independents. The minority consists of 3 Republicans and 1 Independent.
- ^The majority in the Northern Mariana Islands Senate is held by a coalition of 3 independents and 2 Democrats. The minority consists of 4 Republicans.
- ^abThe parties of Puerto Rico are separate from the Republican and Democratic parties.
References[edit]
- ^abcdThe Book of the States(53 ed.). The Council of State Governments. January 7, 2022.RetrievedJuly 10,2022.