Elijah Eugene Cummings

Representative from Maryland

HOUSEDEMOCRAT1995–2021ID C000984

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Dems

of 8,596 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

98%with Dems

of 8,596 · both combined

Steepest move

+3 pts

1997 → 1999

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 ↓19952001200720132019

2019–20116th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99.1%with Democrats

of 329 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1997 → 1999, +3 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

3 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

Sep 11, 2019H.R. 1941Coastal and Marine Economies Protection ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 11, 2019H.R. 1941Coastal and Marine Economies Protection ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 11, 2019H.R. 1941No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 1941), 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

Open roll call

Sep 11, 2019H.R. 1941No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 11, 2019H.R. 205Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act of 2019LEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Sep 11, 2019H.R. 205No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 10, 2019H.R. 2852Homebuyer Assistance ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 10, 2019H.Res. 548Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 205) Protecting and Securing Florida’s Coastline Act; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1146) Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1941) Coastal and Marine Economies Protection ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 329 contested votes scored in the 116th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.1% · 2,228 votes

Economics and Public Finance96.5% · 2,021 votes

Armed Forces and National Security95.1% · 553 votes

Government Operations and Politics99.5% · 383 votes

Taxation98.5% · 267 votes

Energy96.5% · 260 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.8% · 254 votes

Finance and Financial Sector96.8% · 249 votes

Health100% · 234 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 211 votes

Emergency Management97.6% · 167 votes

International Affairs95.2% · 167 votes

Education98.7% · 157 votes

Transportation and Public Works95.9% · 147 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement99.3% · 142 votes

Law98.6% · 138 votes

Labor and Employment99.3% · 137 votes

Agriculture and Food93.2% · 118 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 114 votes

Science, Technology, Communications95.3% · 85 votes

Commerce93.5% · 62 votes

Water Resources Development98.2% · 57 votes

Immigration100% · 54 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance92.3% · 52 votes

Native Americans100% · 32 votes

Social Welfare93.8% · 32 votes

Commemorations91.7% · 24 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 20 votes

Animals100% · 18 votes

Families90% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

13 Congresses

104th · 1995116th · 2019

Democrat · House · MD104th–116th

Term datesexact

Elijah Eugene Cummings

Representative from Maryland

HOUSED1995–202113 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

97.6%with Democrats

of 8,596 votes · 2.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested98%of 8,596 · combined

Steepest move+3 pts1997→99, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019952019

2019–20 · 116th · Democrat · of 329 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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

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Latest 6 shown · 329 contested votes scored in the 116th

By policy area

career

Congress99.1% · 2,228

Economics and Public Finance96.5% · 2,021

Armed Forces and National Security95.1% · 553

Government Operations and Politics99.5% · 383

Taxation98.5% · 267

Energy96.5% · 260

Public Lands and Natural Resources98.8% · 254

Finance and Financial Sector96.8% · 249

Health100% · 234

Environmental Protection100% · 211

Emergency Management97.6% · 167

International Affairs95.2% · 167

Education98.7% · 157

Transportation and Public Works95.9% · 147

Crime and Law Enforcement99.3% · 142

Law98.6% · 138

Labor and Employment99.3% · 137

Agriculture and Food93.2% · 118

Housing and Community Development100% · 114

Science, Technology, Communications95.3% · 85

Commerce93.5% · 62

Water Resources Development98.2% · 57

Immigration100% · 54

Foreign Trade and International Finance92.3% · 52

Native Americans100% · 32

Social Welfare93.8% · 32

Commemorations91.7% · 24

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 20

Animals100% · 18

Families90% · 10

Arts, Culture, Religion— · 5

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Social Sciences and History.

Service record

104th · 1995116th · 2019

Democrat104th–116th

Party switchers

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