United States Political Leadership

Who holds power in the United States: the President, Vice President and Cabinet; every state governor; all 100 US senators; and House leadership — with party balance and, where it applies, the Metro Power score of the places they represent.

Executive Branch

President

Donald Trump

Republican · since 2025

Vice President

JD Vance

Republican · since 2025

The Cabinet

OfficeOfficialSince
Secretary of StateMarco Rubio2025
Secretary of the TreasuryScott Bessent2025
Secretary of DefensePete Hegseth2025
Attorney GeneralPam Bondi2025
Secretary of the InteriorDoug Burgum2025
Secretary of AgricultureBrooke Rollins2025
Secretary of CommerceHoward Lutnick2025
Secretary of LaborLori Chavez-DeRemer2025
Secretary of Health and Human ServicesRobert F. Kennedy Jr.2025
Secretary of Housing and Urban DevelopmentScott Turner2025
Secretary of TransportationSean Duffy2025
Secretary of EnergyChris Wright2025
Secretary of EducationLinda McMahon2025
Secretary of Veterans AffairsDoug Collins2025
Secretary of Homeland SecurityMarkwayne Mullin2026
White House Chief of StaffSusie Wiles2025
Director of National IntelligenceTulsi Gabbard2025
Director of the Central Intelligence AgencyJohn Ratcliffe2025
United States Trade RepresentativeJamieson Greer2025
Director of the Office of Management and BudgetRussell Vought2025
Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyLee Zeldin2025
Administrator of the Small Business AdministrationKelly Loeffler2025

Governors

50 states · 26 Republican · 24 Democratic. Metro score is the population-weighted sum of the state’s metros (cross-state metros split by population share).

State ▲GovernorPartySinceMetrosMetro score
AlabamaKay IveyRepublican20171629.9
AlaskaMike DunleavyRepublican201874.4
ArizonaKatie HobbsDemocratic20231050.1
ArkansasSarah Huckabee SandersRepublican20231912.9
CaliforniaGavin NewsomDemocratic201922326.1
ColoradoJared PolisDemocratic20191459.1
ConnecticutNed LamontDemocratic2019532.4
DelawareMatt MeyerDemocratic202537.4
FloridaRon DeSantisRepublican201918171.1
GeorgiaBrian KempRepublican20192268.7
HawaiiJosh GreenDemocratic2022417.1
IdahoBrad LittleRepublican20191213.7
IllinoisJB PritzkerDemocratic201921104.0
IndianaMike BraunRepublican20252056.8
IowaKim ReynoldsRepublican20171619.5
KansasLaura KellyDemocratic20191616.9
KentuckyAndy BeshearDemocratic20191830.0
LouisianaJeff LandryRepublican20241148.3
MaineJanet MillsDemocratic201934.4
MarylandWes MooreDemocratic2023556.0
MassachusettsMaura HealeyDemocratic2023686.1
MichiganGretchen WhitmerDemocratic20191957.1
MinnesotaTim WalzDemocratic20191941.5
MississippiTate ReevesRepublican20201815.4
MissouriMike KehoeRepublican20252151.3
MontanaGreg GianforteRepublican202179.6
NebraskaJim PillenRepublican20231116.1
NevadaJoe LombardoRepublican2023547.0
New HampshireKelly AyotteRepublican2025418.2
New JerseyMikie SherrillDemocratic2026376.8
New MexicoMichelle Lujan GrishamDemocratic20191515.5
New YorkKathy HochulDemocratic202117164.2
North CarolinaJosh SteinDemocratic20251983.5
North DakotaKelly ArmstrongRepublican202473.9
OhioMike DeWineRepublican20191783.1
OklahomaKevin StittRepublican20191927.5
OregonTina KotekDemocratic20231535.4
PennsylvaniaJosh ShapiroDemocratic20232495.3
Rhode IslandDan McKeeDemocratic202119.0
South CarolinaHenry McMasterRepublican20171038.2
South DakotaLarry RhodenRepublican2025113.6
TennesseeBill LeeRepublican20191554.5
TexasGreg AbbottRepublican201548211.4
UtahSpencer CoxRepublican2021632.0
VermontPhil ScottRepublican201744.0
VirginiaAbigail SpanbergerDemocratic20261569.5
WashingtonBob FergusonDemocratic20251374.4
West VirginiaPatrick MorriseyRepublican2025137.5
WisconsinTony EversDemocratic20191643.0
WyomingMark GordonRepublican201996.4

US Territories

Territory ▲GovernorPartySinceMetrosMetro score
American SamoaPula Nikolao PulaRepublican202510.3
GuamLou Leon GuerreroDemocratic201910.3
Northern Mariana IslandsDavid M. ApatangRepublican202510.5
Puerto RicoJenniffer González-ColónNew Progressive Party (PNP)2025711.1
US Virgin IslandsAlbert BryanDemocratic201921.2

United States Senate

53Republican45Democratic2Independent

Independents caucus with the Democrats

Each senator’s Metro score is the state’s population-weighted metro score divided by two, since a state’s two senators share its representation.

