75th Congress, Senate

Post Summary: 75th Congress, Senate

In fact, in these last four years, we have made the exercise of all power more democratic; for we have begun to bring private autocratic powers into their proper subordination to the public's government.
-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Primary Mode Bin: 30-40, 40-50
Secondary Mode Bin: (-20)-(-10)

Overall Leaders

Majority Line Leader: Barkley (KY) - 64.94
Opposition Leader: Bailey (NC) - (-25.86)
Best Network: Barkley (KY) - 55.21%
Worst Network: Davis (PA) - 34.38%
Locked Step Leader Pair: Austin (VT)/Lodge (MA) - 81%
Out Of Step Leader Pair: Johnson (CA)/Minton (IN) - 15%

Profile of Historically Significant Member

Name: Vandenberg (MI)
Majority Index: (-17.37)
VIA Index: 42.71%
Locked Step Colleagues
Townsend (DE) - 74%
Austin (VT) - 73%
Lodge (MA) - 73%
Johnson (CA) - 67%
Davis (PA) - 63%

Out Of Step Colleagues
Bankhead (AL) - 17%
Sheppard (TX) - 19%
Hayden (AZ) - 22%
Brown (NH) - 23%
Ellender (LA) - 23%

Majority
Bachman (TN)[23, 73.91, 57.29%], Robinson (AR)[39, 69.23, 51.04%], Barkley (KY)[174, 64.94, 55.21%], Schwellenbach (WA)[170, 59.41, 52.08%], Pope (ID)[172, 58.14, 52.08%], Brown (NH)[170, 57.06, 50%], Thomas (UT)[170, 55.88, 51.04%], Neely (WV)[173, 55.49, 53.13%], Hitchcock (SD)[173, 54.91, 52.08%], Herring (IA)[168, 53.57, 52.08%], Minton (IN)[174, 53.45, 52.08%], Schwartz (WY)[174, 52.87, 53.13%], Hill (AL)[78, 52.56, 46.88%], Dieterich (IL)[171, 52.05, 51.04%], Murray (MT)[173, 51.45, 51.04%], McGill (KS)[171, 50.88, 52.08%], Logan (KY)[164, 50, 52.08%], Ellender (LA)[174, 50, 48.96%], Guffey (PA)[160, 50, 52.08%], McKellar (TN)[174, 49.43, 53.13%], Hayden (AZ)[174, 48.85, 45.83%], Bilbo (MS)[168, 48.21, 50%], Sheppard (TX)[168, 48.21, 50%], Green (RI)[168, 47.62, 50%], Hatch (NM)[169, 47.34, 51.04%], Caraway (AR)[170, 46.47, 48.96%], McAdoo (CA)[169, 45.56, 47.92%], Truman (MO)[169, 45.56, 48.96%], Brown (MI)[171, 45.03, 52.08%], Pepper (FL)[159, 44.65, 48.96%], Moore (NJ)[96, 43.75, 48.96%], Overton (LA)[172, 43.6, 48.96%], Bone (WA)[172, 43.6, 51.04%], Ashurst (AZ)[174, 43.1, 46.88%], Duffy (WI)[165, 43.03, 46.88%], Black (AL)[71, 40.85, 47.92%], Wagner (NY)[157, 40.13, 46.88%], Lonergan (CT)[174, 39.66, 52.08%], Reames (OR)[71, 39.44, 42.71%], La Follette (WI)[171, 39.18, 50%], Pittman (NV)[172, 37.79, 46.88%], Norris (NE)[170, 37.65, 45.83%], Reynolds (NC)[163, 37.42, 50%], Gillette (IA)[174, 37.36, 50%], Thomas (OK)[169, 37.28, 45.83%], Connally (TX)[172, 37.21, 48.96%], Bulow (SD)[174, 36.21, 50%], Lewis (WA)[158, 36.08, 41.67%], Lee (OK)[171, 35.67, 51.04%], Harrison (MS)[161, 34.16, 47.92%], Radcliffe (MD)[169, 33.73, 45.83%], Hughes (DE)[169, 33.73, 50%], Milton (NJ)[72, 33.33, 39.58%], Byrnes (SC)[172, 33.14, 50%], Lundeen (MN)[171, 32.75, 47.92%], Andrews (FL)[171, 32.16, 47.92%], Van Nuys (IN)[162, 31.48, 46.88%], O'Mahoney (WY)[173, 30.64, 48.96%], Smathers (NJ)[139, 29.5, 41.67%], Bulkley (OH)[173, 29.48, 46.88%], Bankhead (AL)[173, 28.32, 42.71%], Johnson (CO)[172, 27.91, 51.04%], Wheeler (MT)[166, 25.3, 45.83%], Chavez (NM)[172, 24.42, 46.88%]

Minority
Graves (AL)[25, 24, 40.63%], Adams (CO)[171, 21.64, 48.96%], George (GA)[172, 17.44, 48.96%], Russell (GA)[172, 16.86, 43.75%], Shipstead (MN)[165, 15.76, 38.54%], Smith (SC)[168, 14.88, 41.67%], Berry (TN)[142, 14.79, 43.75%], Clark (MO)[166, 13.25, 43.75%], Nye (ND)[156, 12.18, 45.83%], McCarran (NV)[159, 11.32, 41.67%], Walsh (MA)[173, 8.67, 47.92%], Miller (AR)[102, 6.86, 42.71%], Maloney (CT)[169, 5.33, 44.79%], Tydings (MD)[161, 3.11, 42.71%], Frazier (ND)[170, 1.76, 45.83%], Glass (VA)[164, 0, 43.75%], Donahey (OH)[173, 0, 35.42%], Davis (PA)[168, 0, 34.38%]

Opposition
Gibson (VT)[162, -2.47, 40.63%], Capper (KS)[173, -4.05, 45.83%], Copeland (NY)[166, -8.43, 43.75%], McNary (OR)[164, -9.15, 42.71%], Lodge (MA)[171, -9.94, 44.79%], Gerry (RI)[172, -12.21, 43.75%], Byrd (VA)[170, -12.35, 42.71%], Holt (WV)[173, -12.72, 40.63%], Steiwer (OR)[99, -13.13, 43.75%], Borah (ID)[174, -13.79, 42.71%], White (ME)[160, -15, 39.58%], Bridges (NH)[160, -16.88, 38.54%], Vandenberg (MI)[167, -17.37, 42.71%], Austin (VT)[168, -18.45, 44.79%], Burke (NE)[172, -19.19, 43.75%], Johnson (CA)[172, -19.77, 38.54%], King (UT)[159, -20.13, 37.5%] , Hale (ME)[167, -23.35, 40.63%], Townsend (DE)[173, -24.28, 40.63%], Bailey (NC)[174, -25.86, 40.63%]



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