Jon Clifton Hinson

Representative from Mississippi

HOUSEREPUBLICAN1979–1983ID H000641

LegislationHEADLINE

11%with Dems

of 525 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

11%with Dems

of 525 · both combined

Steepest move

−11 pts

1979 → 1981

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 ↓1979

1981–8297th Congress

Sat as a Republican

0%with Democrats

of 4 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1979 → 1981, −11 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

4 of these 4 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

Jan 28, 1981H.Res. 44No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jan 5, 1981H.Res. 5No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Jan 5, 1981H.Res. 5No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.Res. 5), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Jan 5, 1981noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

4 most recent roll calls shown · 4 contested votes scored in the 97th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance15.7% · 127 votes

Congress9.9% · 101 votes

International Affairs4.5% · 67 votes

Government Operations and Politics12.5% · 48 votes

Education4.2% · 24 votes

Energy8.7% · 23 votes

Transportation and Public Works11.1% · 18 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 14 votes

Labor and Employment0% · 13 votes

Agriculture and Food25% · 12 votes

Health25% · 12 votes

Housing and Community Development0% · 10 votes

Taxation0% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Armed Forces and National Security— · 6 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 6 votes

Commerce— · 5 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5 votes

Environmental Protection— · 3 votes

Families— · 3 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3 votes

Native Americans— · 3 votes

Private Legislation— · 3 votes

Social Welfare— · 3 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1 vote

Immigration— · 1 vote

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1 vote

They also voted in 6 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Emergency Management, Law, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

2 Congresses

96th · 197997th · 1981

Republican · House · MS96th–97th

Term datesexact

Jon Clifton Hinson

Representative from Mississippi

HOUSER1979–19832 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

11%with Democrats

of 525 votes · 89% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested11%of 525 · combined

Steepest move−11 pts1979→81, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019791981

1981–82 · 97th · Republican · of 4 votes0%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 4 shown · 4 contested votes scored in the 97th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance15.7% · 127

Congress9.9% · 101

International Affairs4.5% · 67

Government Operations and Politics12.5% · 48

Education4.2% · 24

Energy8.7% · 23

Transportation and Public Works11.1% · 18

Foreign Trade and International Finance0% · 14

Labor and Employment0% · 13

Agriculture and Food25% · 12

Health25% · 12

Housing and Community Development0% · 10

Taxation0% · 10

Armed Forces and National Security— · 6

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 6

Commerce— · 5

Public Lands and Natural Resources— · 5

Environmental Protection— · 3

Families— · 3

Finance and Financial Sector— · 3

Native Americans— · 3

Private Legislation— · 3

Social Welfare— · 3

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 1

Immigration— · 1

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1

Also voted in 6 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Emergency Management, Law, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation, Water Resources Development.

Service record

96th · 197997th · 1981

Republican96th–97th

Party switchers

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