As of early January 2026, there are 218 Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, out of 435 total seats, with several seats currently vacant due to recent deaths or resignations.

Current party breakdown

  • Republicans: 218 seats.
  • Democrats: 213 seats.
  • Vacant: 4 seats (including vacancies in Texas’s 18th district, Georgia’s 14th, New Jersey’s 11th, and California’s 1st, pending special elections).

Why the number can change

The exact count of how many Republicans are in the House of Representatives can shift during a Congress because of:

  • Special elections that flip a seat from one party to another.
  • Resignations, deaths, or members taking other offices, which temporarily create vacant seats until replacements are chosen.

So if you are reading this later in 2026, the Republican total may differ slightly from 218 due to these ongoing changes.