Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

SENATEDEMOCRAT2009–nowID M001176

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Dems

of 2,299 votes

Nominations

100%with Dems

of 2,091 · confirmations only

All contested

99%with Dems

of 4,390 · both combined

Steepest move

+4 pts

2023 → 2025

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 ↓200920152021

2025–26119th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99.5%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2023 → 2025, +4 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Sep 17, 2026noneKasdin Miller Mitchell, of Texas, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of TexasNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 17, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Full textA bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreNo — both party majorities voted Yea.

Where this lands

NAYVoted against both majorities — not scored

Open roll call

Sep 15, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Sep 15, 2026H.R. 3633To provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 15, 2026noneMatthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 14, 2026noneMatthew R. Byrne, of Ohio, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of OhioNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 8, 2026S. 5271A bill to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require voters to provide photo identification.LEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Aug 8, 2026noneTodd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 822 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance98.6% · 904 votes

Health98.7% · 155 votes

Armed Forces and National Security96.6% · 118 votes

Taxation95.6% · 114 votes

Transportation and Public Works98.9% · 94 votes

Finance and Financial Sector97.8% · 93 votes

International Affairs97.8% · 90 votes

Energy100% · 86 votes

Congress95.8% · 71 votes

Immigration96.7% · 60 votes

Agriculture and Food93.2% · 59 votes

Government Operations and Politics91.5% · 59 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement98.2% · 55 votes

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 43 votes

Education97.6% · 42 votes

Environmental Protection97.6% · 42 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 41 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 34 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 31 votes

Emergency Management100% · 22 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 18 votes

Commerce100% · 16 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Housing and Community Development— · 8 votes

Water Resources Development— · 8 votes

Social Welfare— · 7 votes

Animals— · 2 votes

Law— · 2 votes

Families— · 1 vote

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

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

Service record

9 Congresses

111th · 2009119th · 2025

Democrat · Senate · OR111th–119th

Term datesexact

Jeff Merkley

Senator from Oregon

SENATED2009–now9 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

98%with Democrats

of 2,299 votes · 2% with Republicans

Nominations100%of 2,091 votes

All contested99%of 4,390 · combined

Steepest move+4 pts2023→25, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020092025

2025–26 · 119th · Democrat99.5%

Legislation leads. Tap a point to read that Congress.

Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 822 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance98.6% · 904

Health98.7% · 155

Armed Forces and National Security96.6% · 118

Taxation95.6% · 114

Transportation and Public Works98.9% · 94

Finance and Financial Sector97.8% · 93

International Affairs97.8% · 90

Energy100% · 86

Congress95.8% · 71

Immigration96.7% · 60

Agriculture and Food93.2% · 59

Government Operations and Politics91.5% · 59

Crime and Law Enforcement98.2% · 55

Science, Technology, Communications100% · 43

Education97.6% · 42

Environmental Protection97.6% · 42

Labor and Employment100% · 41

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 34

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 31

Emergency Management100% · 22

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 18

Commerce100% · 16

Housing and Community Development— · 8

Water Resources Development— · 8

Social Welfare— · 7

Animals— · 2

Law— · 2

Families— · 1

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Service record

111th · 2009119th · 2025

Democrat111th–119th

Party switchers

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