This is a list of United States state legislatures. Each state in the United States has a legislature as part of its form of civil government. Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution. With the exception of Nebraska, all state legislatures are bicameral bodies, composed of a lower house (Assembly, General Assembly, State Assembly, House of Delegates, or House of Representatives) and an upper house (Senate). The United States also has one federal district and five non-state territories with local legislative branches, which are listed below. Among the states, the Nebraska Legislature is the only state with a unicameral body. However, three other jurisdictions – the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands – also have unicameral bodies.
US state governments (governor and legislature) by party control
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.
^"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 is nonpartisan, 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.
^The Constitution of California names it the "California Legislature", but the legislature brands itself as the "California State Legislature".
^The Constitution of Louisiana vests 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 to sovereign tribal nations within Maine. Since 2018, only one seat (belonging to the Passamaquoddy) 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 is de jure nonpartisan but senators' political affiliations are publicly known and voting often happens along party lines; the de facto composition is given here.
^The Constitution of Utah names 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 104 Democrats, 5 Vermont Progressives and 3 independents. The minority consists of 37 Republicans and 1 Libertarian.
^The majority in the Vermont Senate is held by a coalition of 22 Democrats and 1 Vermont Progressive. 7 Republicans make up the minority.
^The Constitution of Washington names 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 representing Swains 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.
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^ abcdThe Book of the States (53 ed.). The Council of State Governments. January 7, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
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National Conference of State Legislatures
February 11, 2024
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It has been suggested that this article be merged with List of current United States State Legislatures Discuss Proposed since September 2023 This is a list of United States state legislatures Each state in the United States has a legislature as part of its form of civil government Most of the fundamental details of the legislature are specified in the state constitution With the exception of Nebraska all state legislatures are bicameral bodies composed of a lower house Assembly General Assembly State Assembly House of Delegates or House of Representatives and an upper house Senate The United States also has one federal district and five non state territories with local legislative branches which are listed below Among the states the Nebraska Legislature is the only state with a unicameral body However three other jurisdictions the District of Columbia Guam and the U S Virgin Islands also have unicameral bodies US state governments governor and legislature by party control Democratic control Republican control Split controlThe exact names dates term lengths term limits electoral systems electoral districts and other details are determined by the individual states laws Contents 1 Party summary 2 State legislatures 3 Federal district and territorial legislatures 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksParty summary editParty control of legislatures Republican 28Democratic 20Split nb 1 2Total 50 nbsp US state legislatures by party control Democratic control Republican control Split controlNote 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 Party control of state governments Republican trifecta 23Democratic trifecta 17Democratic governor Republican legislature 5Republican governor Democratic legislature 3Democratic governor Split legislature 1Republican governor Split legislature 1Total 50State legislatures editState Stateexecutive Legislature name Lower house Upper houseName Size 1 Party strength Term yrs Name Size 1 Party strength Term yrs nbsp Alabama Governor Legislature House of Representatives 105 R 77 28 4 Senate 35 R 27 8 4 nbsp Alaska Governor Legislature House of Representatives 40 MC 23 16 1 NCR nb 2 2 Senate 20 Coal 17 0 3 NCR nb 3 4 nbsp Arizona Governor State Legislature House of Representatives 60 R 31 29 2 Senate 30 R 16 14 2 nbsp Arkansas Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100 R 82 18 2 Senate 35 R 29 6 4 nbsp California Governor State Legislature nb 4 State Assembly 80 D 62 18 2 State Senate 40 D 32 8 4 nbsp Colorado Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 65 D 46 19 2 Senate 35 D 23 12 4 nbsp Connecticut Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 151 D 98 53 2 State Senate 36 D 24 12 2 nbsp Delaware Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 41 D 26 15 2 Senate 21 D 15 6 4 nbsp Florida Governor Legislature House of Representatives 120 R 84 36 2 Senate 40 R 28 12 4 nbsp Georgia Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 180 R 102 78 2 State Senate 56 R 33 23 2 nbsp Hawaii Governor Legislature House of Representatives 51 D 45 6 2 Senate 25 D 23 2 4 nbsp Idaho Governor Legislature House of Representatives 70 R 59 11 2 Senate 35 R 28 7 2 nbsp Illinois Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 118 D 78 40 2 Senate 59 D 40 19 2 or 4 nbsp Indiana Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100 R 70 30 2 Senate 50 R 40 10 4 nbsp Iowa Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100 R 64 36 2 Senate 50 R 34 16 4 nbsp Kansas Governor Legislature House of Representatives 125 R 85 40 2 Senate 40 R 28 11 1 ind 4 nbsp