RD
Robert Hamilton McWhorta Davidson
Representative from FloridaHOUSEDEMOCRAT1877–1891ID D000085
LegislationHEADLINE
90%with Dems
of 1,235 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
90%with Dems
of 1,235 · both combined
Steepest move
+5 pts
1887 → 1889
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 ↓187718831889
1889–9051st Congress
Sat as a Democrat
91.3%with Democrats
of 254 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1887 → 1889, +5 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 2, 1891S. 1813LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1891H.J.Res. 138LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1891S. 4155LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 4155), 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
Mar 2, 1891S. 5109LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1891S. 5110LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 28, 1891H.R. 13069LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 28, 1891H.R. 13462LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 28, 1891S. 3278LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 27, 1891S. 3738LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 254 contested votes scored in the 51st 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
7 Congresses45th · 187751st · 1889
Democrat · House · FL45th–51st
Term datesexact