John R. Lewis

Representative from Georgia

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1987–2021ID L000287

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Dems

of 11,384 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

98%with Dems

of 11,384 · both combined

Steepest move

+2 pts

1989 → 1991

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 ↓198719931999200520112017

2019–20116th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

100%with Democrats

of 497 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1989 → 1991, +2 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

Jul 1, 2020H.R. 2INVEST in America ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jul 1, 2020H.R. 2INVEST in America ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jul 1, 2020H.R. 2No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 2), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Jul 1, 2020H.R. 2No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Jun 30, 2020H.R. 2No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Jun 30, 2020H.Res. 1028Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 497 contested votes scored in the 116th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.4% · 2,701 votes

Economics and Public Finance97.3% · 2,565 votes

Armed Forces and National Security96.6% · 805 votes

Government Operations and Politics98.7% · 545 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.5% · 375 votes

International Affairs96.4% · 334 votes

Finance and Financial Sector98.4% · 321 votes

Energy99.3% · 294 votes

Health98.9% · 285 votes

Taxation98.2% · 280 votes

Environmental Protection99.6% · 271 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement98.8% · 251 votes

Labor and Employment99.6% · 228 votes

Transportation and Public Works95.7% · 184 votes

Education99.4% · 177 votes

Emergency Management98.7% · 159 votes

Law100% · 153 votes

Housing and Community Development97.2% · 143 votes

Agriculture and Food94.9% · 136 votes

Science, Technology, Communications97.8% · 134 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 102 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance98% · 98 votes

Commerce97.9% · 95 votes

Immigration100% · 90 votes

Social Welfare100% · 60 votes

Native Americans100% · 56 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues98.2% · 55 votes

Commemorations91.7% · 24 votes

Animals100% · 19 votes

Families100% · 18 votes

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

17 Congresses

100th · 1987116th · 2019

Democrat · House · GA100th–116th

Term datesexact

John R. Lewis

Representative from Georgia

HOUSED1987–202117 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

98.3%with Democrats

of 11,384 votes · 1.7% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested98%of 11,384 · combined

Steepest move+2 pts1989→91, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019872019

2019–20 · 116th · Democrat · of 497 votes100%

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 · 497 contested votes scored in the 116th

By policy area

career

Congress99.4% · 2,701

Economics and Public Finance97.3% · 2,565

Armed Forces and National Security96.6% · 805

Government Operations and Politics98.7% · 545

Public Lands and Natural Resources99.5% · 375

International Affairs96.4% · 334

Finance and Financial Sector98.4% · 321

Energy99.3% · 294

Health98.9% · 285

Taxation98.2% · 280

Environmental Protection99.6% · 271

Crime and Law Enforcement98.8% · 251

Labor and Employment99.6% · 228

Transportation and Public Works95.7% · 184

Education99.4% · 177

Emergency Management98.7% · 159

Law100% · 153

Housing and Community Development97.2% · 143

Agriculture and Food94.9% · 136

Science, Technology, Communications97.8% · 134

Water Resources Development100% · 102

Foreign Trade and International Finance98% · 98

Commerce97.9% · 95

Immigration100% · 90

Social Welfare100% · 60

Native Americans100% · 56

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues98.2% · 55

Commemorations91.7% · 24

Animals100% · 19

Families100% · 18

Arts, Culture, Religion100% · 10

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Private Legislation, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

100th · 1987116th · 2019

Democrat100th–116th

Party switchers

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