John Little McClellan

Senator from Arkansas

SENATEDEMOCRAT1935–1979ID M000332

LegislationHEADLINE

46%with Dems

of 3,820 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

46%with Dems

of 3,820 · both combined

Steepest move

−33 pts

1957 → 1959

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 ↓19351941194719531959196519711977

1977–7895th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

38.6%with Democrats

of 70 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1957 → 1959, −33 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

Oct 27, 1977H.R. 5263No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Oct 10, 1977S. 1585No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 4, 1977H.R. 9005No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 9005), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Oct 4, 1977S. 2104No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 30, 1977S. 2104No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Sep 26, 1977S. 2104No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Sep 23, 1977S. 2104No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 22, 1977S. 2104No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 70 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Government Operations and Politics20.9% · 134 votes

Economics and Public Finance28.6% · 119 votes

Armed Forces and National Security24.6% · 65 votes

Energy41% · 61 votes

Law5.4% · 56 votes

Congress44.4% · 45 votes

Taxation28.6% · 42 votes

International Affairs55.9% · 34 votes

Commerce33.3% · 24 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources33.3% · 24 votes

Depletion allowances21.7% · 23 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance80% · 20 votes

Transportation and Public Works25% · 20 votes

Education0% · 19 votes

Agriculture and Food41.2% · 17 votes

Independent regulatory commissions25% · 16 votes

Power resources62.5% · 16 votes

Labor and Employment23.1% · 13 votes

Health8.3% · 12 votes

Income tax58.3% · 12 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement18.2% · 11 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations30% · 10 votes

Environmental Protection20% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Political participation— · 9 votes

Social Welfare— · 9 votes

Automobile insurance— · 8 votes

Economic stabilization— · 8 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 8 votes

Public works— · 8 votes

Amnesties— · 7 votes

Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes

Day care— · 5 votes

Embargo— · 5 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes

Mortgages— · 5 votes

Petroleum industry— · 5 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 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

Government corporations— · 2 votes

Government publications— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote

Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote

Dairy industry— · 1 vote

Disaster relief— · 1 vote

District of Columbia— · 1 vote

Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote

Lobbying— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 38 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Black lung, Child abuse, Child welfare, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Congressional oversight, 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, Monuments and memorials, 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

20 Congresses

74th · 193578th · 194395th · 1977

Democrat · House · AR74th–75th

Democrat · Senate · AR78th–95th

Term datesexact

John Little McClellan

Senator from Arkansas

SENATED1935–197920 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

45.9%with Democrats

of 3,820 votes · 54.1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested46%of 3,820 · combined

Steepest move−33 pts1957→59, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019351977

1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 70 votes38.6%

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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 majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 70 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career

Government Operations and Politics20.9% · 134

Economics and Public Finance28.6% · 119

Armed Forces and National Security24.6% · 65

Energy41% · 61

Law5.4% · 56

Congress44.4% · 45

Taxation28.6% · 42

International Affairs55.9% · 34

Commerce33.3% · 24

Public Lands and Natural Resources33.3% · 24

Depletion allowances21.7% · 23

Foreign Trade and International Finance80% · 20

Transportation and Public Works25% · 20

Education0% · 19

Agriculture and Food41.2% · 17

Independent regulatory commissions25% · 16

Power resources62.5% · 16

Labor and Employment23.1% · 13

Health8.3% · 12

Income tax58.3% · 12

Crime and Law Enforcement18.2% · 11

Congressional-Presidential relations30% · 10

Environmental Protection20% · 10

Political participation— · 9

Social Welfare— · 9

Automobile insurance— · 8

Economic stabilization— · 8

Finance and Financial Sector— · 8

Public works— · 8

Amnesties— · 7

Intergovernmental relations— · 6

Day care— · 5

Embargo— · 5

Housing and Community Development— · 5

Mortgages— · 5

Petroleum industry— · 5

Science, Technology, Communications— · 5

Credit— · 4

Territories (U.S.)— · 4

Heating— · 3

Mines and mineral resources— · 3

Motor vehicles— · 3

Range management— · 3

Government corporations— · 2

Government publications— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Commemorations— · 1

Conservation of natural resources— · 1

Constitutional amendments— · 1

Dairy industry— · 1

Disaster relief— · 1

District of Columbia— · 1

Federal advisory bodies— · 1

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1

Lobbying— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 38 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Age and employment, Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Black lung, Child abuse, Child welfare, Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, Congressional oversight, 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, Monuments and memorials, 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

74th · 193595th · 1977

Democrat74th–75th

Democrat78th–95th

Party switchers

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