But at the basis of all prosperity, for that as well as for every other part of the country, lies the improvement of the intellectual and moral condition of the people. Universal suffrage should rest upon universal education. To this end, liberal and permanent provision should be made for the support of free schools by the State governments, and, if need be, supplemented by legitimate aid from national authority.
-President Rutherford B. Hayes
Secondary Mode Bin: 0-10
Majority Line Leader: New (IN) - 55.61
Opposition Leader: Brewer (MI) - (-9.2)
Best Network: Phelps (CT) - 43%
Worst Network: Hawley (CT) - 32.42%
Locked Step Leader Pair: Conger (MI)/Davis (IL) - 88%
Out Of Step Leader Pair: Turner (KY)/Williams (WI) - 9%
Majority
New (IN)[437, 55.61, 42.32%], Scoville (NY)[119, 52.1, 42.66%], Evins (SC)[435, 50.8, 41.98%], Yeates (NC)[72, 50, 42.66%], Cravens (AR)[437, 46.45, 42.32%], Kenna (WV)[417, 45.8, 41.98%], King (LA)[432, 45.37, 42.32%], Coffroth (PA)[437, 45.08, 40.27%], Phelps (CT)[436, 44.95, 43%], Robertson (LA)[427, 44.5, 41.64%], Waddill (MO)[434, 44.47, 41.98%], Goode (VA)[431, 43.62, 42.66%], Forney (AL)[436, 43.58, 41.98%], Klotz (PA)[427, 43.56, 40.27%], Tillman (SC)[437, 43.48, 41.64%], Smith (GA)[423, 43.26, 41.3%], Sawyer (MO)[437, 43.02, 43%], Ryon (PA)[430, 42.79, 41.98%], Cook (GA)[429, 42.66, 41.98%], Herbert (AL)[436, 42.43, 41.98%], Richardson (SC)[399, 42.36, 43%], Wise (PA)[436, 42.2, 42.32%], Acklen (LA)[428, 42.06, 41.64%], Wright (PA)[434, 41.94, 41.98%], Talbott (MD)[434, 41.47, 42.66%], Clymer (PA)[430, 40.93, 42.32%], Persons (GA)[436, 40.83, 40.96%], Bicknell (IN)[437, 40.5, 41.98%], Wilson (WV)[427, 40.05, 40.61%], Clements (AL)[118, 39.83, 43%], Martin (WV)[437, 39.82, 40.61%], Upson (TX)[352, 39.77, 40.61%], Wellborn (TX)[436, 39.45, 40.96%], Beltzhoover (PA)[429, 39.39, 41.98%], Bachman (PA)[413, 39.23, 40.61%], Ladd (ME)[428, 38.79, 40.61%], Taylor (TN)[436, 38.76, 40.27%], Aiken (SC)[419, 38.42, 41.64%], Manning (MS)[432, 37.96, 42.32%], Hatch (MO)[434, 37.79, 41.3%], Hunton (VA)[427, 37.7, 40.61%], House (TN)[435, 37.7, 41.3%], Davidson (FL)[437, 37.53, 42.66%], Smith (NJ)[435, 37.47, 41.3%], Gunter (AR)[437, 37.07, 43%], Williams (AL)[437, 36.84, 42.66%], Thompson (KY)[436, 36.7, 41.3%], Speer (GA)[433, 36.49, 40.96%], Vance (NC)[430, 36.28, 42.32%], Warner (OH)[429, 36.13, 40.61%], Blackburn (KY)[430, 36.05, 41.3%], Geddes (OH)[434, 35.71, 42.66%], Slemons (AR)[434, 35.71, 41.3%], Bright (TN)[437, 35.7, 39.59%], Clardy (MO)[429, 35.66, 42.66%], Kimmel (MD)[436, 35.55, 41.3%], Henkle (MD)[435, 35.4, 40.27%], McMahon (OH)[428, 35.28, 40.96%], Richmond (VA)[416, 35.1, 