Okay now, to keep whatever Republican pick-ups in the House of Representatives in perspective, here's a dull statistical table that should be of interest. I'm sure members here, unlike the primitives on Skins's island, are sophisticated enough in history to "relate" the dates with particular events and personalities.
This is for the House of Representatives only, and shows (R) gains and losses.
This is from the various articles in wikipedia.
2008 -21
2006 -30 (Republicans lost control of the House)
2004 +03
2002 +08
2000 -02
1998 -05
1996 -08
1994 +54 (Republicans won control of the House)
1992 +09
1990 -08
1988 -02
1986 -05
1984 +16
1982 -26
1980 +34
1978 +15
1976 -01
1974 -48
1972 +12
1970 -12
1968 +05
1966 +47
1964 -36
1962 +02
1960 +21
1958 -48
1956 -02
1954 -18 (Republicans lost control of the House)
1952 +22 (Republicans gained control of the House)
1950 +28
1948 -75 (Republicans lost control of the House)
1946 +55 (Republicans gained control of the House)
1944 -18
1942 +47
1940 -07
1938 +81
1936 -15 (the nadir; only 89 out of 435 congressmen Republican at this point)
1934 -14
1932 -101 (Republicans lost control of the House)
1930 -52
1928 +32
1926 -09
1924 +22
1922 -77
1920 +62
1918 +25 (Republicans gained control of the House)
1916 +19
1914 +62
1912 -28
1910 -57 (Republicans lost control of the House)
1908 -04
1906 -28
1904 +44
1902 +07
1900 +13
1898 -19
1896 -48
1894 +130 (Republicans gained control of the House)
1892 +38
1890 -93 (Republicans lost control of the House)
1888 +27 (Republicans gained control of the House)
1886 +11
1884 +24
1882 -34 (Republicans lost control of the House)
1880 +19 (Republicans gained control of the House)
1878 -04
1876 +33
1874 -96 (Republicans lost control of the House)
1872 +63
1870 -35
1868 -02
1866 +37
1864 +50
1862 -22
1860 -08
1858 +26 (Republicans gained control of the House)
1856 +44
1854 +46
The Republican party came into full being in 1854; remember that before 1915, the House of Representatives had fewer than 435 members, its current number.
Please notice the number of times the president was of one party, and the House of another.