| Year | Pres. | House | Senate | Democrats | Republicans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | R | R | R | ||
| 1904 | R | R | R | ||
| 1908 | R | R | R | ||
| 1912 | R | D | R | ||
| 1916 | D | D | D | ||
| 1920 | D | R | R | ||
| 1924 | R | R | R | ||
| 1928 | R | R | R | ||
| 1932 | R | R | R | ||
| 1936 | D | D | D | ||
| 1940 | D | D | D | ||
| 1944 | D | D | D | ||
| 1948 | D | R | R | ||
| 1952 | D | D | D | ||
| 1956 | R | D | D | ||
| 1960 | R | D | D | ||
| 1964 | D | D | D | ||
| 1968 | D | D | D | ||
| 1972 | R | D | D | The Democratic Party deplores the increasing concentration of economic power in fewer and fewer hands. Five per cent of the American people control 90 per cent of our productive national wealth. Less than one per cent of all manufacturers have 88 per cent of the profits. Less than two per cent of the population now owns approximately 80 per cent of the nation’s personally-held corporate stock, 90 per cent of the personally-held corporate bonds and nearly 100 per cent of the personally-held municipal bonds. The rest of the population—including all working men and women—pay too much for essential products and services because of national policy and market distortions. . . We must restructure the social, political and economic relationships throughout the entire society in order to ensure the equitable distribution of wealth and power. | |
| 1976 | R | D | D | The Democratic Party has a long history of opposition to the undue concentration of wealth and economic power. It is estimated that about three-quarters of the country’s total wealth is owned by one-fifth of the people. The rest of our population struggles to make ends meet in the face of rising prices and taxes. | |
| 1980 | D | D | D | ||
| 1984 | R | D | R | A Democratic future of growth and opportunity of mastering change rather than hiding from it, of promoting fairness instead of growing inequality, stands in stark contrast to another four years of Ronald Reagan. Staying the course with Ronald Reagan raises a series of hard questions about a bleak future. | |
| 1988 | R | D | D |