Jesse L. Jackson Jr.

Representative from Illinois

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1995–2013ID J000283

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Dems

of 5,836 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

98%with Dems

of 5,836 · both combined

Steepest move

+3 pts

2001 → 2003

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 ↓199520012007

2011–12112th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

97.6%with Democrats

of 911 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2001 → 2003, +3 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

5 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

Jun 8, 2012H.R. 4348To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 8, 2012H.R. 5882Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Jun 8, 2012H.R. 5882Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Full textMaking appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

NAYSided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Jun 8, 2012H.R. 5882No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Jun 8, 2012H.R. 5882No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jun 8, 2012H.R. 5882No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jun 7, 2012H.R. 5855Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 911 contested votes scored in the 112th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress98.5% · 1,568 votes

Economics and Public Finance97% · 1,413 votes

Armed Forces and National Security94.8% · 290 votes

Taxation97% · 203 votes

Government Operations and Politics98.3% · 175 votes

Health100% · 163 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.7% · 159 votes

International Affairs91.4% · 152 votes

Finance and Financial Sector97.9% · 142 votes

Emergency Management99.2% · 123 votes

Energy99.2% · 121 votes

Education98.2% · 114 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement99.1% · 113 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 109 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 108 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 106 votes

Transportation and Public Works96% · 101 votes

Law98.9% · 88 votes

Agriculture and Food97.3% · 73 votes

Science, Technology, Communications96.7% · 60 votes

Commerce98.2% · 57 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance95.9% · 49 votes

Immigration100% · 36 votes

Social Welfare92.9% · 28 votes

Native Americans100% · 26 votes

Water Resources Development96.2% · 26 votes

Commemorations100% · 25 votes

Animals100% · 15 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13 votes

Families100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

9 Congresses

104th · 1995112th · 2011

Democrat · House · IL104th–112th

Term datesexact

Jesse L. Jackson Jr.

Representative from Illinois

HOUSED1995–20139 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

97.7%with Democrats

of 5,836 votes · 2.3% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested98%of 5,836 · combined

Steepest move+3 pts2001→03, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019952011

2011–12 · 112th · Democrat · of 911 votes97.6%

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 · 911 contested votes scored in the 112th

By policy area

career

Congress98.5% · 1,568

Economics and Public Finance97% · 1,413

Armed Forces and National Security94.8% · 290

Taxation97% · 203

Government Operations and Politics98.3% · 175

Health100% · 163

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.7% · 159

International Affairs91.4% · 152

Finance and Financial Sector97.9% · 142

Emergency Management99.2% · 123

Energy99.2% · 121

Education98.2% · 114

Crime and Law Enforcement99.1% · 113

Labor and Employment100% · 109

Environmental Protection100% · 108

Housing and Community Development100% · 106

Transportation and Public Works96% · 101

Law98.9% · 88

Agriculture and Food97.3% · 73

Science, Technology, Communications96.7% · 60

Commerce98.2% · 57

Foreign Trade and International Finance95.9% · 49

Immigration100% · 36

Social Welfare92.9% · 28

Native Americans100% · 26

Water Resources Development96.2% · 26

Commemorations100% · 25

Animals100% · 15

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 13

Families100% · 10

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

104th · 1995112th · 2011

Democrat104th–112th

Party switchers

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