HIstory of U.S. Government Shutdowns 1976 (under Ford) until now (Under Trump)

 

Shutdown

The longest government shutdown happened in 2018 and lasted 34 full days.

Funding ended	President	House	Senate	Duration of funding gap (in full days)
Sept. 30, 1976	R Gerald Ford	D	D

Sept. 30, 1977	D Jimmy Carter	D	D

Oct. 31, 1977	D Jimmy Carter	D	D

Nov. 30, 1977	D Jimmy Carter	D	D

Sept. 30, 1978	D Jimmy Carter	D	D

Sept. 30, 1979	D Jimmy Carter	D	D

Nov. 20, 1981	R Ronald Reagan	D	R

Sept. 30, 1982	R Ronald Reagan	D	R

Dec. 17, 1982	R Ronald Reagan	D	R

Nov. 10, 1983	R Ronald Reagan	D	R

Sept. 30, 1984	R Ronald Reagan	D	R

Oct. 3, 1984	R Ronald Reagan	D	R

Oct. 16, 1986	R Ronald Reagan	D	R

Dec. 18, 1987	R Ronald Reagan	D	D

Oct. 5, 1990	R George H.W. Bush	D	D

Nov. 13, 1995	D Bill Clinton	R	R

Dec. 15, 1995	D Bill Clinton	R	R

Sept. 30, 2013	D Barack Obama	R	D

Jan. 19, 2018	R Donald Trump	R	R

Dec. 21, 2018	R Donald Trump	R*	R