William Stuart (Stuart) Symington

Senator from Missouri

SENATEDEMOCRAT1953–1977ID S001136

LegislationHEADLINE

86%with Dems

of 2,666 votes

Nominations

—with Dems

of 0 · confirmations only

All contested

86%with Dems

of 2,666 · both combined

Steepest move

+13 pts

1967 → 1969

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 ↓1953195919651971

1975–7694th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

84.4%with Democrats

of 391 contested votes

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 1967 → 1969, +13 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 1, 1976H.R. 12572No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1976S.Con.Res. 211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYNEITHER · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1976S.Con.Res. 211No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textNo description in the source record. What survives: the date, the bill number (S.Con.Res. 211), how they voted and which side that matched.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Oct 1, 1976H.J.Res. 1105No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Oct 1, 1976S. 2139No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 30, 1976noneNo description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 30, 1976S. 1026No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

Sep 30, 1976H.R. 14232No description in the source recordLEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

9 most recent roll calls shown · 391 contested votes scored in the 94th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Government Operations and Politics97.4% · 116 votes

Economics and Public Finance80.4% · 97 votes

Armed Forces and National Security90.4% · 52 votes

Energy92.7% · 41 votes

Law96.9% · 32 votes

International Affairs87.1% · 31 votes

Congress72.4% · 29 votes

Taxation61.5% · 26 votes

Agriculture and Food90.9% · 22 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.5% · 22 votes

Commerce100% · 21 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance95% · 20 votes

Depletion allowances83.3% · 18 votes

Education94.1% · 17 votes

Power resources100% · 17 votes

Independent regulatory commissions71.4% · 14 votes

Transportation and Public Works71.4% · 14 votes

Health92.3% · 13 votes

Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement54.5% · 11 votes

Labor and Employment90% · 10 votes

Political participation80% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Finance and Financial Sector— · 9 votes

Public works— · 8 votes

Environmental Protection— · 6 votes

Intergovernmental relations— · 6 votes

Automobile insurance— · 5 votes

Housing and Community Development— · 5 votes

Mortgages— · 5 votes

Petroleum industry— · 5 votes

Credit— · 4 votes

Economic stabilization— · 4 votes

Science, Technology, Communications— · 4 votes

Social Welfare— · 4 votes

Territories (U.S.)— · 4 votes

Heating— · 3 votes

Range management— · 3 votes

Day care— · 2 votes

District of Columbia— · 2 votes

Government publications— · 2 votes

Mines and mineral resources— · 2 votes

Private Legislation— · 2 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 2 votes

Commemorations— · 1 vote

Conservation of natural resources— · 1 vote

Constitutional amendments— · 1 vote

Dairy industry— · 1 vote

Disaster relief— · 1 vote

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1 vote

Monuments and memorials— · 1 vote

Motor vehicles— · 1 vote

Ships and shipping— · 1 vote

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1 vote

They also voted in 30 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 oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Federal advisory bodies, Gold, Government corporations, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, 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

12 Congresses

83rd · 195394th · 1975

Democrat · Senate · MO83rd–94th

Term datesexact

William Stuart (Stuart) Symington

Senator from Missouri

SENATED1953–197712 CONGRESSES

Compare

LegislationHEADLINE

86.5%with Democrats

of 2,666 votes · 13.5% with Republicans

Nominations—of 0 votes

All contested86%of 2,666 · combined

Steepest move+13 pts1967→69, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050019531975

1975–76 · 94th · Democrat · of 391 votes84.4%

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 majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 391 contested votes scored in the 94th

By policy area

career

Government Operations and Politics97.4% · 116

Economics and Public Finance80.4% · 97

Armed Forces and National Security90.4% · 52

Energy92.7% · 41

Law96.9% · 32

International Affairs87.1% · 31

Congress72.4% · 29

Taxation61.5% · 26

Agriculture and Food90.9% · 22

Public Lands and Natural Resources95.5% · 22

Commerce100% · 21

Foreign Trade and International Finance95% · 20

Depletion allowances83.3% · 18

Education94.1% · 17

Power resources100% · 17

Independent regulatory commissions71.4% · 14

Transportation and Public Works71.4% · 14

Health92.3% · 13

Congressional-Presidential relations90.9% · 11

Crime and Law Enforcement54.5% · 11

Labor and Employment90% · 10

Political participation80% · 10

Finance and Financial Sector— · 9

Public works— · 8

Environmental Protection— · 6

Intergovernmental relations— · 6

Automobile insurance— · 5

Housing and Community Development— · 5

Mortgages— · 5

Petroleum industry— · 5

Credit— · 4

Economic stabilization— · 4

Science, Technology, Communications— · 4

Social Welfare— · 4

Territories (U.S.)— · 4

Heating— · 3

Range management— · 3

Day care— · 2

District of Columbia— · 2

Government publications— · 2

Mines and mineral resources— · 2

Private Legislation— · 2

Sports and Recreation— · 2

Commemorations— · 1

Conservation of natural resources— · 1

Constitutional amendments— · 1

Dairy industry— · 1

Disaster relief— · 1

Intergovernmental fiscal relations— · 1

Monuments and memorials— · 1

Motor vehicles— · 1

Ships and shipping— · 1

Vietnamese Conflict— · 1

Also voted in 30 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Animals, Arts, Culture, Religion, Awards, medals, prizes, Child welfare, Congressional oversight, Congressional-executive relations, Emergency Management, Executive reorganization, Explosives, Federal advisory bodies, Gold, Government corporations, Immigration, Interest, Lakes, Land use, Lead poisoning, Livestock, Lobbying, 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

83rd · 195394th · 1975

Democrat83rd–94th

Party switchers

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