In 1796, the Democratic-Republican party (formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison) controlled forty six percent of the House of Representatives and thirty one percent of the Senate seats.
[[Democratic-Republican_Party_(United_States)|Democratic-
Republican]]
(DR) 34.4% Party
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55.7% [[Democratic-Republican_Party_(United_States)|Democratic-
Republican]]
(DR) Party
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