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Voting Behavior in the 2004 Election

An instructional resources project sponsored by the APSA, ICPSR, and SETUPS.

About the Project
Background
- The 2004 Election
- Voting Behavior
The Dataset
- Survey Research Methods
- The Codebook
Exercises
- Data Analysis
- Analysis Exercises

Congressional Election Results

U.S. House elections

Prior to the 2004 elections, Republicans held 229 seats and Democrats held 206 (including one independent who caucused with the Democrats). After the elections, Republicans held 232 seats and Democrats 203 seats.

U.S. Senate elections

Prior to the 2004 elections, Republicans held 51 seats and Democrats held 49 seats (including one independent who caucused with the Democrats). In the 2004 elections, Republicans made a net gain of 4 seats, giving them 55 of the 100 senators.