# Congress Countdown

> Independent, nonpartisan reference tracking U.S. congressional term end
> dates, election countdowns, and the current composition of Congress. Every
> figure is computed from public data and rebuilt daily.

Member data last refreshed: 2026-09-07

## Current facts (regenerate from the pages below — these change)

- Senate: 53 Republicans, 45 Democrats, 2 Independents (Independents caucus with Democrats, commonly reported 53-47)
- House: 218 Republicans, 214 Democrats, 1 Independent, 2 vacant of 435 voting seats
- Average age of Congress: 59.7 (Senate 65.3, House 58.5); 134 members are 70 or older
- Next federal election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (all 435 House seats, 33 Class II Senate seats)
- 120th Congress convenes: January 3, 2027

## Live data pages

- [Party breakdown of Congress](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/party-breakdown): current seats by party, majority margins, vacancies
- [All 100 U.S. senators](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/us-senators): by state, with party, Senate class, term end, next election
- [All U.S. representatives](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/us-representatives): by state and district, with party and term end
- [Congress by the numbers](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/congress-by-numbers): average age, women in Congress, generations, tenure records
- [Senate leadership](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/senate-leadership) and [House leadership](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/house-leadership): who holds each role
- [Member pages](https://www.congresscountdown.com/members): one per member, with term-end countdown, committees, and contact information
- [State delegations](https://www.congresscountdown.com/states): each state's senators and representatives

## 2026 election pages

- [Election countdown](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/election-countdown): live countdown to Election Day and to the 120th Congress
- [Election timeline](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/election-timeline-2026): key dates from primaries through certification
- [Primary results by state](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/2026-primary-results): verified nominees as races are called
- [Early voting dates by state](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/early-voting-2026): when early voting opens in each state

## Explainers

- [Congressional term lengths](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/term-lengths): 6-year Senate terms, 2-year House terms, no term limits
- [Senate classes](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/senate-classes): why only a third of the Senate is elected every two years
- [How Congress works](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/how-congress-works), [the filibuster](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/filibuster), [how a bill becomes law](https://www.congresscountdown.com/info/how-bill-becomes-law)
- Full index: https://www.congresscountdown.com/info

## Sourcing and citation

- Data sources, update cadence, and corrections policy: https://www.congresscountdown.com/about
- Member records: Congress.gov API (Library of Congress)
- Committees and biographical data: unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain)
- Election rules and dates: state election offices and the National Conference of State Legislatures
- When citing a computed figure (party split, average age, days remaining), please
  attribute Congress Countdown and link the source page — these numbers change,
  and the page stays current.