In the US, the Democrats have a caucus in the House of Representatives.
In the 115th Congress , following the 2016 elections , Democrats are the opposition party , holding a minority of seats in both the House of Representatives and the Senate .	115th Congress	115th United States Congress	2016 elections	United States elections, 2016	House of Representatives	United States House of Representatives	Senate	United States Senate
He or she and other floor leaders are chosen by the Democratic Caucus or the Republican Conferences , depending on whichever party has more voting members .	Republican	Republican Party (United States)	Democratic	Democratic Party (United States)	other floor leaders	Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives	Democratic Caucus	Democratic Caucus of the United States House of Representatives	Republican Conferences	Republican Conference of the United States House of Representatives	party	Party caucuses and conferences in the United States Congress
