The Vote Ledger
/
Data through Sep 17, 2026Compare members
The Vote Ledger
WH

William Dodd Hathaway

Senator from Maine
SENATEDEMOCRAT1965–1979ID H000346
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 2,085 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 2,085 · both combined
Steepest move
+6 pts
1973 → 1975
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 ↓196519711977
1977–7895th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
90.7%with Democrats
of 442 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, +6 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
Oct 13, 1978noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 50No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 50No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 50), 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
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 50No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 50No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 50No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Oct 13, 1978H.R. 12931No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Oct 12, 1978H.R. 13570No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
Oct 12, 1978H.R. 7200No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 442 contested votes scored in the 95th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance93% · 171 votes
Government Operations and Politics94.6% · 148 votes
Energy95.5% · 133 votes
Taxation86.8% · 76 votes
Armed Forces and National Security94.4% · 71 votes
Law97% · 66 votes
Congress91.7% · 60 votes
International Affairs79.6% · 54 votes
Agriculture and Food98.1% · 52 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.9% · 42 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance80% · 35 votes
Animals100% · 29 votes
Commerce85.2% · 27 votes
Labor and Employment96.2% · 26 votes
Transportation and Public Works80% · 25 votes
Depletion allowances100% · 23 votes
Environmental Protection90.5% · 21 votes
Income tax75% · 20 votes
Social Welfare100% · 18 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 17 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Health93.8% · 16 votes
Education100% · 15 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 15 votes
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 10 votes
Political participation100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Political representation— · 9 votes
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Economic stabilization— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7 votes
Solar heating and cooling— · 6 votes
Age and employment— · 5 votes
Black lung— · 5 votes
Constitutional amendments— · 5 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Embargo— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Petroleum industry— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Industrial relations— · 4 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes
Amnesties— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Motor vehicles— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government securities— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 1 vote
Government publications— · 1 vote
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote
Lobbying— · 1 vote
Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote
Ships and shipping— · 1 vote
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 44 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, Congressional-executive relations, Conservation of natural resources, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, International monetary system, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, 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, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

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

Service record

7 Congresses
89th · 196593rd · 197395th · 1977
Democrat · House · ME89th–92nd
Democrat · Senate · ME93rd–95th
Term datesexact
Members · Maine
WH

William Dodd Hathaway

Senator from Maine
SENATED1965–19797 CONGRESSES
Compare
LegislationHEADLINE
93.5%with Democrats
of 2,085 votes · 6.5% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 2,085 · combined
Steepest move+6 pts1973→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651977
1977–78 · 95th · Democrat · of 442 votes90.7%

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 majorityYea
Republican majorityNay
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 442 contested votes scored in the 95th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance93% · 171
Government Operations and Politics94.6% · 148
Energy95.5% · 133
Taxation86.8% · 76
Armed Forces and National Security94.4% · 71
Law97% · 66
Congress91.7% · 60
International Affairs79.6% · 54
Agriculture and Food98.1% · 52
Public Lands and Natural Resources92.9% · 42
Foreign Trade and International Finance80% · 35
Animals100% · 29
Commerce85.2% · 27
Labor and Employment96.2% · 26
Transportation and Public Works80% · 25
Depletion allowances100% · 23
Environmental Protection90.5% · 21
Income tax75% · 20
Social Welfare100% · 18
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 17
Power resources100% · 17
Health93.8% · 16
Education100% · 15
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 15
Finance and Financial Sector100% · 14
Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 10
Political participation100% · 10
Political representation— · 9
Automobile insurance— · 8
Economic stabilization— · 8
Public works— · 8
Science, Technology, Communications— · 7
Solar heating and cooling— · 6
Age and employment— · 5
Black lung— · 5
Constitutional amendments— · 5
Day care— · 5
Embargo— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Intergovernmental relations— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Petroleum industry— · 5
Credit— · 4
Industrial relations— · 4
Territories (U.S.)— · 4
Amnesties— · 3
Heating— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Motor vehicles— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government securities— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Government publications— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 44 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Auditing, Awards, medals, prizes, Child abuse, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Conservation of natural resources, Disabled, Droughts, Electronic surveillance, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gambling, Gold, Home repair and improvement, Human experimentation in medicine, Immigration, Import restrictions, Interest, International monetary system, Investment guaranty insurance, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, 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, Strategic materials, Terrorism, Water Resources Development.

Service record

89th · 196595th · 1977
Democrat89th–92nd
Democrat93rd–95th

Party switchers

John Alexander LoganD→R · IL · 40thWesley Wade WatkinsD→R · OK · 105thBen Nighthorse CampbellD→R · CO · 104th
AD320 × 50 · Anchor