CONGRESSIONAL MAKEUP DURING REAGAN YEARS

97th Congress (1981-1983)
Senate: 53(R); 46(D); 1(other)
House: 242(D); 189(R)

98th Congress (1983-1985)
Senate: 54(R); 46(D)
House: 268(D); 167(R)

99th Congress (1985-1987)
Senate: 53(R); 47 (D)
House: 253 (D); 182(R)

100th Congress (1987-1989)
Senate: 55(D); 45(R)
House: 258 (D); 177 (R)

From The Presidents: A Reference History
2nd Edition.
Henry F. Graff, Editor.
New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1997