Donald Payne Jr.

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSEDEMOCRAT2011–2025ID P000604

LegislationHEADLINE

99%with Dems

of 4,141 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

99%with Dems

of 4,141 · both combined

Steepest move

−2 pts

2011 → 2013

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 ↓201120172023

2023–24118th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99.7%with Democrats

of 572 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2011 → 2013, −2 pts — while still a Democrat.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

1 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

Mar 22, 2024H.R. 1023To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fundLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 22, 2024H.R. 1023To repeal section 134 of the Clean Air Act, relating to the greenhouse gas reduction fundLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 22, 2024H.Res. 1102Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendmentLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Full textProviding for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendmentParty majoritiesDemocrats Yea · Republicans NayCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Democratic majority

Open roll call

Mar 21, 2024H.R. 7023Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting ActLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 21, 2024H.R. 7023Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting ActLEGISLATIONYEADEM MAJORITY

Mar 21, 2024H.R. 7023No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYBOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 21, 2024H.R. 1836Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation ActLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Mar 21, 2024H.Con.Res. 86Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economyLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Mar 21, 2024H.Res. 987Denouncing the harmful, anti-American energy policies of the Biden administration, and for other purposesLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 572 contested votes scored in the 118th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.8% · 1,046 votes

Economics and Public Finance98.1% · 823 votes

Armed Forces and National Security97.6% · 375 votes

Government Operations and Politics100% · 270 votes

Finance and Financial Sector98.2% · 171 votes

Energy100% · 168 votes

Health100% · 112 votes

Environmental Protection100% · 109 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 100 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 95 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 84 votes

International Affairs100% · 80 votes

Taxation100% · 74 votes

Emergency Management96.9% · 65 votes

Transportation and Public Works96.9% · 65 votes

Education98.3% · 59 votes

Immigration100% · 59 votes

Law100% · 58 votes

Agriculture and Food90.4% · 52 votes

Science, Technology, Communications97.3% · 37 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 36 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 23 votes

Commerce95% · 20 votes

Native Americans100% · 14 votes

Housing and Community Development100% · 12 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Social Welfare— · 8 votes

Animals— · 7 votes

Families— · 7 votes

They also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation.

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

Service record

7 Congresses

112th · 2011118th · 2023

Democrat · House · NJ112th–118th

Term datesexact

Donald Payne Jr.

Representative from New Jersey

HOUSED2011–20257 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

99%with Democrats

of 4,141 votes · 1% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested99%of 4,141 · combined

Steepest move−2 pts2011→13, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020112023

2023–24 · 118th · Democrat · of 572 votes99.7%

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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 majorityYea

Republican majorityNay

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 572 contested votes scored in the 118th

By policy area

career

Congress99.8% · 1,046

Economics and Public Finance98.1% · 823

Armed Forces and National Security97.6% · 375

Government Operations and Politics100% · 270

Finance and Financial Sector98.2% · 171

Energy100% · 168

Health100% · 112

Environmental Protection100% · 109

Public Lands and Natural Resources100% · 100

Crime and Law Enforcement100% · 95

Labor and Employment100% · 84

International Affairs100% · 80

Taxation100% · 74

Emergency Management96.9% · 65

Transportation and Public Works96.9% · 65

Education98.3% · 59

Immigration100% · 59

Law100% · 58

Agriculture and Food90.4% · 52

Science, Technology, Communications97.3% · 37

Water Resources Development100% · 36

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 23

Commerce95% · 20

Native Americans100% · 14

Housing and Community Development100% · 12

Foreign Trade and International Finance100% · 10

Social Welfare— · 8

Animals— · 7

Families— · 7

Also voted in 3 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History, Sports and Recreation.

Service record

112th · 2011118th · 2023

Democrat112th–118th

Party switchers

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