41.3%], Davis (MO)[437, 35.01, 41.3%], Poehler (MN)[430, 34.88, 41.3%], Felton (GA)[437, 34.78, 42.66%], Buckner (MO)[417, 34.53, 41.64%], Shelley (AL)[420, 34.52, 40.27%], Harris (VA)[434, 34.33, 42.32%], Johnston (VA)[437, 34.32, 39.59%], Hostetler (IN)[432, 34.26, 41.98%], Scales (NC)[432, 34.26, 40.96%], Bouck (WI)[415, 34.22, 39.59%], Caldwell (KY)[436, 34.17, 40.61%], Henry (MD)[432, 34.03, 38.57%], Stevenson (IL)[435, 34.02, 41.3%], Springer (IL)[436, 33.72, 40.27%], Muldrow (MS)[417, 33.57, 41.64%], Phister (KY)[436, 33.49, 43%], Le Fevre (OH)[437, 33.41, 41.3%], Nicholls (GA)[432, 33.33, 41.64%], Herndon (AL)[426, 33.1, 40.27%], Elam (LA)[437, 32.95, 40.61%], Clark (MO)[437, 32.95, 39.59%], Atkins (TN)[432, 32.87, 41.3%], Covert (NY)[431, 32.71, 41.3%], O'Connor (SC)[429, 32.63, 40.27%], Dunn (AR)[431, 32.48, 43%], De La Matyr (IN)[436, 32.34, 40.96%], Reagan (TX)[436, 32.34, 40.27%], Simonton (TN)[427, 32.32, 39.93%], Beale (VA)[421, 32.07, 41.3%], Atherton (OH)[434, 32.03, 41.3%], Mills (TX)[429, 31.93, 40.61%], Whiteaker (OR)[437, 31.81, 40.96%], Hooker (MS)[433, 31.41, 40.61%], Dickey (OH)[431, 31.32, 40.27%], Hammond (GA)[432, 31.25, 40.27%], McLane (MD)[428, 30.84, 41.64%], Dibrell (TN)[432, 30.79, 39.93%], Converse (OH)[421, 30.4, 42.32%], Willis (KY)[436, 30.05, 43%], Carlisle (KY)[430, 30, 39.59%] , Frost (MO)[430, 29.77, 40.27%], Martin (DE)[435, 29.66, 40.61%], Culberson (TX)[437, 29.52, 39.59%], Gibson (LA)[433, 29.33, 38.91%], Samford (AL)[433, 29.33, 40.27%], Ross (NJ)[432, 29.17, 40.61%], Wells (MO)[432, 29.17, 40.61%], Singleton (MS)[435, 28.51, 40.96%], Bliss (NY)[437, 28.38, 40.96%], Armfield (NC)[435, 28.28, 40.27%], Cobb (IN)[436, 27.98, 40.96%], Morrison (IL)[436, 27.98, 41.3%], Deuster (WI)[436, 27.98, 40.61%], Tucker (VA)[428, 27.57, 40.61%], Whitthorne (TN)[428, 27.57, 40.27%], Cox (OH)[431, 26.91, 40.27%], Ewing (OH)[435, 26.67, 35.49%], Chalmers (MS)[417, 26.62, 41.3%], Blount (GA)[429, 26.57, 40.27%], O'Reilly (NY)[434, 26.27, 39.59%], Rothwell (MO)[435, 26.21, 40.61%], Steele (NC)[430, 26.05, 41.3%], Stephens (GA)[431, 25.99, 37.88%], Cabell (VA)[434, 25.35, 39.93%], Davis (NC)[425, 25.18, 39.25%], Hull (FL)[341, 24.93, 39.93%], Townshend (IL)[436, 24.77, 38.91%], Finley (OH)[419, 24.58, 39.93%], Money (MS)[421, 24.23, 40.61%], Ellis (LA)[424, 23.82, 40.96%], Hill (OH)[430, 23.72, 39.25%], Young (TN)[421, 23.52, 38.91%], McKenzie (KY)[431, 23.43, 39.59%], Philips (MO)[283, 23.32, 40.61%], Morse (MA)[427, 23.19, 40.96%], Wood (NY)[376, 23.14, 40.27%], Colerick (IN)[421, 22.8, 39.93%], Pacheco (CA)[300, 22.67, 40.27%], Murch (ME)[436, 21.79, 38.57%], McMillin (TN)[437, 21.74, 