Senate, 113th Congress (through March) - Factions

Post Summary: Factions of the Senate, 113th Congress

The inference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed, and that relief is only to be sought in the means of controlling its effects.

-The Federalist 10 (James Madison)

Number of Roll Call Votes To Date = 92

Factions in the range of 97.5% to less than or equal to 100% affinity

Brown (OH)-Udall (NM) Faction
mean Majority Index - 70, max Majority Index - 70.65, min Majority Index - 69.57, number - 2
Brown (OH)[92, 70.65, 61%], Udall (NM)[92, 69.57, 61%]

Opposition in the range of <= 15% of agreement - Vitter (LA)-Scott (SC)
mean Majority Index - (-42), max Majority Index - (-36.96), min Majority Index - (-45.65), number - 4
Vitter (LA)[92, -36.96, 50%], Sessions (AL)[92, -42.39, 47%], Risch (ID)[92, -43.48, 46%], Scott (SC)[92, -45.65, 48%]

Nelson (FL)-Bennet (CO) Faction
mean Majority Index - 80, max Majority Index - 80.43, min Majority Index - 80.43, number - 2
Nelson (FL)[92, 80.43, 64%], Bennet (CO)[92, 80.43, 64%]

Opposition in the range of <= 20% of agreement - Vitter (LA)-Scott (SC)
mean Majority Index - (-41), max Majority Index - (-36.96), min Majority Index - (-45.65), number - 2

Vitter (LA)[92, -36.96, 50%], Scott (SC)[92, -45.65, 48%]


Enzi (WY)-Barrasso (WY) Faction
mean Majority Index - (-35), max Majority Index - (-34.78), min Majority Index - (-34.78), number - 2
Enzi (WY)[92, -34.78, 52%], Barrasso (WY)[92, -34.78, 52%]

Opposition in the range of <= 17% of agreement - Reed (RI)-Sanders (VT)
mean Majority Index - 67, max Majority Index - 70.65, min Majority Index - 59.78, number - 6
Reed (RI)[92, 70.65, 59%], Brown (OH)[92, 70.65, 61%], Whitehouse (RI)[92, 70.65, 60%], Harkin (IA)[92, 67.39, 61%], Murray (WA)[92, 64.13, 62%], Sanders (VT)[92, 59.78, 58%]


Carper (DE)-Coons (DE) Faction
mean Majority Index - 78, max Majority Index - 80.43, min Majority Index - 76.09, number - 2
Carper (DE)[92, 80.43, 64%], Coons (DE)[92, 76.09, 62%]

Opposition in the range of <= 17% of agreement - Vitter (LA)-Scott (SC)
mean Majority Index - (-41), max Majority Index - (-36.96), min Majority Index - (-45.65), number - 2

Vitter (LA)[92, -36.96, 50%], Scott (SC)[92, -45.65, 48%]


Cardin (MD)-Murray (WA) Faction
 mean Majority Index - 73, max Majority Index - 76.09, min Majority Index - 64.13, number - 24
Cardin (MD)[92, 76.09, 63%], Blumenthal (CT)[92, 76.09, 63%], Warren (MA)[92, 76.09, 62%], Franken (MN)[92, 76.09, 63%], Wyden (OR)[92, 76.09, 63%], Heinrich (NM)[92, 76.09, 62%], Gillibrand (NY)[92, 75, 62%], Cantwell (WA)[92, 73.91, 63%], Schumer (NY)[92, 73.91, 62%], Stabenow (MI)[92, 73.91, 63%], Baldwin (WI)[92, 73.91, 64%], Murphy (CT)[92, 73.91, 62%], Schatz (HI)[92, 73.91, 62%], Mikulski (MD)[92, 72.83, 62%], Cowan (MA)[80, 72.5, 61%], Durbin (IL)[92, 71.74, 62%], Menéndez (NJ)[92, 71.74, 62%], Hirono (HI)[92, 71.74, 62%], Levin (MI)[92, 71.74, 61%], Leahy (VT)[92, 71.74, 59%], Reed (RI)[92, 70.65, 59%], Whitehouse (RI)[92, 70.65, 60%], Feinstein (CA)[92, 69.57, 62%], Murray (WA)[92, 64.13, 62%]

Opposition in the range of <= 20% of agreement - Vitter (LA)-Scott (SC)
mean Majority Index - (-41), max Majority Index - (-36.96), min Majority Index - (-45.65), number - 9
Vitter (LA)[92, -36.96, 50%], Paul (KY)[92, -39.13, 49%], Johnson (WI)[92, -39.13, 46%], Cruz (TX)[92, -40.22, 48%], Inhofe (OK)[92, -41.3, 49%], Sessions (AL)[92, -42.39, 47%], Risch (ID)[92, -43.48, 46%], Lee (UT)[92, -43.48, 50%], Scott (SC)[92, -45.65, 48%]





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