Civic Ladder
Who's in power
Who holds the U.S. House, Senate, presidency and Supreme Court right now, and who controls each state's governor's office and legislature. Facts only, with sources. Free and nonpartisan.
Facts as of October 17, 2026
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435 seats
- Democratic 214
- Independent 1
- Republican 218
- Vacant 2
Majority: Republican (218)
218 votes to pass a bill when every seat is filled
- Speaker: Mike Johnson (Republican)
- Majority leader: Steve Scalise (Republican)
- Minority leader: Hakeem Jeffries (Democratic)
U.S. Senate
100 seats
- Democratic 45
- Independent 2
- Republican 53
Majority: Republican (53)
51 votes to pass most bills; 60 to end a filibuster
- Vice President: JD Vance (Republican)
- President pro tempore: Chuck Grassley (Republican)
- Majority leader: John Thune (Republican)
- Minority leader: Charles E. Schumer (Democratic)
President
- President: Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Vice President: JD Vance (Republican)
Supreme Court
- Clarence Thomas (since 1991)
- John G. Roberts, Jr. · Chief Justice (since 2005)
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. (since 2006)
- Sonia Sotomayor (since 2009)
- Elena Kagan (since 2010)
- Neil M. Gorsuch (since 2017)
- Brett M. Kavanaugh (since 2018)
- Amy Coney Barrett (since 2020)
- Ketanji Brown Jackson (since 2022)
Who's in charge in each state
| State | Governor | Legislature |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Kay Ivey (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy (Republican) | Bipartisan coalition · Bipartisan coalition |
| Arizona | Katie Hobbs (Democratic) | Republican · Republican |
| Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| California | Gavin Newsom (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| Colorado | Jared Polis (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| Delaware | Matt Meyer (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| District of Columbia | Mayor: Muriel Bowser (Democratic) | — |
| Florida | Ron DeSantis (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Hawaii | Josh Green (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| Idaho | Brad Little (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Illinois | JB Pritzker (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| Indiana | Mike Braun (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly (Democratic) | Republican · Republican |
| Kentucky | Andy Beshear (Democratic) | Republican · Republican |
| Louisiana | Jeff Landry (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Maine | Janet Mills (Democratic) | Democratic · Split/tied |
| Maryland | Wes Moore (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| Massachusetts | Maura Healey (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer (Democratic) | Democratic · Republican |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz (Democratic) | Democratic · Split/tied |
| Mississippi | Tate Reeves (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Missouri | Mike Kehoe (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Montana | Greg Gianforte (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Nebraska | Jim Pillen (Republican) | Nonpartisan |
| Nevada | Joe Lombardo (Republican) | Democratic · Democratic |
| New Hampshire | Kelly Ayotte (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| New Jersey | Mikie Sherrill (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| New York | Kathy Hochul (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| North Carolina | Josh Stein (Democratic) | Republican · Republican |
| North Dakota | Kelly Armstrong (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Oregon | Tina Kotek (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro (Democratic) | Republican · Democratic |
| Rhode Island | Dan McKee (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| South Dakota | Larry Rhoden (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Tennessee | Bill Lee (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Texas | Greg Abbott (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Utah | Spencer Cox (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Vermont | Phil Scott (Republican) | Democratic · Democratic |
| Virginia | Abigail Spanberger (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| Washington | Bob Ferguson (Democratic) | Democratic · Democratic |
| West Virginia | Patrick Morrisey (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers (Democratic) | Republican · Republican |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon (Republican) | Republican · Republican |
Sources
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/
- https://clerk.house.gov/Members
- https://clerk.house.gov/Members/ViewLeadership
- https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown
- https://www.senate.gov/senators/
- https://www.senate.gov/senators/leadership.htm
- https://www.senate.gov/history/partydiv.htm
- https://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx
- https://www.ncsl.org/about-state-legislatures/state-partisan-composition
Facts only, from official sources. We don't rate or rank anyone. Colors only tell groups apart; we don't use red and blue.