Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr.

Senator from Minnesota

SENATEDEMOCRAT1949–1979ID H000953

LegislationHEADLINE

92%with Dems

of 2,971 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

92%with Dems

of 2,971 · both combined

Steepest move

−9 pts

1963 → 1971

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 ↓19491955196119671973

1977–7895th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

93.3%with Democrats

of 253 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1963 → 1971, −9 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 15, 1977H.R. 9346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 29, 1977H.R. 7555No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 29, 1977H.R. 7555No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 7555), 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

Open roll call

Nov 19, 1977H.R. 7555No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 4, 1977H.R. 9346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Nov 4, 1977H.R. 9346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Nov 4, 1977H.R. 9346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Nov 4, 1977H.R. 9346No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 253 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Government Operations and Politics93.4% · 151 votes

Economics and Public Finance88.2% · 136 votes

Energy94.7% · 113 votes

Armed Forces and National Security87.3% · 71 votes

Taxation90.5% · 63 votes

Law95.2% · 62 votes

Congress96.7% · 60 votes

International Affairs79.2% · 48 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources94.3% · 35 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance79.4% · 34 votes

Labor and Employment96.8% · 31 votes

Agriculture and Food96.4% · 28 votes

Depletion allowances100% · 23 votes

Commerce100% · 22 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 22 votes

Social Welfare95% · 20 votes

Transportation and Public Works100% · 20 votes

Education94.7% · 19 votes

Income tax83.3% · 18 votes

Power resources100% · 17 votes

Independent regulatory commissions93.8% · 16 votes

Health100% · 13 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 11 votes

Political participation100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes

Automobile insurance— · 8 votes

Economic stabilization— · 8 votes

Public works— · 8 votes

Amnesties— · 7 votes

Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes

Black lung— · 5 votes

Day care— · 5 votes

Embargo— · 5 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes

Mortgages— · 5 votes

Petroleum industry— · 5 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes

Heating— · 3 votes

Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes

Motor vehicles— · 3 votes

Range management— · 3 votes

District of Columbia— · 2 votes

Government corporations— · 2 votes

Government publications— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Age and employment— · 1 vote

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Congressional oversight— · 1 vote

Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote

Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote

Dairy industry— · 1 vote

Disaster relief— · 1 vote

Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote

Lobbying— · 1 vote

Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 33 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Droughts, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Immigration, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

12 Congresses

81st · 194995th · 1977

Democrat · Senate · MN81st–95th

Term datesexact

Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr.

Senator from Minnesota

SENATED1949–197912 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

91.7%with Democrats

of 2,971 votes · 8.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested92%of 2,971 · combined

Steepest move−9 pts1963→71, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019491977

1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 253 votes93.3%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 253 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career

Government Operations and Politics93.4% · 151

Economics and Public Finance88.2% · 136

Energy94.7% · 113

Armed Forces and National Security87.3% · 71

Taxation90.5% · 63

Law95.2% · 62

Congress96.7% · 60

International Affairs79.2% · 48

Public Lands and Natural Resources94.3% · 35

Foreign Trade and International Finance79.4% · 34

Labor and Employment96.8% · 31

Agriculture and Food96.4% · 28

Depletion allowances100% · 23

Commerce100% · 22

Environmental Protection100% · 22

Social Welfare95% · 20

Transportation and Public Works100% · 20

Education94.7% · 19

Income tax83.3% · 18

Power resources100% · 17

Independent regulatory commissions93.8% · 16

Health100% · 13

Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 11

Political participation100% · 10

Finance and Financial Sector— · 9

Automobile insurance— · 8

Economic stabilization— · 8

Public works— · 8

Amnesties— · 7

Intergovernmental relations— · 6

Science, Technology, Communications— · 6

Black lung— · 5

Day care— · 5

Embargo— · 5

Housing and Community Development— · 5

Mortgages— · 5

Petroleum industry— · 5

Credit— · 4

Territories (U.S.)— · 4

Heating— · 3

Mines and mineral resources— · 3

Motor vehicles— · 3

Range management— · 3

District of Columbia— · 2

Government corporations— · 2

Government publications— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Age and employment— · 1

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Commemorations— · 1

Congressional oversight— · 1

Conservation of natural resources— · 1

Constitutional amendments— · 1

Dairy industry— · 1

Disaster relief— · 1

Federal advisory bodies— · 1

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1

Lobbying— · 1

Monuments and memorials— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 33 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Droughts, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Immigration, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

81st · 194995th · 1977

Democrat81st–95th

Party switchers

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