Kentucky Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 100 R 80 20 2 Senate 38 R 31 7 4 nbsp Louisiana Governor Legislature nb 5 House of Representatives 105 R 73 32 4 State Senate 39 R 28 11 4 nbsp Maine Governor Legislature House of Representatives 151 D 81 68 2 ind nb 6 2 Senate 35 D 22 13 2 nbsp Maryland Governor General Assembly House of Delegates 141 D 102 39 4 Senate 47 D 34 13 4 nbsp Massachusetts Governor General Court House of Representatives 160 D 134 25 1 ind 2 Senate 40 D 36 4 2 nbsp Michigan Governor Legislature House of Representatives 110 D 56 54 2 Senate 38 D 20 18 4 nbsp Minnesota Governor Legislature House of Representatives 134 DFL 70 64 2 Senate 67 DFL 34 33 2 4 4 nbsp Mississippi Governor Legislature House of Representatives 122 R 79 41 2 ind 4 State Senate 52 R 36 16 4 nbsp Missouri Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 163 R 111 52 2 Senate 34 R 24 10 4 nbsp Montana Governor Legislature House of Representatives 100 R 68 32 2 Senate 50 R 34 16 4 nbsp Nebraska Governor Legislature Unicameral Legislature nb 7 49 R 32 16 1 ind nb 8 4 nbsp Nevada Governor Legislature Assembly 42 D 28 14 2 Senate 21 D 13 8 4 nbsp New Hampshire Governor General Court House of Representatives 400 R 201 196 3 ind 2 Senate 24 R 14 10 2 nbsp New Jersey Governor Legislature General Assembly 80 D 52 28 2 Senate 40 D 25 15 2 4 4 nbsp New Mexico Governor Legislature House of Representatives 70 D 45 25 2 Senate 42 D 27 15 4 nbsp New York Governor State Legislature State Assembly 150 D 102 48 2 State Senate 63 D 42 21 2 nbsp North Carolina Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 120 R 72 48 2 Senate 50 R 30 20 2 nbsp North Dakota Governor Legislative Assembly House of Representatives 94 R 82 12 4 Senate 47 R 43 4 4 nbsp Ohio Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 99 R 67 32 2 Senate 33 R 26 7 4 nbsp Oklahoma Governor Legislature House of Representatives 101 R 81 20 2 Senate 48 R 40 8 4 nbsp Oregon Governor Legislative Assembly House of Representatives 60 D 35 25 2 State Senate 30 D 17 12 1 ind 4 nbsp Pennsylvania Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 203 D 102 101 2 State Senate 50 R 28 22 4 nbsp Rhode Island Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 75 D 65 9 1 ind 2 Senate 38 D 33 5 2 nbsp South Carolina Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 124 R 88 36 2 Senate 46 R 30 15 1 ind 4 nbsp South Dakota Governor Legislature House of Representatives 70 R 63 7 2 Senate 35 R 31 4 2 nbsp Tennessee Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 99 R 75 24 2 Senate 33 R 27 6 4 nbsp Texas Governor Legislature House of Representatives 150 R 86 64 2 Senate 31 R 19 12 4 nbsp Utah Governor State Legislature nb 9 House of Representatives 75 R 61 14 2 State Senate 29 R 23 6 4 nbsp Vermont Governor General Assembly House of Representatives 150 MC 112 38 nb 10 2 Senate 30 MC 23 7 nb 11 2 nbsp Virginia Governor General Assembly House of Delegates 100 D 51 49 2 Senate 40 D 21 19 4 nbsp Washington Governor State Legislature nb 12 House of Representatives 98 D 58 40 2 State Senate 49 D 29 20 4 nbsp West Virginia Governor Legislature House of Delegates 100 R 89 11 2 Senate 34 R 31 3 4 nbsp Wisconsin Governor State Legislature State Assembly 99 R 64 35 2 Senate 33 R 22 11 4 nbsp Wyoming Governor Legislature House of Representatives 62 R 57 5 2 Senate 31 R 29 2 4Federal district and territorial legislatures editFederal district or territory Governor Name Lower house Upper houseName Size 1 Party strength Term years Name Size 1 Party strength Term years nbsp American Samoa Governor Fono House of Representatives 20 NP 20 nb 13 2 Senate 18 NP 18 4 nbsp District of Columbia Mayor Council Unicameral Council 13 D 11 0 2 ind 4 nbsp Guam Governor Legislature Unicameral Legislature 15 D 9 6 2 nbsp Northern Mariana Islands Governor Commonwealth Legislature House of Representatives 20 Coal 16 4 nb 14 2 Senate 9 Coal 5 4 nb 15 4 nbsp Puerto Rico Governor Legislative Assembly House of Representatives 51 26 PPD 21 PNP 2 MVC 1 PIP 1 PD nb 16 4 Senate 27 12 PPD 10 PNP 2 MVC 1 PIP 1 PD 1 ind nb 16 4 nbsp United States Virgin Islands Governor Legislature Unicameral Legislature 15 D 11 0 4 ind 2See also editPolitical 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 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 List of current United States State Legislatures Female state legislators in the United StatesNotes 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 is nonpartisan 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 The Constitution of California names it the California Legislature but the legislature brands itself as the California State Legislature The Constitution of Louisiana vests 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 to sovereign tribal nations within Maine Since 2018 only one seat belonging to the Passamaquoddy 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 is de jure nonpartisan but senators political affiliations are publicly known and voting often happens along party lines the de facto composition is given here The Constitution of Utah names 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 104 Democrats 5 Vermont Progressives and 3 independents The minority consists of 37 Republicans and 1 Libertarian The majority in the Vermont Senate is held by a coalition of 22 Democrats and 1 Vermont Progressive 7 Republicans make up the minority The Constitution of Washington names 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 representing Swains 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 a b The parties of Puerto Rico are separate from the Republican and Democratic parties References edit a b c d The Book of the States 53 ed The Council of State Governments January 7 2022 Retrieved July 10 2022 External links editNational Conference of State Legislatures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of United States state legislatures amp oldid 1205037643, wikipedia, wiki, 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