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Barry Morris Goldwater

Senator from Arizona
SENATEREPUBLICAN1953–1987ID G000267
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LegislationHEADLINE
8%with Dems
of 3,386 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
8%with Dems
of 3,386 · both combined
Steepest move
−12 pts
1959 → 1961
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 ↓195319591965197119771983
1985–8699th Congress
Sat as a Republican
13%with Democrats
of 276 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1959 → 1961, −12 pts — within one party label.
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
Oct 17, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 17, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Nay.
Where this lands
NAYVoted with both majorities — not scored
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 16, 1986noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY
Oct 16, 1986S. 1200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 276 contested votes scored in the 99th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance9.7% · 463 votes
Armed Forces and National Security9.9% · 191 votes
Government Operations and Politics10.5% · 171 votes
Energy9.1% · 132 votes
Agriculture and Food8.5% · 130 votes
International Affairs5% · 119 votes
Taxation13.8% · 80 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.5% · 67 votes
Congress15.3% · 59 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance17.2% · 58 votes
Transportation and Public Works18% · 50 votes
Labor and Employment2.2% · 46 votes
Education0% · 43 votes
Immigration2.3% · 43 votes
Law11.8% · 34 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues18.8% · 32 votes
Environmental Protection15.6% · 32 votes
Social Welfare12.5% · 32 votes
Commerce3.4% · 29 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement12% · 25 votes
Animals0% · 24 votes
Finance and Financial Sector4.2% · 24 votes
Sports and Recreation0% · 18 votes
Depletion allowances6.3% · 16 votes
Housing and Community Development0% · 15 votes
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 15 votes
Power resources0% · 14 votes
Health0% · 13 votes
Income tax20% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 6 votes
Age and employment— · 5 votes
Automobile insurance— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Industrial relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Political participation— · 5 votes
Amnesties— · 4 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 4 votes
Political representation— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Families— · 3 votes
Public works— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Day care— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Heating— · 2 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Water Resources Development— · 2 votes
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Private Legislation— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 48 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, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, International monetary system, 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, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

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

Service record

15 Congresses
83rd · 195399th · 1985
Republican · Senate · AZ83rd–99th
Term datesexact
Members · Arizona
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Barry Morris Goldwater

Senator from Arizona
SENATER1953–198715 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
8.4%with Democrats
of 3,386 votes · 91.6% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested8%of 3,386 · combined
Steepest move−12 pts1959→61, as a Republican

Career arc

10050019531985
1985–86 · 99th · Republican · of 276 votes13%

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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 · 276 contested votes scored in the 99th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance9.7% · 463
Armed Forces and National Security9.9% · 191
Government Operations and Politics10.5% · 171
Energy9.1% · 132
Agriculture and Food8.5% · 130
International Affairs5% · 119
Taxation13.8% · 80
Public Lands and Natural Resources7.5% · 67
Congress15.3% · 59
Foreign Trade and International Finance17.2% · 58
Transportation and Public Works18% · 50
Labor and Employment2.2% · 46
Education0% · 43
Immigration2.3% · 43
Law11.8% · 34
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues18.8% · 32
Environmental Protection15.6% · 32
Social Welfare12.5% · 32
Commerce3.4% · 29
Crime and Law Enforcement12% · 25
Animals0% · 24
Finance and Financial Sector4.2% · 24
Sports and Recreation0% · 18
Depletion allowances6.3% · 16
Housing and Community Development0% · 15
Independent regulatory commissions0% · 15
Power resources0% · 14
Health0% · 13
Income tax20% · 10
Science, Technology, Communications— · 8
Congressional-Presidential relations— · 7
Solar heating and cooling— · 6
Age and employment— · 5
Automobile insurance— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Industrial relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Political participation— · 5
Amnesties— · 4
Credit— · 4
Intergovernmental relations— · 4
Political representation— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Families— · 3
Public works— · 3
Range management— · 3
Day care— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Heating— · 2
Mines and mineral resources— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Water Resources Development— · 2
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Private Legislation— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 48 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, Disabled, Disaster relief, District of Columbia, Droughts, Economic stabilization, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Government corporations, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Import restrictions, Interest, International monetary system, 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, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Salaries, Social Sciences and History, Strategic materials, Terrorism.

Service record

83rd · 195399th · 1985
Republican83rd–99th

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