As of Tuesday evening, Republicans had won 216 seats to Democrats’ 206, according to election results by the Associated Press. A party needs 218 seats for a majority. If you're having trouble viewing the map below, click HERE. If Republicans keep the ...

President-elect Donald Trump has started to make some of the pivotal picks for his second administration after swiftly winning the 2024 presidential election.

More than a week after Election Day, control of the House of Representatives has yet to be decided. Out of the 435 seats in Congress’s lower chamber, 12 have yet to be called. How many of these seats — most of them concentrated in slower-counting Western states such as California and Arizona — does each party need for a 218-seat majority?

Republicans have won enough seats to control the House of Representatives, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on both chambers of Congress and the White House. Republicans gained control of the Senate last week.

As of Tuesday, Republicans had won 216 seats to Democrats’ 206, according to election results by the Associated Press.