Senate, 112th Congress - Factions

Post Summary: Factions of the Senate, 112th Congress

From this view of the subject it may be concluded that a pure democracy, by which I mean a society consisting of a small number of citizens, who assemble and administer the government in person, can admit of no cure for the mischiefs of faction.
-The Federalist 10, James Madison

Factions in the range of 95% to 100%

Carper (DE)-Coons (DE) Faction
mean Majority Index - 80, max Majority Index - 80.04, min Majority Index - 80.04, number - 2
Carper (DE)[486, 80.04, 67%], Coons (DE)[486, 80.04, 69%]

Barrasso (WY)-Enzi (WY) Faction
mean Majority Index - 4, max Majority Index - 4.32, min Majority Index - 3.91, number - 2
Barrasso (WY)[486, 4.32, 60%], Enzi (WY)[486, 3.91, 61%]

Whitehouse (RI)-Reed (RI) Faction
mean Majority Index - 76, max Majority Index - 77.16, min Majority Index - 75.72, number - 2
Whitehouse (RI)[486, 77.16, 68%], Reed (RI)[486, 75.72, 69%]

Franken (MN)-Cardin (MD) Faction
mean Majority Index - 76, max Majority Index - 76.13, min Majority Index - 75.1, number - 2
Franken (MN)[486, 76.13, 68%], Cardin (MD)[486, 75.1, 69%]


Factions in the range of 90% to less than 95%

Bennet (CO)-Merkley (OR) Faction
mean Majority Index - 77, max Majority Index - 84.77, min Majority Index - 70.58, number - 38
Bennet (CO)[486, 84.77, 69%], Nelson (FL)[486, 83.74, 69%], Hagan (NC)[486, 83.74, 70%], Klobuchar (MN)[486, 82.3, 70%], Coons (DE)[486, 80.04, 69%], Carper (DE)[486, 80.04, 67%], Kerry (MA)[486, 80.04, 70%], Casey (PA)[486, 79.22, 68%], Bingaman (NM)[486, 78.81, 69%], Johnson (SD)[486, 78.81, 69%], Shaheen (NH)[486, 78.81, 69%], Udall (CO)[486, 78.4, 69%], Schumer (NY)[486, 78.19, 68%], Conrad (ND)[486, 78.19, 67%], Feinstein (CA)[486, 77.57, 67%], Baucus (MT)[486, 77.37, 68%], Whitehouse (RI)[486, 77.16, 68%], Stabenow (MI)[486, 77.16, 69%], Levin (MI)[486, 76.95, 69%], Gillibrand (NY)[486, 76.34, 68%], Tester (MT)[486, 76.34, 69%], Franken (MN)[486, 76.13, 68%], Menéndez (NJ)[486, 75.93, 68%], Reed (RI)[486, 75.72, 69%], Mikulski (MD)[486, 75.51, 68%], Reid (NV)[486, 75.1, 70%], Cardin (MD)[486, 75.1, 69%], Murray (WA)[486, 74.9, 68%], Akaka (HI)[486, 74.69, 68%], Brown (OH)[486, 74.07, 67%], Blumenthal (CT)[486, 74.07, 68%], Cantwell (WA)[486, 73.66, 68%], Durbin (IL)[486, 73.05, 67%], Udall (NM)[486, 73.05, 68%], Leahy (VT)[486, 71.4, 67%], Harkin (IA)[486, 70.99, 66%], Wyden (OR)[486, 70.78, 66%], Merkley (OR)[486, 70.58, 67%]

Isakson (GA)-Chambliss (GA) Faction
mean Majority Index - 9, max Majority Index - 11.32, min Majority Index - 7, number - 2
Isakson (GA)[486, 11.32, 62%], Chambliss (GA)[486, 7, 60%]

Crapo (ID)-Risch (ID) Faction
mean Majority Index - (-9), max Majority Index - (-7), min Majority Index - (-10.91), number - 2
Crapo (ID)[486, -7, 57%], Risch (ID)[486, -10.91, 52%]

