But when he comes to study the secret propensities which govern the factions of America, he easily perceives that the greater part of them are more or less connected with one or the other of those two divisions which have always existed in free communities....but I affirm that aristocratic or democratic passions may easily be detected at the bottom of all parties, and that, although they escape a superficial observation, they are the main point and the very soul of every faction in the United States.
-Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America
23rd Congress, House
In the range of 70% to less or equal to 100% affinity
Harrison (PA)-Hawkins (NC) Faction
mean Majority Index - 30, max Majority Index - 45.85, min Majority Index - 14.46, number - 54
Harrison (PA)[325, 45.85, 47.5%], Wagener (PA)[325, 43.08, 48.75%], Cambreleng (NY)[325, 41.54, 47.5%], Vanderpoel (NY)[325, 40.62, 46.67%], Lane (IN)[325, 40.31, 47.92%], Casey (IL)[325, 40, 48.33%], Allen (OH)[325, 39.38, 47.5%], Thomson (OH)[325, 38.46, 47.92%], Adams (NY)[325, 38.15, 46.25%], Howell (NY)[325, 37.54, 46.67%], Taylor (NY)[325, 37.23, 45.83%], Dickerson (NJ)[325, 36.31, 46.25%], Lee (NJ)[325, 36, 45.42%], Halsey (NY)[325, 35.69, 46.25%], Day (NY)[325, 35.08, 47.08%], Wardwell (NY)[325, 35.08, 46.67%], Osgood (MA)[325, 34.77, 46.67%], Shinn (NJ)[325, 34.77, 47.08%], Kinnard (IN)[325, 34.46, 47.08%], Huntington (NY)[325, 34.46, 46.25%], Clark (NY)[325, 33.85, 45.83%], Cramer (NY)[325, 33.85, 45.83%], Gillet (NY)[325, 32.92, 46.25%], Van Houten (NY)[325, 32.62, 45.83%], Lansing (NY)[325, 31.69, 46.25%], Mitchell (OH)[325, 31.69, 46.67%], Patterson (OH)[325, 31.38, 44.58%], Brown (NY)[325, 30.77, 46.25%], Pierson (NY)[325, 30.46, 46.25%], Fuller (NY)[325, 29.54, 45.83%], Kavanagh (ME)[325, 26.77, 45.83%], Johnson (NY)[325, 26.77, 45.42%], Hathaway (NY)[325, 26.46, 45%], Clay (AL)[325, 25.85, 40.42%], Smith (ME)[325, 25.23, 45%], Standifer (TN)[325, 24.31, 46.25%], Bunch (TN)[325, 24.31, 46.25%], Lea (TN)[325, 24.31, 41.25%], Dickinson (TN)[325, 23.69, 40.83%], Mason (ME)[325, 23.38, 44.17%], Carr (IN)[325, 22.77, 45.42%], Parks (ME)[325, 22.46, 45%], Bean (NH)[325, 22.15, 44.17%], Turrill (NY)[325, 22.15, 45.83%], Hall (ME)[325, 22.15, 45.42%], McIntire (ME)[325, 21.54, 41.67%], Hubbard (NH)[325, 21.23, 45%], Pierce (NH)[325, 20.92, 45%], Blair (TN)[325, 20.62, 43.75%], McLene (OH)[325, 20, 45%], Polk (TN)[325, 19.08, 45.83%], Harper (NH)[325, 19.08, 44.17%], Jarvis (ME)[325, 18.77, 44.58%], Hawkins (NC)[325, 14.46, 39.58%]
Opposition in the range of <= 30% of agreement - Allan (KY)-Milligan (DE)
mean Majority Index - (-1), max Majority Index - 2.46, min Majority Index - (-4), number - 6
Allan (KY)[325, 2.46, 44.17%], Sloane (OH)[325, 0, 37.5%], Wilde (GA)[325, -0.31, 42.5%], Johnson (MD)[325, -1.23, 41.67%], Vance (OH)[325, -1.23, 39.17%], Milligan (DE)[325, -4, 40.83%]
Faction that Pierce opposed
In the range of 70% to less than or equal to 100% affinity
Garland (LA)-Vinton (OH)
mean Majority Index - 6, max Majority Index - 16.25, min Majority Index - (-3.38), number - 25
