JW
James Wilson
Representative from IowaHOUSEREPUBLICAN1873–1885ID W000590
LegislationHEADLINE
16%with Dems
of 699 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
16%with Dems
of 699 · both combined
Steepest move
+9 pts
1875 → 1883
still a Republican
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 ↓18731879
1883–8448th Congress
Sat as a Republican
20.5%with Democrats
of 151 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1875 → 1883, +9 pts — within one party label.
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 2, 1885noneLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1885H.R. 8239LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Mar 2, 1885H.R. 8239LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8239), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
YEASided with the Republican majority
Feb 27, 1885H.R. 8256LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 27, 1885H.R. 8256LEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 27, 1885H.R. 8256LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Feb 26, 1885H.R. 8256LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Feb 25, 1885H.R. 8130LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Feb 25, 1885H.R. 8130LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 151 contested votes scored in the 48th CongressAll votes this Congress →
By policy area
career · legislationThe record carries no policy area for any of these roll calls, so there is nothing to break out.
Service record
3 Congresses43rd · 187348th · 1883
Republican · House · IA43rd–48th
Term datesexact