Peter Welch

Senator from Vermont

SENATEDEMOCRAT2007–nowID W000800

LegislationHEADLINE

97%with Dems

of 7,329 votes

Nominations

97%with Dems

of 796 · confirmations only

All contested

97%with Dems

of 8,125 · both combined

Steepest move

+4 pts

2017 → 2019

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 ↓2007201320192025

2025–26119th Congress

Sat as a Democrat

99.5%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2017 → 2019, +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.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · 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

YEAVoted with 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.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · 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, 2026noneTodd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney GeneralNOMINATIONNAYDEM MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 787 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Congress99.4% · 1,866 votes

Economics and Public Finance96.8% · 1,593 votes

Armed Forces and National Security96.1% · 558 votes

Government Operations and Politics99.7% · 345 votes

Finance and Financial Sector97.5% · 279 votes

Environmental Protection98% · 256 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources96.4% · 251 votes

Energy98.7% · 238 votes

Health96.8% · 189 votes

Emergency Management94.7% · 151 votes

Transportation and Public Works98.6% · 142 votes

Taxation97% · 135 votes

Labor and Employment100% · 127 votes

International Affairs97.3% · 112 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement92.7% · 109 votes

Education99.1% · 109 votes

Agriculture and Food88.6% · 105 votes

Housing and Community Development97.9% · 94 votes

Immigration100% · 85 votes

Science, Technology, Communications97.4% · 76 votes

Law100% · 60 votes

Water Resources Development100% · 55 votes

Commerce91.8% · 49 votes

Native Americans100% · 37 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance96.8% · 31 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 28 votes

Animals100% · 21 votes

Social Welfare100% · 19 votes

Families100% · 10 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Commemorations— · 5 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 1 vote

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

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

Service record

10 Congresses

110th · 2007118th · 2023119th · 2025

Democrat · House · VT110th–117th

Democrat · Senate · VT118th–119th

Term datesexact

Peter Welch

Senator from Vermont

SENATED2007–now10 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

97.4%with Democrats

of 7,329 votes · 2.6% with Republicans

Nominations97%of 796 votes

All contested97%of 8,125 · combined

Steepest move+4 pts2017→19, as a Democrat

Career arc

10050020072025

2025–26 · 119th · Democrat99.5%

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Votes

Democratic majorityYea

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreNo

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 787 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career

Congress99.4% · 1,866

Economics and Public Finance96.8% · 1,593

Armed Forces and National Security96.1% · 558

Government Operations and Politics99.7% · 345

Finance and Financial Sector97.5% · 279

Environmental Protection98% · 256

Public Lands and Natural Resources96.4% · 251

Energy98.7% · 238

Health96.8% · 189

Emergency Management94.7% · 151

Transportation and Public Works98.6% · 142

Taxation97% · 135

Labor and Employment100% · 127

International Affairs97.3% · 112

Crime and Law Enforcement92.7% · 109

Education99.1% · 109

Agriculture and Food88.6% · 105

Housing and Community Development97.9% · 94

Immigration100% · 85

Science, Technology, Communications97.4% · 76

Law100% · 60

Water Resources Development100% · 55

Commerce91.8% · 49

Native Americans100% · 37

Foreign Trade and International Finance96.8% · 31

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues100% · 28

Animals100% · 21

Social Welfare100% · 19

Families100% · 10

Commemorations— · 5

Sports and Recreation— · 1

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

110th · 2007119th · 2025

Democrat110th–117th

Democrat118th–119th

Party switchers

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