38.23%], Lewis (AL)[304, 21.71, 40.96%], Sparks (IL)[435, 20.69, 38.57%], Singleton (IL)[415, 20.48, 40.61%], Myers (IN)[421, 20.19, 38.57%], Lounsbery (NY)[428, 19.86, 38.23%], Berry (CA)[300, 19.33, 39.25%], Kelley (PA)[430, 19.3, 41.3%], Bland (MO)[432, 19.21, 38.91%], Hurd (OH)[423, 19.15, 39.93%], Turner (KY)[429, 19.11, 41.64%], Jones (TX)[436, 19.04, 40.61%], Lowe (AL)[435, 18.39, 39.59%], Ford (MO)[436, 17.89, 39.25%], Page (CA)[298, 17.11, 40.61%], Kitchin (NC)[428, 17.06, 39.25%], Muller (NY)[424, 16.51, 38.23%], Knott (KY)[422, 15.88, 38.91%], Calkins (IN)[426, 15.26, 41.3%], Turner (KY)[437, 14.42, 37.2%], Davis (CA)[300, 14.33, 41.3%], Gillette (IA)[436, 14.22, 39.93%], Yocum (PA)[436, 13.99, 39.93%], Bragg (WI)[416, 13.46, 37.54%], Miller (NY)[434, 12.9, 37.54%], Weaver (IA)[435, 12.87, 40.27%], Taylor (OH)[117, 12.82, 43.69%], Butterworth (OH)[428, 12.62, 38.57%], Belford (CO)[436, 12.16, 39.25%], Russell (NC)[431, 11.14, 37.2%], Price (IA)[410, 10.73, 42.66%], Haskell (KS)[434, 10.6, 41.64%], Einstein (NY)[428, 10.28, 40.27%], Martin (NC)[360, 10.28, 40.96%], Pound (WI)[433, 10.16, 39.93%], Thompson (IA)[300, 10, 39.59%], Clark (NJ)[431, 9.28, 36.18%], Washburn (MN)[429, 9.09, 42.32%], Robinson (MA)[430, 8.84, 39.93%], Frye (ME)[434, 8.76, 40.61%], Mason (NY)[433, 8.55, 38.91%], Jorgensen (VA)[426, 7.98, 37.54%], Houk (TN)[433, 7.62, 37.88%], Ballou (RI)[428, 7.48, 39.25%], Willits (MI)[436, 7.34, 39.93%], Ryan (KS)[434, 7.14, 41.3%], Henderson (IL)[435, 7.13, 40.27%], Orth (IN)[429, 6.76, 40.96%], Daggett (NV)[436, 6.65, 40.27%], McKinley (OH)[431, 6.5, 41.64%], Voorhis (NJ)[435, 6.44, 40.27%], Stone (MI)[429, 6.29, 42.32%], Sherwin (IL)[435, 5.98, 41.64%], Dick (PA)[425, 5.88, 37.2%], Loring (MA)[431, 5.8, 38.23%], Russell (MA)[429, 5.59, 40.27%], McCook (NY)[434, 5.53, 39.93%], Crowley (NY)[433, 5.31, 38.91%], Morton (NY)[434, 5.3, 39.93%], Chittenden (NY)[434, 5.3, 38.91%], Cowgill (IN)[430, 4.88, 39.59%] , Barber (IL)[430, 4.88, 40.61%], Hayes (IL)[431, 4.87, 40.61%], Wood (NY)[431, 4.87, 38.57%], Starin (NY)[432, 4.86, 37.54%], Horr (MI)[434, 4.84, 40.27%], Forsythe (IL)[421, 4.75, 39.93%], Hiscock (NY)[423, 4.73, 39.25%], Camp (NY)[426, 4.69, 38.23%], Hutchins (NY)[299, 4.68, 36.18%], Harmer (PA)[429, 4.66, 41.64%], Crapo (MA)[430, 4.65, 39.25%], Norcross (MA)[435, 4.6, 40.96%], Harris (MA)[425, 4.47, 37.88%], Boyd (IL)[433, 4.39, 40.96%], Carpenter (IA)[436, 4.36, 39.93%], Williams (WI)[432, 4.17, 41.64%], Pierce (NY)[316, 4.11, 36.18%], Hawk (IL)[435, 3.91, 40.96%], Cannon (IL)[433, 3.7, 40.27%], Marsh (IL)[435, 3.68, 39.93%], Townsend (OH)[430, 3.49, 40.27%], Bailey (NY)[430, 3.49, 