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

Louise McIntosh Slaughter

Representative from New York
HOUSEDEMOCRAT1987–2019ID S000480
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
97%with Dems
of 10,704 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
97%with Dems
of 10,704 · both combined
Steepest move
+3 pts
1987 → 1989
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
2017–18115th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
99.1%with Democrats
of 545 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1987 → 1989, +3 pts — while still a Democrat.
Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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
Mar 6, 2018H.R. 4607Comprehensive Regulatory Review ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 6, 2018H.R. 4607Comprehensive Regulatory Review ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Mar 5, 2018H.R. 4406To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 Macombs Place in New York, New York, as the “Tuskegee Airman Post Office Building”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textTo designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 99 Macombs Place in New York, New York, as the “Tuskegee Airman Post Office Building”Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Mar 5, 2018H.R. 3183To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13683 James Madison Highway in Palmyra, Virginia, as the “U.S. Navy Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby Post Office”LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 27, 2018H.R. 1865Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 27, 2018H.R. 1865No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 27, 2018H.R. 4296To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agencyLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 27, 2018H.R. 4296To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agencyLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Feb 27, 2018H.Res. 747Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4296) to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4607) the Comprehensive Regulatory Review ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 545 contested votes scored in the 115th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Congress99.2% · 2,577 votes
Economics and Public Finance95.6% · 2,423 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.6% · 746 votes
Government Operations and Politics98.7% · 537 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources99.1% · 351 votes
International Affairs93.7% · 333 votes
Energy99.6% · 275 votes
Taxation97.8% · 274 votes
Health98.9% · 266 votes
Finance and Financial Sector94.7% · 263 votes
Environmental Protection100% · 244 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement95.9% · 241 votes
Labor and Employment99.1% · 221 votes
Education97.8% · 180 votes
Transportation and Public Works95.9% · 171 votes
Law98% · 153 votes
Emergency Management98.6% · 145 votes
Science, Technology, Communications95.4% · 130 votes
Housing and Community Development97.6% · 126 votes
Agriculture and Food93% · 100 votes
Water Resources Development97.9% · 97 votes
Commerce94.5% · 91 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance96.6% · 87 votes
Immigration95.5% · 67 votes
Social Welfare98.3% · 60 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 53 votes
Native Americans95.8% · 48 votes
Commemorations96.4% · 28 votes
Families94.4% · 18 votes
Animals100% · 16 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

16 Congresses
100th · 1987115th · 2017
Democrat · House · NY100th–115th
Term datesexact
Members · New York
LS

Louise McIntosh Slaughter

Representative from New York
HOUSED1987–201916 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
97.3%with Democrats
of 10,704 votes · 2.7% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested97%of 10,704 · combined
Steepest move+3 pts1987→89, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019872017
2017–18 · 115th · Democrat · of 545 votes99.1%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 545 contested votes scored in the 115th

By policy area

career
Congress99.2% · 2,577
Economics and Public Finance95.6% · 2,423
Armed Forces and National Security94.6% · 746
Government Operations and Politics98.7% · 537
Public Lands and Natural Resources99.1% · 351
International Affairs93.7% · 333
Energy99.6% · 275
Taxation97.8% · 274
Health98.9% · 266
Finance and Financial Sector94.7% · 263
Environmental Protection100% · 244
Crime and Law Enforcement95.9% · 241
Labor and Employment99.1% · 221
Education97.8% · 180
Transportation and Public Works95.9% · 171
Law98% · 153
Emergency Management98.6% · 145
Science, Technology, Communications95.4% · 130
Housing and Community Development97.6% · 126
Agriculture and Food93% · 100
Water Resources Development97.9% · 97
Commerce94.5% · 91
Foreign Trade and International Finance96.6% · 87
Immigration95.5% · 67
Social Welfare98.3% · 60
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 53
Native Americans95.8% · 48
Commemorations96.4% · 28
Families94.4% · 18
Animals100% · 16
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 · 1987115th · 2017
Democrat100th–115th

Party switchers

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