State ▲SenatorPartyClassMetro score
AlabamaKatie BrittRepublican315.0
AlabamaTommy TubervilleRepublican215.0
AlaskaDan SullivanRepublican22.2
AlaskaLisa MurkowskiRepublican32.2
ArizonaMark KellyDemocratic325.1
ArizonaRuben GallegoDemocratic125.1
ArkansasJohn BoozmanRepublican36.4
ArkansasTom CottonRepublican26.4
CaliforniaAdam SchiffDemocratic1163.1
CaliforniaAlex PadillaDemocratic3163.1
ColoradoJohn HickenlooperDemocratic229.6
ColoradoMichael BennetDemocratic329.6
ConnecticutChris MurphyDemocratic116.2
ConnecticutRichard BlumenthalDemocratic316.2
DelawareChris CoonsDemocratic23.7
DelawareLisa Blunt RochesterDemocratic13.7
FloridaAshley MoodyRepublican385.5
FloridaRick ScottRepublican185.5
GeorgiaJon OssoffDemocratic234.3
GeorgiaRaphael WarnockDemocratic334.3
HawaiiBrian SchatzDemocratic38.6
HawaiiMazie HironoDemocratic18.6
IdahoJim RischRepublican26.9
IdahoMike CrapoRepublican36.9
IllinoisDick DurbinDemocratic252.0
IllinoisTammy DuckworthDemocratic352.0
IndianaJim BanksRepublican128.4
IndianaTodd YoungRepublican328.4
IowaChuck GrassleyRepublican39.8
IowaJoni ErnstRepublican29.8
KansasJerry MoranRepublican38.5
KansasRoger MarshallRepublican28.5
KentuckyMitch McConnellRepublican215.0
KentuckyRand PaulRepublican315.0
LouisianaBill CassidyRepublican224.1
LouisianaJohn KennedyRepublican324.1
MaineAngus KingIndependent12.2
MaineSusan CollinsRepublican22.2
MarylandAngela AlsobrooksDemocratic128.0
MarylandChris Van HollenDemocratic328.0
MassachusettsEd MarkeyDemocratic243.0
MassachusettsElizabeth WarrenDemocratic143.0
MichiganElissa SlotkinDemocratic128.6
MichiganGary PetersDemocratic228.6
MinnesotaAmy KlobucharDemocratic120.8
MinnesotaTina SmithDemocratic220.8
MississippiCindy Hyde-SmithRepublican27.7
MississippiRoger WickerRepublican17.7
MissouriEric SchmittRepublican325.7
MissouriJosh HawleyRepublican125.7
MontanaSteve DainesRepublican24.8
MontanaTim SheehyRepublican14.8
NebraskaDeb FischerRepublican18.0
NebraskaPete RickettsRepublican28.0
NevadaCatherine Cortez MastoDemocratic323.5
NevadaJacky RosenDemocratic123.5
New HampshireJeanne ShaheenDemocratic29.1
New HampshireMaggie HassanDemocratic39.1
New JerseyAndy KimDemocratic138.4
New JerseyCory BookerDemocratic238.4
New MexicoBen Ray LujanDemocratic27.8
New MexicoMartin HeinrichDemocratic17.8
New YorkChuck SchumerDemocratic382.1
New YorkKirsten GillibrandDemocratic182.1
North CarolinaTed BuddRepublican341.7
North CarolinaThom TillisRepublican241.7
North DakotaJohn HoevenRepublican32.0
North DakotaKevin CramerRepublican12.0
OhioBernie MorenoRepublican141.6
OhioJon HustedRepublican341.6
OklahomaAlan ArmstrongRepublican213.8
OklahomaJames LankfordRepublican313.8
OregonJeff MerkleyDemocratic217.7
OregonRon WydenDemocratic317.7
PennsylvaniaDave McCormickRepublican147.6
PennsylvaniaJohn FettermanDemocratic347.6
Rhode IslandJack ReedDemocratic24.5
Rhode IslandSheldon WhitehouseDemocratic14.5
South CarolinaLindsey GrahamRepublican219.1
South CarolinaTim ScottRepublican319.1
South DakotaJohn ThuneRepublican31.8
South DakotaMike RoundsRepublican21.8
TennesseeBill HagertyRepublican227.2
TennesseeMarsha BlackburnRepublican127.2
TexasJohn CornynRepublican2105.7
TexasTed CruzRepublican1105.7
UtahJohn CurtisRepublican116.0
UtahMike LeeRepublican316.0
VermontBernie SandersIndependent12.0
VermontPeter WelchDemocratic32.0
VirginiaMark WarnerDemocratic234.7
VirginiaTim KaineDemocratic134.7
WashingtonMaria CantwellDemocratic137.2
WashingtonPatty MurrayDemocratic337.2
West VirginiaJim JusticeRepublican13.7
West VirginiaShelley Moore CapitoRepublican23.7
WisconsinRon JohnsonRepublican321.5
WisconsinTammy BaldwinDemocratic121.5
WyomingCynthia LummisRepublican23.2
WyomingJohn BarrassoRepublican13.2

House of Representatives

218Republican212Democratic1Independent4Vacant

435 seats; 4 vacant in mid-2026 (Gonzales R-TX, Swalwell D-CA, Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL, Scott D-GA). Kevin Kiley (CA) sits as an Independent since March 2026. Republicans hold the majority. Source: 119th Congress (Wikipedia), as of June 2026.

Leadership

OfficeRepresentativeParty
Speaker of the HouseMike JohnsonRepublican
Majority LeaderSteve ScaliseRepublican
Majority WhipTom EmmerRepublican
Republican Conference ChairLisa McClainRepublican
Minority LeaderHakeem JeffriesDemocratic
Minority WhipKatherine ClarkDemocratic
Democratic Caucus ChairPete AguilarDemocratic