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Birch Evans Bayh

Senator from Indiana
SENATEDEMOCRAT1963–1981ID B000254
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LegislationHEADLINE
91%with Dems
of 2,675 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
91%with Dems
of 2,675 · both combined
Steepest move
−7 pts
1977 → 1979
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 ↓196319691975
1979–8096th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
83.2%with Democrats
of 364 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1977 → 1979, −7 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 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 10, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Dec 9, 1980noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 364 contested votes scored in the 96th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance91% · 210 votes
Government Operations and Politics84.6% · 149 votes
Energy90.7% · 140 votes
Taxation87.6% · 105 votes
International Affairs86% · 100 votes
Armed Forces and National Security83.1% · 89 votes
Law95.6% · 68 votes
Congress84.1% · 63 votes
Agriculture and Food98.1% · 53 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.9% · 49 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.8% · 33 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues83.9% · 31 votes
Labor and Employment93.3% · 30 votes
Education96.6% · 29 votes
Transportation and Public Works82.8% · 29 votes
Animals100% · 28 votes
Environmental Protection92.9% · 28 votes
Social Welfare85.7% · 28 votes
Commerce100% · 25 votes
Depletion allowances95.7% · 23 votes
Income tax89.5% · 19 votes
Housing and Community Development94.1% · 17 votes
Health100% · 16 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement93.3% · 15 votes
Power resources100% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector84.6% · 13 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political participation— · 9 votes
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Independent regulatory commissions— · 6 votes
Public works— · 6 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 6 votes
Amnesties— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5 votes
Age and employment— · 4 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 3 votes
International monetary system— · 3 votes
Petroleum industry— · 3 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes
Day care— · 2 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Mortgages— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 51 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, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Dairy industry, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Federal advisory bodies, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Government publications, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

9 Congresses
88th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat · Senate · IN88th–96th
Term datesexact
Members · Indiana
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Birch Evans Bayh

Senator from Indiana
SENATED1963–19819 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
90.6%with Democrats
of 2,675 votes · 9.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested91%of 2,675 · combined
Steepest move−7 pts1977→79, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019631979
1979–80 · 96th · Democrat · of 364 votes83.2%

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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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 364 contested votes scored in the 96th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance91% · 210
Government Operations and Politics84.6% · 149
Energy90.7% · 140
Taxation87.6% · 105
International Affairs86% · 100
Armed Forces and National Security83.1% · 89
Law95.6% · 68
Congress84.1% · 63
Agriculture and Food98.1% · 53
Public Lands and Natural Resources95.9% · 49
Foreign Trade and International Finance81.8% · 33
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues83.9% · 31
Labor and Employment93.3% · 30
Education96.6% · 29
Transportation and Public Works82.8% · 29
Animals100% · 28
Environmental Protection92.9% · 28
Social Welfare85.7% · 28
Commerce100% · 25
Depletion allowances95.7% · 23
Income tax89.5% · 19
Housing and Community Development94.1% · 17
Health100% · 16
Crime and Law Enforcement93.3% · 15
Power resources100% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector84.6% · 13
Political participation— · 9
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Independent regulatory commissions— · 6
Public works— · 6
Solar heating and cooling— · 6
Amnesties— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Science, Technology, Communications— · 5
Age and employment— · 4
Credit— · 4
Families— · 3
Heating— · 3
Intergovernmental relations— · 3
International monetary system— · 3
Petroleum industry— · 3
Territories (U.S.)— · 3
Day care— · 2
District of Columbia— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Mortgages— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 51 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Commemorations, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Dairy industry, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Federal advisory bodies, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Government publications, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Municipal finance, Native Americans, Nuclear facilities, Nuclear weapons, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Range management, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Ships and shipping, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

88th · 196396th · 1979
Democrat88th–96th

Party switchers

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