JG
James Wilson Grimes
Senator from IowaSENATEREPUBLICAN1859–1871ID G000475
LegislationHEADLINE
27%with Dems
of 1,203 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
27%with Dems
of 1,203 · both combined
Steepest move
+36 pts
1865 → 1867
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 ↓18591865
1869–7041st Congress
Sat as a Republican
27.8%with Democrats
of 18 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1865 → 1867, +36 pts — within one party label.
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
Apr 7, 1869H.R. 354LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 7, 1869noneLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 7, 1869S. 94LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S. 94), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Apr 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Apr 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 3, 1869noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Apr 3, 1869S.J.Res. 11LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Apr 3, 1869S.J.Res. 11LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Apr 2, 1869noneLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 18 contested votes scored in the 41st 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
6 Congresses36th · 185941st · 1869
Republican · Senate · IA36th–41st
Term datesexact