Factions in the range of 85% to less than 90%

Bennet (CO)-Sanders (VT) Faction
mean Majority Index - 76, max Majority Index - 84.77, min Majority Index - 61.73, number - 52
Bennet (CO)[486, 84.77, 69%], Nelson (FL)[486, 83.74, 69%], Hagan (NC)[486, 83.74, 70%], Klobuchar (MN)[486, 82.3, 70%], Landrieu (LA)[486, 80.66, 68%], Carper (DE)[486, 80.04, 67%], Kerry (MA)[486, 80.04, 70%], Coons (DE)[486, 80.04, 69%], Kohl (WI)[486, 79.22, 68%], Casey (PA)[486, 79.22, 68%], Warner (VA)[486, 79.22, 68%], Bingaman (NM)[486, 78.81, 69%], Johnson (SD)[486, 78.81, 69%], Shaheen (NH)[486, 78.81, 69%], Pryor (AR)[486, 78.6, 68%], Udall (CO)[486, 78.4, 69%], Conrad (ND)[486, 78.19, 67%], Schumer (NY)[486, 78.19, 68%], Feinstein (CA)[486, 77.57, 67%], Lieberman (CT)[486, 77.57, 68%], Baucus (MT)[486, 77.37, 68%], Stabenow (MI)[486, 77.16, 69%], Whitehouse (RI)[486, 77.16, 68%], Levin (MI)[486, 76.95, 69%], Tester (MT)[486, 76.34, 69%], Gillibrand (NY)[486, 76.34, 68%], Franken (MN)[486, 76.13, 68%], Menéndez (NJ)[486, 75.93, 68%], Reed (RI)[486, 75.72, 69%], Mikulski (MD)[486, 75.51, 68%], Nelson (NE)[486, 75.31, 68%], Inouye (HI)[463, 75.16, 65%], Reid (NV)[486, 75.1, 70%], Cardin (MD)[486, 75.1, 69%], Murray (WA)[486, 74.9, 68%], Akaka (HI)[486, 74.69, 68%], Begich (AK)[486, 74.49, 68%], Webb (VA)[486, 74.28, 66%], McCaskill (MO)[486, 74.28, 68%], Brown (OH)[486, 74.07, 67%], Blumenthal (CT)[486, 74.07, 68%], Cantwell (WA)[486, 73.66, 68%], Durbin (IL)[486, 73.05, 67%], Udall (NM)[486, 73.05, 68%], Leahy (VT)[486, 71.4, 67%], Harkin (IA)[486, 70.99, 66%], Wyden (OR)[486, 70.78, 66%], Merkley (OR)[486, 70.58, 67%], Lautenberg (NJ)[486, 68.93, 64%], Rockefeller (WV)[486, 67.7, 61%], Boxer (CA)[486, 66.05, 64%], Sanders (VT)[486, 61.73, 63%]

Johanns (NE)-Johnson (WI) Faction
mean Majority Index - 6, max Majority Index - 20.58, min Majority Index - (-10.49), number - 20
Johanns (NE)[486, 20.58, 64%], Portman (OH)[486, 14.2, 64%], Boozman (AR)[486, 13.37, 59%], Isakson (GA)[486, 11.32, 62%], Coats (IN)[486, 10.29, 62%], Thune (SD)[486, 10.08, 63%], Corker (TN)[486, 9.05, 61%], Grassley (IA)[486, 9.05, 61%], Ayotte (NH)[486, 7.82, 62%], Chambliss (GA)[486, 7, 60%], Shelby (AL)[486, 6.79, 62%], McConnell (KY)[486, 4.94, 61%], Kyl (AZ)[486, 4.94, 60%], Barrasso (WY)[486, 4.32, 60%], Enzi (WY)[486, 3.91, 61%], Sessions (AL)[486, -0.41, 59%], Cornyn (TX)[486, -1.23, 59%], Toomey (PA)[486, -5.97, 56%], Crapo (ID)[486, -7, 57%], Johnson (WI)[486, -10.49, 57%]

Brown (MA)-Snowe (ME) Faction
mean Majority Index - 58, max Majority Index - 62.14, min Majority Index - 50.21, number - 3
Brown (MA)[486, 62.14, 68%], Collins (ME)[486, 60.91, 69%], Snowe (ME)[486, 50.21, 67%]

Hoeven (ND)-Wicker (MS) Faction
mean Majority Index - 25, max Majority Index - 32.1, min Majority Index - 12.35, number - 3
Hoeven (ND)[486, 32.1, 65%], Cochran (MS)[486, 30.04, 65%], Wicker (MS)[486, 12.35, 61%]

