George David Aiken

Senator from Vermont

SENATEREPUBLICAN1941–1975ID A000062

LegislationHEADLINE

41%with Dems

of 3,252 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

41%with Dems

of 3,252 · both combined

Steepest move

+42 pts

1943 → 1945

still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓194119471953195919651971

1973–7493rd Congress

Sat as a Republican

38.2%with Democrats

of 442 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1943 → 1945, +42 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

9 of these 9 roll calls have no description. About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank in the source too. Some also lack a bill number.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Dec 20, 1974H.R. 10710No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1974S. 1728No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1974H.R. 5977No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 5977), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 19, 1974H.J.Res. 117No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1974H.J.Res. 117No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1974S. 3934No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 18, 1974S. 3839No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 18, 1974S. 3839No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 17, 1974S. 3418No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 442 contested votes scored in the 93rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance31.2% · 77 votes

Government Operations and Politics25% · 48 votes

Armed Forces and National Security31.4% · 35 votes

International Affairs17.2% · 29 votes

Energy55.6% · 27 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources50% · 22 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance11.8% · 17 votes

Law70.6% · 17 votes

Health84.6% · 13 votes

Commerce54.5% · 11 votes

Education81.8% · 11 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Transportation and Public Works— · 9 votes

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7 votes

Economic stabilization— · 7 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes

Labor and Employment— · 7 votes

Automobile insurance— · 6 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 6 votes

Congress— · 5 votes

Petroleum industry— · 5 votes

Public works— · 5 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Environmental Protection— · 4 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 4 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 3 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 3 votes

Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes

District of Columbia— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote

Disaster relief— · 1 vote

Government publications— · 1 vote

Mines and mineral resources— · 1 vote

Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote

Motor vehicles— · 1 vote

Private Legislation— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

They also voted in 13 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Livestock, Reclamation of land, Right of privacy, Rivers, Taxation, Vietnamese Conflict.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

17 Congresses

77th · 194193rd · 1973

Republican · Senate · VT77th–93rd

Term datesexact

George David Aiken

Senator from Vermont

SENATER1941–197517 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

41%with Democrats

of 3,252 votes · 59% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested41%of 3,252 · combined

Steepest move+42 pts1943→45, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019411973

1973–74 · 93rd · Republican · of 442 votes38.2%

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Votes

About 25% of roll calls since 1989 are blank too. These rows carry a date, a bill number where one exists, how they voted and which side that matched.

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 442 contested votes scored in the 93rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance31.2% · 77

Government Operations and Politics25% · 48

Armed Forces and National Security31.4% · 35

International Affairs17.2% · 29

Energy55.6% · 27

Public Lands and Natural Resources50% · 22

Foreign Trade and International Finance11.8% · 17

Law70.6% · 17

Health84.6% · 13

Commerce54.5% · 11

Education81.8% · 11

Transportation and Public Works— · 9

Social Welfare— · 8

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 7

Economic stabilization— · 7

Finance and Financial Sector— · 7

Labor and Employment— · 7

Automobile insurance— · 6

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 6

Congress— · 5

Petroleum industry— · 5

Public works— · 5

Credit— · 4

Environmental Protection— · 4

Housing and Community Development— · 4

Agriculture and Food— · 3

Science, Technology, Communications— · 3

Territories (U.S.)— · 3

District of Columbia— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Commemorations— · 1

Conservation of natural resources— · 1

Disaster relief— · 1

Government publications— · 1

Mines and mineral resources— · 1

Monuments and memorials— · 1

Motor vehicles— · 1

Private Legislation— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Also voted in 13 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Livestock, Reclamation of land, Right of privacy, Rivers, Taxation, Vietnamese Conflict.

Service record

77th · 194193rd · 1973

Republican77th–93rd

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40th Wesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105th Ben Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th