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109th Congress Facts & Figures
Use these statistics to get to know the 109th Congress (source: Congressional Quarterly). What do the facts and figures reveal about the Congress? How is the House different than the Senate? What conclusions can you draw overall? Download and use this worksheet to analyze them in more detail.

Worksheet (PDF)

Total House members: 435
(+4 non-voting delegates)
Total Senate members: 100

Political Party
House
232 Republicans
201 Democrats
1 Independent
1 vacant seat (due to death of Rep. Matsui (D-CA)

Senate
55 Republicans
44 Democrats
1 Independent

Age
Average age in the House 55.07
Average age in the Senate 60.35

Education
Members with advanced degrees (i.e. Masters, Law degree)
House 281
Senate 78

Military service
House 109
Senate 31

Occupations (partial listing)
House
Agriculture 28
Business 163
Education 86
Law 160
Real Estate 38
(Members may be in multiple fields.)

Senate
Agriculture 5
Business 30
Education 12
Law 58
Real Estate 3

Women in Congress
House
107th   61
108th   63
109th   68

Senate
107th   13
108th   14
109th   14

Race & Ethnicity (includes non-voting delegates)
House
Black 42
Hispanic 24
Asian 4
Asian Indian 1
American Indian 1

Senate
Black 1
Hispanic 2
Asian 2
Asian Indian 0
American Indian 0

Religion (partial listing) House
Roman Catholic 129
Baptist 65
Methodist 51
Jewish 26
Mormon 11
African Methodist Episcopal 3

Senate
Roman Catholic 24
Baptist 7
Methodist 12
Jewish 11
Mormon 5
African Methodist Episcopal 0

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