The modern United States has also been described as an oligarchy,
[9] with its
Republican Party representing a minority of the population but securing control of the Senate, the Presidency, and the Supreme Court, while the
Democratic Party has control of the House. Migration to cities will likely see the Republican Party's hold over the Senate strengthen in subsequent elections,
[10] despite an expected demographic shift to a majority-minority population by 2045.
[11] Lifetime appointments of Supreme Court justices could also make that body's conservative majority a likelihood for at least eight years.
[12]