James William Fulbright

Senator from Arkansas

SENATEDEMOCRAT1943–1975ID F000401

LegislationHEADLINE

78%with Dems

of 2,707 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

78%with Dems

of 2,707 · both combined

Steepest move

−25 pts

1957 → 1959

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 ↓194319491955196119671973

1973–7493rd Congress

Sat as a Democrat

72.2%with Democrats

of 270 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1957 → 1959, −25 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 20, 1974H.R. 10710No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1974H.R. 5977No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Dec 19, 1974H.J.Res. 117No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEANEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.J.Res. 117), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.

Where this lands

YEAVoted against both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Dec 17, 1974S. 3394No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Dec 17, 1974H.R. 17045No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Dec 16, 1974H.R. 8193No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Dec 16, 1974noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 270 contested votes scored in the 93rd CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance71.7% · 53 votes

Armed Forces and National Security88% · 25 votes

Government Operations and Politics88% · 25 votes

Energy55% · 20 votes

International Affairs100% · 20 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources50% · 18 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commerce— · 8 votes

Law— · 8 votes

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Health— · 7 votes

Labor and Employment— · 7 votes

Transportation and Public Works— · 7 votes

Congress— · 5 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5 votes

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4 votes

Public works— · 4 votes

Education— · 3 votes

Agriculture and Food— · 2 votes

District of Columbia— · 2 votes

Environmental Protection— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Territories (U.S.)— · 2 votes

Automobile insurance— · 1 vote

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 1 vote

Disaster relief— · 1 vote

Economic stabilization— · 1 vote

Housing and Community Development— · 1 vote

Mines and mineral resources— · 1 vote

Petroleum industry— · 1 vote

Private Legislation— · 1 vote

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

They also voted in 17 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Conservation of natural resources, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Government publications, Livestock, Monuments and memorials, Motor vehicles, Reclamation of land, Right of privacy, Rivers, Taxation, Vietnamese Conflict.

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

Service record

16 Congresses

78th · 194379th · 194593rd · 1973

Democrat · House · AR78th–78th

Democrat · Senate · AR79th–93rd

Term datesexact

James William Fulbright

Senator from Arkansas

SENATED1943–197516 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

77.6%with Democrats

of 2,707 votes · 22.4% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested78%of 2,707 · combined

Steepest move−25 pts1957→59, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019431973

1973–74 · 93rd · Democrat · of 270 votes72.2%

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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 majorityNay

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 270 contested votes scored in the 93rd

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance71.7% · 53

Armed Forces and National Security88% · 25

Government Operations and Politics88% · 25

Energy55% · 20

International Affairs100% · 20

Public Lands and Natural Resources50% · 18

Commerce— · 8

Law— · 8

Social Welfare— · 8

Health— · 7

Labor and Employment— · 7

Transportation and Public Works— · 7

Congress— · 5

Congressional-Presidential relations— · 5

Finance and Financial Sector— · 5

Credit— · 4

Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 4

Public works— · 4

Education— · 3

Agriculture and Food— · 2

District of Columbia— · 2

Environmental Protection— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Territories (U.S.)— · 2

Automobile insurance— · 1

Commemorations— · 1

Crime and Law Enforcement— · 1

Disaster relief— · 1

Economic stabilization— · 1

Housing and Community Development— · 1

Mines and mineral resources— · 1

Petroleum industry— · 1

Private Legislation— · 1

Science, Technology, Communications— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Also voted in 17 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Conservation of natural resources, Emergency Management, Explosives, Gold, Government publications, Livestock, Monuments and memorials, Motor vehicles, Reclamation of land, Right of privacy, Rivers, Taxation, Vietnamese Conflict.

Service record

78th · 194393rd · 1973

Democrat78th–78th

Democrat79th–93rd

Party switchers

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