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Eleanor Holmes Norton

Delegate from District of Columbia
HOUSEDELEGATEDEMOCRAT1993–nowID N000147
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Non-voting delegate. A delegate votes in committee and in the Committee of the Whole, never on final passage, so these scores rest on a different set of roll calls from a voting member’s.

LegislationHEADLINE
98%with Dems
of 1,353 votes
Nominations
—with Dems
of 0 · confirmations only
All contested
98%with Dems
of 1,353 · both combined
Steepest move
−4 pts
1993 → 2007
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 ↓199319992005201120172023
2025–26119th Congress
Sat as a Democrat
96.5%with Democrats
of 57 contested votes
Votes for this Congress are open below
Steepest move: 1993 → 2007, −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
Jul 22, 2026H.R. 8800No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 22, 2026H.R. 8800No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 22, 2026H.R. 8800No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (H.R. 8800), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.
Where this lands
NAYSided with the Democratic majority
Jul 22, 2026H.R. 8800No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 21, 2026H.R. 8800No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 21, 2026H.R. 8800No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 21, 2026H.R. 8800No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 21, 2026H.R. 8800No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
Jul 21, 2026H.R. 8800No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY
9 most recent roll calls shown · 57 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation
Economics and Public Finance98.6% · 590 votes
Armed Forces and National Security95.8% · 165 votes
Energy98.7% · 78 votes
Finance and Financial Sector98.2% · 56 votes
International Affairs100% · 52 votes
Emergency Management95.3% · 43 votes
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.7% · 43 votes
Housing and Community Development97.6% · 41 votes
Education100% · 36 votes
Labor and Employment100% · 35 votes
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 32 votes
Government Operations and Politics100% · 28 votes
Agriculture and Food92.6% · 27 votes
Transportation and Public Works100% · 24 votes
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 22 votes
Environmental Protection95.2% · 21 votes
Health100% · 21 votes
Too few contested votes to score
Native Americans— · 9 votes
Congress— · 7 votes
Water Resources Development— · 5 votes
Commerce— · 4 votes
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 3 votes
Immigration— · 3 votes
Taxation— · 3 votes
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2 votes
Animals— · 1 vote
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1 vote

They also voted in 1 area where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Families.

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

Service record

7 Congresses
103rd · 1993119th · 2025
Democrat · House · DC103rd–119th
Term datesexact
Members · District of Columbia
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Eleanor Holmes Norton

Delegate from District of Columbia
HOUSEDELEGATED1993–now7 CONGRESSES
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Non-voting delegate. A delegate votes in committee and in the Committee of the Whole, never on final passage, so these scores rest on a different set of roll calls from a voting member’s.

LegislationHEADLINE
98.1%with Democrats
of 1,353 votes · 1.9% with Republicans
Nominations—of 0 votes
All contested98%of 1,353 · combined
Steepest move−4 pts1993→07, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019932025
2025–26 · 119th · Democrat · of 57 votes96.5%

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 majorityNay
Republican majorityYea
Counts toward scoreYes
Open roll call
Latest 6 shown · 57 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career
Economics and Public Finance98.6% · 590
Armed Forces and National Security95.8% · 165
Energy98.7% · 78
Finance and Financial Sector98.2% · 56
International Affairs100% · 52
Emergency Management95.3% · 43
Public Lands and Natural Resources97.7% · 43
Housing and Community Development97.6% · 41
Education100% · 36
Labor and Employment100% · 35
Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 32
Government Operations and Politics100% · 28
Agriculture and Food92.6% · 27
Transportation and Public Works100% · 24
Science, Technology, Communications100% · 22
Environmental Protection95.2% · 21
Health100% · 21
Native Americans— · 9
Congress— · 7
Water Resources Development— · 5
Commerce— · 4
Foreign Trade and International Finance— · 3
Immigration— · 3
Taxation— · 3
Arts, Culture, Religion— · 2
Animals— · 1
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues— · 1

Also voted in 1 area where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Families.

Service record

103rd · 1993119th · 2025
Democrat103rd–119th

Party switchers

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