The Vote Ledger
/
Data through Sep 17, 2026Compare members
The Vote Ledger
WM

Warren Grant Magnuson

Senator from Washington
SENATEDEMOCRAT1937–1981ID M000053
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
87%with Dems
of 4,839 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
87%with Dems
of 4,839 · both combined
Steepest move
+11 pts
1943 → 1945
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 ↓19371943194919551961196719731979
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
84%with Democrats
of 430 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1943 → 1945, +11 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, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Dec 15, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED
Dec 13, 1980S.Res. 562No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Dec 11, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 430 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance79.7% · 266 votes
Government Operations and Politics90.5% · 199 votes
Energy91.1% · 158 votes
Taxation68.4% · 117 votes
Armed Forces and National Security61.6% · 112 votes
International Affairs87.5% · 112 votes
Congress94% · 67 votes
Law92.2% · 64 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources87.3% · 63 votes
Agriculture and Food85.2% · 61 votes
Education87.8% · 49 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.5% · 44 votes
Transportation and Public Works97.6% · 41 votes
Labor and Employment94.9% · 39 votes
Commerce97% · 33 votes
Animals100% · 31 votes
Social Welfare96.7% · 30 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues93.1% · 29 votes
Environmental Protection83.3% · 24 votes
Depletion allowances95.7% · 23 votes
Housing and Community Development89.5% · 19 votes
Income tax73.7% · 19 votes
Health88.9% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement76.5% · 17 votes
Power resources94.1% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions93.8% · 16 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11 votes
Political participation100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 7 votes
Age and employment— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 4 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Mortgages— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 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
Government securities— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Families— · 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 41 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

22 Congresses
75th · 193779th · 194596th · 1979
Democrat · House · WA75th–78th
Democrat · Senate · WA79th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Washington
WM

Warren Grant Magnuson

Senator from Washington
SENATED1937–198122 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
87.1%with Democrats
of 4,839 votes · 12.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested87%of 4,839 · combined
Steepest move+11 pts1943→45, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019371979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 430 votes84%

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 · 430 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance79.7% · 266
Government Operations and Politics90.5% · 199
Energy91.1% · 158
Taxation68.4% · 117
Armed Forces and National Security61.6% · 112
International Affairs87.5% · 112
Congress94% · 67
Law92.2% · 64
Public Lands and Natural Resources87.3% · 63
Agriculture and Food85.2% · 61
Education87.8% · 49
Foreign Trade and International Finance95.5% · 44
Transportation and Public Works97.6% · 41
Labor and Employment94.9% · 39
Commerce97% · 33
Animals100% · 31
Social Welfare96.7% · 30
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues93.1% · 29
Environmental Protection83.3% · 24
Depletion allowances95.7% · 23
Housing and Community Development89.5% · 19
Income tax73.7% · 19
Health88.9% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement76.5% · 17
Power resources94.1% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions93.8% · 16
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11
Political participation100% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Solar heating and cooling— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 7
Age and employment— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Amnesties— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 4
Credit— · 4
Mortgages— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Heating— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
Range management— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Families— · 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 41 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

75th · 193796th · 1979
Democrat75th–78th
Democrat79th–96th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor