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Walter Frederick Mondale

Senator from Minnesota
SENATEDEMOCRAT1965–1977ID M000851
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LegislationHEADLINE
94%with Dems
of 1,807 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
94%with Dems
of 1,807 · both combined
Steepest move
+4 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 ↓19651971
1975–7694th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.4%with Democrats
of 439 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1973 → 1975, +4 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
Sep 30, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 26, 1976S. 2657No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY
Aug 23, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.
Where this lands
YEAVoted with both majorities — not scored
Aug 23, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 10, 1976H.R. 12987No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 9, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 5, 1976S. 3219No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 5, 1976S. 3219No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED
Aug 3, 1976S. 391No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED
9 most recent roll calls shown · 439 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Government Operations and Politics97.7% · 130 votes
Economics and Public Finance95.2% · 105 votes
Armed Forces and National Security95.1% · 61 votes
Energy95.3% · 43 votes
Law100% · 43 votes
Congress94.3% · 35 votes
International Affairs74.2% · 31 votes
Taxation93.5% · 31 votes
Agriculture and Food100% · 23 votes
Commerce100% · 23 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 23 votes
Depletion allowances86.4% · 22 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance78.9% · 19 votes
Power resources100% · 17 votes
Transportation and Public Works94.1% · 17 votes
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 15 votes
Education92.3% · 13 votes
Health100% · 13 votes
Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 11 votes
Social Welfare100% · 11 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 10 votes
Political participation100% · 10 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Automobile insurance— · 8 votes
Public works— · 8 votes
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 6 votes
Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6 votes
Day care— · 5 votes
Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes
Mortgages— · 5 votes
Credit— · 4 votes
Environmental Protection— · 4 votes
Economic stabilization— · 3 votes
Heating— · 3 votes
Mines and mineral resources— · 3 votes
Range management— · 3 votes
Territories (U.S.)— · 3 votes
District of Columbia— · 2 votes
Government corporations— · 2 votes
Government publications— · 2 votes
Motor vehicles— · 2 votes
Petroleum industry— · 2 votes
Private Legislation— · 2 votes
Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes
Commemorations— · 1 vote
Congressional oversight— · 1 vote
Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote
Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote
Dairy industry— · 1 vote
Disaster relief— · 1 vote
Federal advisory bodies— · 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 26 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

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

Service record

6 Congresses
89th · 196594th · 1975
Democrat · Senate · MN89th–94th
Term datesexact
Members · Minnesota
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Walter Frederick Mondale

Senator from Minnesota
SENATED1965–19776 CONGRESSES
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LegislationHEADLINE
93.6%with Democrats
of 1,807 votes · 6.4% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested94%of 1,807 · combined
Steepest move+4 pts1973→75, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019651975
1975–76 · 94th · Democrat · of 439 votes96.4%

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 majorityYea
Counts toward scoreNo
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 439 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career
Government Operations and Politics97.7% · 130
Economics and Public Finance95.2% · 105
Armed Forces and National Security95.1% · 61
Energy95.3% · 43
Law100% · 43
Congress94.3% · 35
International Affairs74.2% · 31
Taxation93.5% · 31
Agriculture and Food100% · 23
Commerce100% · 23
Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 23
Depletion allowances86.4% · 22
Foreign Trade and International Finance78.9% · 19
Power resources100% · 17
Transportation and Public Works94.1% · 17
Independent regulatory commissions100% · 15
Education92.3% · 13
Health100% · 13
Congressional-Presidential relations100% · 11
Social Welfare100% · 11
Labor and Employment100% · 10
Political participation100% · 10
Automobile insurance— · 8
Public works— · 8
Finance and Financial Sector— · 7
Crime and Law Enforcement— · 6
Intergovernmental relations— · 6
Science, Technology, Communications— · 6
Day care— · 5
Housing and Community Development— · 5
Mortgages— · 5
Credit— · 4
Environmental Protection— · 4
Economic stabilization— · 3
Heating— · 3
Mines and mineral resources— · 3
Range management— · 3
Territories (U.S.)— · 3
District of Columbia— · 2
Government corporations— · 2
Government publications— · 2
Motor vehicles— · 2
Petroleum industry— · 2
Private Legislation— · 2
Sports and Recreation— · 2
Commemorations— · 1
Congressional oversight— · 1
Conservation of natural resources— · 1
Constitutional amendments— · 1
Dairy industry— · 1
Disaster relief— · 1
Federal advisory bodies— · 1
Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1
Lobbying— · 1
Monuments and memorials— · 1
Ships and shipping— · 1
Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 26 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Gold, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Medical supplies, Mobile homes, Native Americans, Postal rates and revenues, Postal service, Reclamation of land, Refugees, Revenue sharing, Right of privacy, Rivers, Strategic materials.

Service record

89th · 196594th · 1975
Democrat89th–94th

Party switchers

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