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James Carroll Robinson

Representative from Illinois
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1859–1875ID R000336
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LegislationHEADLINE
89%with Dems
of 1,157 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
89%with Dems
of 1,157 · both combined
Steepest move
+13 pts
1859 → 1861
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 ↓185918651871
1873–7443rd Congress
Sat as a Democrat
83.4%with Democrats
of 157 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1859 → 1861, +13 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. These rows carry a date, usually a bill number, how they voted and which side that matched — nothing is filled in by hand.

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with
Mar 3, 1875H.R. 3341No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Mar 3, 1875S. 1294No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 3, 1875noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, 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
Mar 3, 1875noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1875noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1875noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1875noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1875H.R. 4529No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1875H.R. 4529No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 157 contested votes scored in the 43rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.

Service record

5 Congresses
36th · 185943rd · 1873
Democrat · House · IL36th–43rd
Term datesexact
Members · Illinois
JR

James Carroll Robinson

Representative from Illinois
HOUSED1859–18755 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
89.1%with Democrats
of 1,157 votes · 10.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested89%of 1,157 · combined
Steepest move+13 pts1859→61, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050018591873
1873–74 · 43rd · Democrat · of 157 votes83.4%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Every roll call before 1973 has no description. 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 · 157 contested votes scored in the 43rd

By policy area

career

The record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls.

Service record

36th · 185943rd · 1873
Democrat36th–43rd

Party switchers

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