Garland (LA)[240, 16.25, 42.5%], Baylies (MA)[325, 15.38, 45%], Whittlesey (OH)[325, 14.77, 42.5%], Chambers (PA)[325, 12.62, 45.42%], McKennan (PA)[325, 11.38, 45%], Lincoln (MA)[291, 11, 44.58%], Darlington (PA)[325, 10.15, 43.75%], Jackson (MA)[325, 10.15, 42.92%], Allen (VT)[325, 9.23, 44.17%], Barber (CT)[325, 7.38, 44.58%], Hazeltine (NY)[325, 7.38, 39.17%], Denny (PA)[324, 6.79, 45.42%], Adams (MA)[325, 6.77, 44.58%], Clark (PA)[325, 6.77, 44.58%], Tweedy (CT)[325, 6.15, 45.83%], Grennell (MA)[325, 4.31, 44.17%], Reed (MA)[325, 4, 42.92%], Dickson (NY)[325, 3.08, 44.17%], Martindale (NY)[325, 2.46, 41.67%], Potts (PA)[325, 2.46, 41.67%], Young (CT)[325, 1.23, 40.83%], Binney (PA)[325, -0.31, 41.25%], Watmough (PA)[325, -1.54, 42.08%], Evans (ME)[325, -2.77, 42.5%], Vinton (OH)[325, -3.38, 42.92%]
Opposition in the range of <= 30% of agreement - Schley (GA)-Inge (TN)
mean Majority Index - 21, max Majority Index - 26.46, min Majority Index - 12.92, number - 26
Schley (GA)[325, 26.46, 47.08%], Clay (AL)[325, 25.85, 40.42%], Jones (OH)[325, 25.54, 43.75%], Bunch (TN)[325, 24.31, 46.25%], Standifer (TN)[325, 24.31, 46.25%], Lea (TN)[325, 24.31, 41.25%], Coffee (GA)[325, 24, 40.83%], Dickinson (TN)[325, 23.69, 40.83%], Mann (PA)[325, 23.69, 45.42%], Dunlap (TN)[325, 23.08, 45%], Parks (ME)[325, 22.46, 45%], Forester (TN)[325, 22.15, 43.33%], Speight (NC)[325, 22.15, 42.92%], Hall (ME)[325, 22.15, 45.42%], Beaumont (PA)[325, 21.23, 43.33%], Hubbard (NH)[325, 21.23, 45%], Pierce (NH)[325, 20.92, 45%], Blair (TN)[325, 20.62, 43.75%], Burns (NH)[325, 20.62, 42.92%], Beale (VA)[325, 19.69, 40%], Polk (TN)[325, 19.08, 45.83%], Harper (NH)[325, 19.08, 44.17%], Mardis (AL)[325, 16.92, 42.92%], Fowler (NJ)[325, 16, 42.08%], Hawkins (NC)[325, 14.46, 39.58%], Inge (TN)[325, 12.92, 42.5%]
24th Congress, House
Pierce's faction and its oppositionIn the range of 62% to less or equal to 100% affinity
Lane (IN)-Dromgoole (VA)
mean Majority Index - 41, max Majority Index - 53.81, min Majority Index - 17.86, number - 81
Lane (IN)[459, 53.81, 48.35%], Vanderpoel (NY)[459, 53.59, 47.11%], Leonard (NY)[459, 53.38, 46.69%], Patterson (OH)[459, 52.29, 48.76%], Thomson (OH)[459, 51.63, 47.52%], Chapin (NY)[459, 51.2, 46.28%], Doubleday (NY)[459, 50.54, 47.11%], McKim (MD)[459, 50.54, 47.11%], Mann (PA)[459, 50.33, 46.28%], Ingham (CT)[459, 49.89, 45.87%], Mason (ME)[459, 49.89, 47.52%], Casey (IL)[459, 49.46, 46.69%], Huntington (NY)[459, 49.02, 45.87%], Farlin (NY)[459, 49.02, 46.28%], Haley (CT)[459, 48.8, 47.11%], Cushman (NH)[459, 48.58, 46.69%], Phelps (CT)[459, 48.58, 46.69%], Cramer (NY)[459, 48.15, 45.87%], Shinn (NJ)[459, 48.15, 45.04%], Bockee (NY)[459, 47.93, 45.45%], Kilgore (OH)[459, 47.93, 45.87%], Cambreleng (NY)[459, 46.84, 46.69%], Reynolds (IL)[459, 46.62, 46.69%], Sickles (NY)[459, 46.41, 43.8%], Logan (PA)[459, 46.41, 45.04%], Johnson (KY)[459, 46.19, 45.45%], Mason (NY)[459, 46.19, 44.21%], Bean (NH)[459, 45.97, 45.87%], Chaney (OH)[459, 45.53, 44.63%], Howard (MD)[459, 45.32, 45.45%], Jones (OH)[459, 45.1, 44.21%], Huntsman (TN)[459, 44.44, 