Split Party Control by Historical Period, 1856-1996
Number of
Splits
Total
Percentage
of
Consecutive Years of Split
Period
Both Houses
One House
Number
Years
Control
1856-1900
2
8
20
45
14 (1874-88)
1900-1946
1
2
6
13
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1946-1994
11
3
28
58
12 (1980-1992)
1856-1994
14
13
54
39