JB
James Asheton Bayard Jr.
Senator from DelawareSENATEDEMOCRAT1857–1869ID B000248
LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 780 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 780 · both combined
Steepest move
+10 pts
1857 → 1859
still a Democrat
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 ↓18571863
1867–6840th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.2%with Democrats
of 132 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1857 → 1859, +10 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below
Votes
Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.
DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Mar 3, 1869H.R. 1744LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 26, 1869S.J.Res. 8LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 25, 1869H.R. 1327LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 1327), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Feb 23, 1869S.J.Res. 8LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 18, 1869noneLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 17, 1869S.J.Res. 8LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 17, 1869S.J.Res. 8LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 17, 1869S.J.Res. 8LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 17, 1869S.J.Res. 8LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 132 contested votes scored in the 40th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
5 Congresses35th · 185740th · 1867
Democrat · Senate · DE35th–40th
Term datesexact