Factions in the range of 80% to less than 85%

Bennet (CO)-Sanders (VT) Faction
mean Majority Index - 76, max Majority Index - 84.77, min Majority Index - 61.73, number - 53
Bennet (CO)[486, 84.77, 69%], Nelson (FL)[486, 83.74, 69%], Hagan (NC)[486, 83.74, 70%], Klobuchar (MN)[486, 82.3, 70%], Landrieu (LA)[486, 80.66, 68%], Carper (DE)[486, 80.04, 67%], Kerry (MA)[486, 80.04, 70%], Coons (DE)[486, 80.04, 69%], Kohl (WI)[486, 79.22, 68%], Casey (PA)[486, 79.22, 68%], Warner (VA)[486, 79.22, 68%], Bingaman (NM)[486, 78.81, 69%], Johnson (SD)[486, 78.81, 69%], Shaheen (NH)[486, 78.81, 69%], Pryor (AR)[486, 78.6, 68%], Udall (CO)[486, 78.4, 69%], Conrad (ND)[486, 78.19, 67%], Schumer (NY)[486, 78.19, 68%], Feinstein (CA)[486, 77.57, 67%], Lieberman (CT)[486, 77.57, 68%], Baucus (MT)[486, 77.37, 68%], Stabenow (MI)[486, 77.16, 69%], Whitehouse (RI)[486, 77.16, 68%], Levin (MI)[486, 76.95, 69%], Tester (MT)[486, 76.34, 69%], Gillibrand (NY)[486, 76.34, 68%], Franken (MN)[486, 76.13, 68%], Menéndez (NJ)[486, 75.93, 68%], Reed (RI)[486, 75.72, 69%], Mikulski (MD)[486, 75.51, 68%], Nelson (NE)[486, 75.31, 68%], Inouye (HI)[463, 75.16, 65%], Reid (NV)[486, 75.1, 70%], Cardin (MD)[486, 75.1, 69%], Murray (WA)[486, 74.9, 68%], Akaka (HI)[486, 74.69, 68%], Begich (AK)[486, 74.49, 68%], Webb (VA)[486, 74.28, 66%], McCaskill (MO)[486, 74.28, 68%], Brown (OH)[486, 74.07, 67%], Blumenthal (CT)[486, 74.07, 68%], Cantwell (WA)[486, 73.66, 68%], Durbin (IL)[486, 73.05, 67%], Udall (NM)[486, 73.05, 68%], Manchin (WV)[486, 72.63, 68%], Leahy (VT)[486, 71.4, 67%], Harkin (IA)[486, 70.99, 66%], Wyden (OR)[486, 70.78, 66%], Merkley (OR)[486, 70.58, 67%], Lautenberg (NJ)[486, 68.93, 64%], Rockefeller (WV)[486, 67.7, 61%], Boxer (CA)[486, 66.05, 64%], Sanders (VT)[486, 61.73, 63%]

Hoeven (ND)-Lee (UT) Faction
mean Majority Index - 5, max Majority Index - 32.1, min Majority Index - -32.1, number - 39
Hoeven (ND)[486, 32.1, 65%], Cochran (MS)[486, 30.04, 65%], Lugar (IN)[486, 29.22, 64%], Alexander (TN)[486, 22.22, 63%], Johanns (NE)[486, 20.58, 64%], Blunt (MO)[486, 19.55, 61%], Hutchison (TX)[486, 15.43, 60%], Portman (OH)[486, 14.2, 64%], Boozman (AR)[486, 13.37, 59%], Roberts (KS)[486, 13.37, 63%], Moran (KS)[486, 13.37, 60%], Graham (SC)[486, 13.17, 61%], Wicker (MS)[486, 12.35, 61%], Isakson (GA)[486, 11.32, 62%], Coats (IN)[486, 10.29, 62%], Thune (SD)[486, 10.08, 63%], Corker (TN)[486, 9.05, 61%], Grassley (IA)[486, 9.05, 61%], Ayotte (NH)[486, 7.82, 62%], Chambliss (GA)[486, 7, 60%], Shelby (AL)[486, 6.79, 62%], Kyl (AZ)[486, 4.94, 60%], McConnell (KY)[486, 4.94, 61%], Barrasso (WY)[486, 4.32, 60%], Enzi (WY)[486, 3.91, 61%], McCain (AZ)[486, 3.7, 56%], Burr (NC)[486, 2.47, 57%], Sessions (AL)[486, -0.41, 59%], Cornyn (TX)[486, -1.23, 59%], Rubio (FL)[486, -4.12, 55%], Inhofe (OK)[486, -5.56, 55%], Toomey (PA)[486, -5.97, 56%], Crapo (ID)[486, -7, 57%], Johnson (WI)[486, -10.49, 57%], Risch (ID)[486, -10.91, 52%], Coburn (OK)[486, -10.91, 55%], DeMint (SC)[486, -29.84, 43%], Paul (KY)[486, -31.07, 46%], Lee (UT)[486, -32.1, 47%]

Brown (MA)-Snowe (ME) Faction
mean Majority Index - 56, max Majority Index - 62.14, min Majority Index - 50.21, number - 2
Brown (MA)[486, 62.14, 68%], Snowe (ME)[486, 50.21, 67%]