41.3%], Mitchell (PA)[431, 3.48, 40.61%], Aldrich (RI)[431, 3.48, 38.57%], Keifer (OH)[422, 3.32, 38.23%], Hubbell (MI)[430, 3.26, 38.57%], Conger (MI)[434, 3.23, 40.96%], O'Neill (PA)[434, 3.23, 40.61%], Ferdon (NY)[436, 3.21, 40.27%], Garfield (OH)[315, 3.17, 39.25%], Ketcham (NY)[430, 3.02, 38.91%], Wait (CT)[430, 3.02, 41.3%], Monroe (OH)[435, 2.99, 41.64%], Fisher (PA)[424, 2.83, 38.91%], Davis (IL)[434, 2.76, 40.96%], Aldrich (IL)[435, 2.76, 39.59%], Caswell (WI)[434, 2.76, 40.96%], Sapp (IA)[418, 2.39, 40.96%], Blake (NJ)[436, 2.29, 40.27%], Lindsey (ME)[436, 2.29, 41.3%]
Minority
Updegraff (OH)[434, 2.07, 40.61%], Shallenberger (PA)[434, 2.07, 40.61%], Dunnell (MN)[436, 2.06, 40.27%], Hazelton (WI)[421, 1.9, 38.57%], Ward (PA)[426, 1.64, 40.61%], O'Brien (NY)[432, 1.62, 39.25%], Hawley (CT)[432, 1.62, 32.42%], Van Voorhis (NY)[435, 1.61, 36.86%], Lay (MO)[136, 1.47, 30.03%], Errett (PA)[432, 1.39, 40.27%], Van Aernam (NY)[436, 1.15, 39.25%], Valentine (NE)[434, 1.15, 39.25%], Prescott (NY)[419, 0.95, 38.23%], Newberry (MI)[429, 0.93, 40.96%], Reed (ME)[429, 0.93, 40.96%], McGowan (MI)[435, 0.92, 38.91%], Browne (IN)[434, 0.92, 39.93%], Burrows (MI)[436, 0.69, 41.3%], Brigham (NJ)[435, 0.46, 40.96%], Overton (PA)[434, 0.46, 39.93%], Baker (IN)[430, 0.23, 39.25%], Rice (MA)[433, 0.23, 40.96%], Claflin (MA)[434, 0.23, 38.91%], Deering (IA)[436, 0, 39.93%]
Opposition
Thomas (IL)[436, -0.23, 33.79%], James (NY)[434, -0.23, 35.84%], Barlow (VT)[433, -0.23, 39.59%], Heilman (IN)[431, -0.46, 40.61%], Updegraff (IA)[435, -0.69, 39.93%], Lapham (NY)[422, -0.71, 38.23%], Field (MA)[385, -0.78, 38.23%], Urner (MD)[431, -0.93, 39.59%], Tyler (VT)[436, -1.15, 40.61%], Miles (CT)[433, -1.85, 38.23%], Farr (NH)[317, -1.89, 38.23%], Robeson (NJ)[430, -2.09, 36.86%], Osmer (PA)[436, -2.29, 39.25%], McCoid (IA)[436, -2.29, 39.25%], Dwight (NY)[420, -2.62, 39.59%], Fort (IL)[434, -2.76, 38.91%], Smith (PA)[428, -3.04, 41.3%], Bingham (PA)[417, -3.12, 39.59%], Humphrey (WI)[434, -3.23, 38.23%], Killinger (PA)[427, -3.51, 37.54%], Neal (OH)[433, -3.7, 38.91%], Hall (NH)[434, -3.92, 39.25%], Richardson (NY)[433, -3.93, 38.91%], White (PA)[427, -4.92, 36.52%], Anderson (KS)[436, -5.05, 39.59%], Bayne (PA)[430, -5.12, 37.88%], Briggs (NH)[434, -5.3, 39.25%], Hammond (NY)[434, -5.76, 37.88%], Bisbee (FL)[84, -5.95, 40.61%], Joyce (VT)[435, -7.36, 36.52%], Bowman (MA)[436, -8.03, 38.91%], Young (OH)[433, -8.31, 38.23%], Wilber (NY)[428, -8.41, 37.2%], Godshalk (PA)[436, -8.72, 38.91%], Brewer (MI)[435, -9.2, 39.25%], Ray (NH)[102, -17.65, 37.2%] , Randall (PA)[3, -33.33, 32.08%], Clark (IA)[18, -61.11, 38.23%]
Raw data source: Govtrack.us