47.11%], Fairfield (ME)[459, 44.23, 45.04%], Johnson (VA)[459, 44.23, 44.63%], Toucey (CT)[459, 44.23, 44.63%], Page (NY)[459, 44.01, 46.28%], Turrill (NY)[459, 43.14, 46.69%], Craig (VA)[459, 43.14, 45.04%], Hubley (PA)[459, 42.92, 45.45%], Lee (NY)[459, 42.27, 45.04%], Montgomery (NC)[459, 42.05, 45.45%], Barton (NY)[459, 41.83, 45.04%], Reynolds (NY)[459, 41.61, 44.63%], Taylor (NY)[459, 41.61, 44.21%], Smith (ME)[459, 41.39, 43.39%], Lansing (NY)[459, 40.96, 45.04%], Haynes (GA)[459, 40.74, 45.87%], Morgan (VA)[459, 40.52, 45.04%], Lee (NY)[459, 40.31, 44.21%], Gillet (NY)[459, 40.09, 43.8%], Owens (GA)[459, 40.09, 45.87%], Bovee (NY)[459, 39.43, 44.63%], Grantland (GA)[459, 39.43, 44.63%], Cleveland (GA)[459, 39.22, 44.63%], Fuller (NY)[459, 38.56, 44.63%], Galbraith (PA)[459, 38.56, 44.63%], Fry (PA)[459, 38.34, 44.21%], Hamer (OH)[459, 37.91, 45.87%], Seymour (NY)[459, 37.91, 44.21%], French (KY)[459, 37.91, 44.21%], Hall (ME)[459, 37.69, 44.21%], Ward (NY)[459, 36.82, 44.21%], Johnson (TN)[459, 35.95, 42.56%], Boyd (KY)[459, 35.95, 45.87%], Jackson (GA)[459, 35.95, 45.45%], Muhlenberg (PA)[459, 35.08, 43.39%], Webster (OH)[459, 34.2, 44.63%], Burns (NH)[459, 33.55, 41.74%], Carr (IN)[459, 33.55, 43.39%], Wardwell (NY)[459, 32.46, 42.56%], Connor (NC)[459, 31.81, 46.28%], Brown (NY)[459, 31.37, 44.21%], Mann (NY)[459, 30.28, 42.56%], Ash (PA)[459, 29.63, 42.56%], Hawkins (NC)[459, 28.54, 42.56%], Pierce (NH)[459, 27.45, 36.78%], Jarvis (ME)[459, 26.36, 42.98%], Parks (ME)[459, 26.14, 37.6%], McLene (OH)[459, 25.49, 42.98%], Loyall (VA)[459, 25.27, 43.8%], Dromgoole (VA)[459, 17.86, 41.74%]
Opposition in the range of <= 35% of agreement - Slade (VT)-Russell (NY)
mean Majority Index - (-7), max Majority Index - (-1.74), min Majority Index - (-11.98), number - 7
Slade (VT)[459, -1.74, 37.19%], Milligan (DE)[459, -3.49, 38.43%], Hall (VT)[459, -5.45, 35.54%], Reed (MA)[459, -6.1, 38.84%], Love (NY)[459, -8.06, 36.36%], Evans (ME)[459, -11.98, 37.19%], Russell (NY)[459, -11.98, 37.19%]
Faction that Pierce opposed
In the range of 70% to less than or equal to 100% affinity
Spangler (OH)-Williams (NC) Faction
mean Majority Index - (-1), max Majority Index - 17.65, min Majority Index - (-17.21), number - 52
Spangler (OH)[459, 17.65, 38.43%], Shepperd (NC)[459, 15.25, 44.21%], Storer (OH)[459, 12.85, 42.98%], Lawrence (MA)[459, 10.89, 40.91%], Deberry (NC)[459, 9.8, 43.39%], Janes (VT)[459, 9.59, 40.08%], Adams (MA)[459, 7.63, 40.08%], Granger (NY)[459, 6.97, 40.91%], Lawler (AL)[459, 6.54, 43.39%], Lincoln (MA)[459, 5.88, 41.74%], Bunch (TN)[459, 5.88, 37.19%], Mason (OH)[459, 5.66, 40.08%], Whittlesey (OH)[459, 5.23, 41.32%], Williams (KY)[459, 3.92, 41.74%], Maury (TN)[459, 3.49, 42.15%], White (KY)[459, 2.18, 42.15%], Bailey (ME)[459, 1.96, 39.26%], Darlington (PA)[459, 1.09, 38.02%], Phillips (MA)[459, 0.87, 38.02%], Ingersoll (PA)[459, 0.22, 38.84%], McKennan (PA)[459, 0, 40.5%], Denny (PA)[459, -0.22, 39.67%], Potts (PA)[459, -0.22, 38.02%], Taliaferro (VA)[459, -0.87, 40.5%], Briggs (MA)[459, -1.09, 38.84%], Grennell (MA)[459, -1.74, 37.6%], Claiborne (VA)[459, -2.18, 41.74%], Lea (TN)[459, -2.4, 41.32%], Corwin (OH)[459, -2.61, 40.08%], Bell (TN)[459, -3.05, 37.19%], Milligan (DE)[459, -3.49, 38.43%], Carter (TN)[459, -3.92, 37.6%], Hoar (MA)[459, -4.58, 39.26%], Grayson (SC)[459, -5.23, 36.36%], Allen (VT)[459, -5.45, 39.26%], Crane (OH)[459, -5.66, 38.84%], Standifer (TN)[459, -5.88, 41.74%], Reed (MA)[459, -6.1, 38.84%], Clark (PA)[459, -6.32, 40.5%], Howell (OH)[459, -6.32, 38.02%], Robertson (VA)[459, -6.54, 38.84%], Underwood (KY)[459, -7.19, 40.08%], Allan (KY)[459, -7.41, 35.12%], Calhoun (MA)[459, -7.84, 40.5%], Everett (VT)[459, -8.28, 38.84%], Hazeltine (NY)[459, -9.59, 38.84%], Vinton (OH)[459, -10.24, 38.84%], Evans (ME)[459, -11.98, 37.19%], Russell (NY)[459, -11.98, 37.19%], Bond (OH)[459, -12.64, 39.26%], Griffin (SC)[459, -16.56, 39.26%], Williams (NC)[459, -17.21, 39.26%]
Opposition in the range of <= 42% of agreement - Vanderpoel (NY)-Beaumont (PA)
mean Majority Index - 40, max Majority Index - 53.59, min Majority Index - 9.15, number - 60
Vanderpoel (NY)[459, 53.59, 47.11%], Leonard (NY)[459, 53.38, 46.69%], Chapin (NY)[459, 51.2, 46.28%], Doubleday (NY)[459, 50.54, 47.11%], McKim (MD)[459, 50.54, 47.11%], Ingham (CT)[459, 49.89, 45.87%], Mason (ME)[459, 49.89, 47.52%], Farlin (NY)[459, 49.02, 46.28%], Huntington (NY)[459, 49.02, 45.87%], Cramer (NY)[459, 48.15, 45.87%], Shinn (NJ)[459, 48.15, 45.04%], Bockee (NY)[459, 47.93, 45.45%], Kilgore (OH)[459, 47.93, 45.87%], Sickles (NY)[459, 46.41, 43.8%], Logan (PA)[459, 46.41, 45.04%], Mason (NY)[459, 46.19, 44.21%], Johnson (KY)[459, 46.19, 45.45%], Bean (NH)[459, 45.97, 45.87%], Chaney (OH)[459, 45.53, 44.63%], Howard (MD)[459, 45.32, 45.45%], Jones (OH)[459, 45.1, 44.21%], Fairfield (ME)[459, 44.23, 45.04%], Page (NY)[459, 44.01, 46.28%], Turrill (NY)[459, 43.14, 46.69%], Lee (NY)[459, 42.27, 45.04%], Barton (NY)[459, 41.83, 45.04%], Taylor (NY)[459, 41.61, 44.21%], Reynolds (NY)[459, 41.61, 44.63%], Smith (ME)[459, 41.39, 43.39%], Lansing (NY)[459, 40.96, 45.04%], Lee (NY)[459, 40.31, 44.21%], Gillet (NY)[459, 40.09, 43.8%], Bovee (NY)[459, 39.43, 44.63%], Cleveland (GA)[459, 39.22, 44.63%], Fuller (NY)[459, 38.56, 44.63%], Galbraith (PA)[459, 38.56, 44.63%], Seymour (NY)[459, 37.91, 44.21%], Hamer (OH)[459, 37.91, 45.87%], Hall (ME)[459, 37.69, 44.21%], Schenck (NJ)[459, 37.25, 42.15%], Ward (NY)[459, 36.82, 44.21%], Boon (IN)[459, 36.6, 42.98%], Jackson (GA)[459, 35.95, 45.45%], Thomas (MD)[459, 35.51, 43.39%], Wagener (PA)[459, 35.29, 41.74%], Muhlenberg (PA)[459, 35.08, 43.39%], Anthony (PA)[459, 34.86, 45.04%], Sutherland (PA)[459, 34.86, 41.32%], Harrison (MO)[459, 34.64, 43.39%], Webster (OH)[459, 34.2, 44.63%], Burns (NH)[459, 33.55, 41.74%], Carr (IN)[459, 33.55, 43.39%], Mann (NY)[459, 30.28, 42.56%], Ash (PA)[459, 29.63, 42.56%], Hawkins (NC)[459, 28.54, 42.56%], Pierce (NH)[459, 27.45, 36.78%], Jarvis (ME)[459, 26.36, 42.98%], Parks (ME)[459, 26.14, 37.6%], Buchanan (PA)[459, 25.05, 41.32%], Beaumont (PA)[459, 9.15, 40.08%]
Raw data source: Govtrack.us
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