1 delegates and resident commissioners listed separately; they are not included in the voting-member totals above.
Senate
96 senators
48 Republican47 Democratic1 Independent
SUPREME COURT8 justices in serviceChief Justice: Earl Warren
THE PEOPLE BETWEEN THESE MOMENTS
Familiar faces. Different rosters.
0Listed on both dates
550Listed only on the first date
548Listed only on the second date
These are differences between two snapshots of Congress, the presidency, vice presidency, and Supreme Court. A person can hold a different office on each date. These counts do not measure every transition in between. Cabinet membership is excluded because historical coverage is incomplete.
Service history is indexed from 1789. Current Congress is checked against both official rosters. Cabinet coverage is a dated current snapshot. See coverage and methodology
