The Vote Ledger
/
Data through Sep 17, 2026Compare members
The Vote Ledger
RB

Richard Walker Bolling

Representative from Missouri
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1949–1983ID B000605
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
93%with Dems
of 3,055 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
93%with Dems
of 3,055 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1967 → 1969
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 ↓194919551961196719731979
1981–8297th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
87.7%with Democrats
of 155 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, −12 pts — while still a Democrat.
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 16, 1982H.R. 3191No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 623No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 631), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Democratic majority
Dec 16, 1982H.Res. 630No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1982S. 1965No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 14, 1982H.J.Res. 631No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 13, 1982H.Res. 626No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 6, 1982H.Res. 620No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 155 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance92.1% · 390 votes
Congress94% · 265 votes
Government Operations and Politics92.5% · 146 votes
International Affairs94.2% · 121 votes
Energy81% · 100 votes
Armed Forces and National Security70% · 50 votes
Transportation and Public Works89.8% · 49 votes
Agriculture and Food93.5% · 46 votes
Taxation95.2% · 42 votes
Labor and Employment97.5% · 40 votes
Law100% · 34 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources81.8% · 33 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.1% · 31 votes
Environmental Protection96.3% · 27 votes
Commerce96.2% · 26 votes
Health100% · 22 votes
Education100% · 19 votes
Finance and Financial Sector88.9% · 18 votes
Housing and Community Development100% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 17 votes
Industrial relations100% · 13 votes
Mines and mineral resources100% · 12 votes
Science, Technology, Communications83.3% · 12 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9 votes
Lobbying— · 9 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Depletion allowances— · 7 votes
Electronic surveillance— · 7 votes
Social Welfare— · 7 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6 votes
Mortgages— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6 votes
District of Columbia— · 5 votes
Private Legislation— · 5 votes
Commemorations— · 4 votes
Congressional-executive relations— · 4 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Government securities— · 4 votes
Income tax— · 4 votes
Native Americans— · 4 votes
Political participation— · 4 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3 votes
Coins and coinage— · 3 votes
Embargo— · 3 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Financial disclosure— · 3 votes
Home repair and improvement— · 3 votes
Indian claims— · 3 votes
Municipal finance— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Postal rates and revenues— · 3 votes
Revenue sharing— · 3 votes
Contested elections— · 2 votes
Credit— · 2 votes
Executive reorganization— · 2 votes
Immigration— · 2 votes
International economic relations— · 2 votes
Life insurance— · 2 votes
Museums— · 2 votes
Power resources— · 2 votes
Printing— · 2 votes
Real property— · 2 votes
Social Sciences and History— · 2 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Youth— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Aquaculture— · 1 vote
Black lung— · 1 vote
Conferences— · 1 vote
Day care— · 1 vote
Disabled— · 1 vote
Domestic relations— · 1 vote
Emergency Management— · 1 vote
Government corporations— · 1 vote
Heating— · 1 vote
Impeachments— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental relations— · 1 vote
Livestock— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Motor vehicles— · 1 vote
Noise— · 1 vote
Political representation— · 1 vote
Postal service— · 1 vote
Reclamation of land— · 1 vote
Rehabilitation— · 1 vote
Right of privacy— · 1 vote
Right to counsel— · 1 vote
Rivers— · 1 vote

They also voted in 78 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Barber and beauty shops, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Congressional oversight, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Droughts, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

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

Service record

17 Congresses
81st · 194997th · 1981
Democrat · House · MO81st–97th
Term datesexact
Members · Missouri
RB

Richard Walker Bolling

Representative from Missouri
HOUSED1949–198317 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
92.5%with Democrats
of 3,055 votes · 7.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested93%of 3,055 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019491981
1981–82 · 97th · Democrat · of 155 votes87.7%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

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 majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 155 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance92.1% · 390
Congress94% · 265
Government Operations and Politics92.5% · 146
International Affairs94.2% · 121
Energy81% · 100
Armed Forces and National Security70% · 50
Transportation and Public Works89.8% · 49
Agriculture and Food93.5% · 46
Taxation95.2% · 42
Labor and Employment97.5% · 40
Law100% · 34
Public Lands and Natural Resources81.8% · 33
Foreign Trade and International Finance87.1% · 31
Environmental Protection96.3% · 27
Commerce96.2% · 26
Health100% · 22
Education100% · 19
Finance and Financial Sector88.9% · 18
Housing and Community Development100% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 17
Industrial relations100% · 13
Mines and mineral resources100% · 12
Science, Technology, Communications83.3% · 12
Independent regulatory commissions— · 9
Lobbying— · 9
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Depletion allowances— · 7
Electronic surveillance— · 7
Social Welfare— · 7
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 6
Mortgages— · 6
Public works— · 6
Vietnamese Conflict— · 6
District of Columbia— · 5
Private Legislation— · 5
Commemorations— · 4
Congressional-executive relations— · 4
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Government securities— · 4
Income tax— · 4
Native Americans— · 4
Political participation— · 4
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 3
Coins and coinage— · 3
Embargo— · 3
Families— · 3
Financial disclosure— · 3
Home repair and improvement— · 3
Indian claims— · 3
Municipal finance— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Postal rates and revenues— · 3
Revenue sharing— · 3
Contested elections— · 2
Credit— · 2
Executive reorganization— · 2
Immigration— · 2
International economic relations— · 2
Life insurance— · 2
Museums— · 2
Power resources— · 2
Printing— · 2
Real property— · 2
Social Sciences and History— · 2
Territories (U.S.)— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Youth— · 2
Animals— · 1
Aquaculture— · 1
Black lung— · 1
Conferences— · 1
Day care— · 1
Disabled— · 1
Domestic relations— · 1
Emergency Management— · 1
Government corporations— · 1
Heating— · 1
Impeachments— · 1
Intergovernmental relations— · 1
Livestock— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Motor vehicles— · 1
Noise— · 1
Political representation— · 1
Postal service— · 1
Reclamation of land— · 1
Rehabilitation— · 1
Right of privacy— · 1
Right to counsel— · 1
Rivers— · 1

Also voted in 78 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Agriculture in foreign trade, American Revolution Bicentennial, Auditing, Aviation insurance, Awards, medals, prizes, Barber and beauty shops, Broadcasting, Cemeteries and funerals, Checks, Chemicals, Child abuse, Child welfare, Citizenship, Clergy, Climate, Clothing industry, Commodity control, Congressional oversight, Conservation of natural resources, Contempt of legislative bodies, Corporations, Cultural centers, Customs administration, Dairy industry, Disaster relief, Droughts, Earthquakes, Economic stabilization, Emigration, Federal advisory bodies, Federal-state relations, Fire fighters, Fishes, Gambling, Gold, Government life insurance, Government property, Government publications, Human rights, Import restrictions, Insect control, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, International agencies, Lakes, Leases, Libraries, Lotteries, Marine mammal protection, Marine resources conservation, Minorities, Municipal budgets, Municipal home rule, Municipal politics and government, Narcotics, National emblems, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Photovoltaic power systems, Political prisoners, Prices, Public records, Real estate business, Recall of officials, Recreation areas, Referendum, Refugees, Rural conditions, Salaries, Solar energy, Sports and Recreation, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Tobacco, Volunteer workers, Water conservation, Witnesses.

Service record

81st · 194997th · 1981
Democrat81st–97th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor