Party Relationship between Presidency and Congress (1857-Present)

[ElectionsGuy]

Here's how this works: for each congress, points are allocated. 2 if the president's party controls both, 1 if its split, and 0 if both are opposition. 0 points for the most opposition, 4 points for the most agreement. For two term presidencies, the points are divided by two to get an even playing field with one term presidencies. For example: Obama had both the house and senate the first congress, just the senate the 2nd and 3rd congress, and none in the 4th. 2+1+1 = 4. Because its a two term presidency, the number is divided by two, so it would be 2.

Buchanan: 3
Lincoln: 4
Johnson: 0
Grant: 3.5
Hayes: 1
Garfield/Arthur: 3
Cleveland: 2
Harrison: 3
McKinley: 4
Roosevelt: 4
Taft: 3
Wilson: 2.5
Harding: 4
Coolidge: 4
Hoover: 4
Roosevelt: 4
Truman: 3
Eisenhower: 1
Kennedy: 4
Johnson: 4
Nixon: 0
Ford: 0
Carter: 4
Reagan: 1.5
Bush: 0
Clinton: 1
Bush: 2.5
Obama: 2