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
Note: Kennedy was not a significant participant in the 84th Congress.
83rd Congress, Senate
In the range of 74% to less or equal to 100% affinity
Green (RI)-Kennedy (MA) Faction
mean Majority Index - 30, max Majority Index - 37.12, min Majority Index - 18.26, number - 3
Green (RI)[264, 37.12, 62.5%], Pastore (RI)[260, 35.38, 61.46%], Kennedy (MA)[241, 18.26, 51.04%]
Opposition in the range of <= 40% of agreement - Jenner (IN)-Welker (ID)
mean Majority Index - 32, max Majority Index - 36.1, min Majority Index - 27.39, number - 3
Jenner (IN)[241, 36.1, 58.33%], Goldwater (AZ)[245, 33.47, 60.42%], Welker (ID)[241, 27.39, 56.25%]
Faction that Kennedy opposed
In the range of 74% to less than or equal to 100% affinity
Ellender (LA)-McClellan (AR)
mean Majority Index - 38, max Majority Index - 42.4, min Majority Index - 33.98, number - 2
Ellender (LA)[250, 42.4, 60.42%], McClellan (AR)[256, 33.98, 58.33%]
Opposition in the range of <= 45% of agreement - Bridges (NH)-Kilgore (WV)
mean Majority Index - 14, max Majority Index - 46.38, min Majority Index - 3.59, number - 6
Bridges (NH)[235, 46.38, 56.25%], Kennedy (MA)[241, 18.26, 51.04%], Sparkman (AL)[238, 10.92, 51.04%], Lehman (NY)[264, 3.79, 52.08%], Murray (MT)[240, 3.75, 54.17%], Kilgore (WV)[251, 3.59, 52.08%]
85th Congress, Senate
In the range of 76% to less or equal to 100% affinity
Hayden (AZ)-Williams (DE) Faction
mean Majority Index - 44, max Majority Index - 66.67, min Majority Index - 17.7, number - 58
Hayden (AZ)[303, 66.67, 63.54%], Johnson (TX)[296, 64.86, 64.58%], Aiken (VT)[304, 62.5, 61.46%], Case (NJ)[304, 60.86, 61.46%], Beall (MD)[302, 58.94, 61.46%], Green (RI)[294, 58.5, 61.46%], Cooper (KY)[300, 58, 61.46%], Church (ID)[299, 57.86, 61.46%], Bible (NV)[294, 56.8, 63.54%], Kuchel (CA)[306, 55.88, 62.5%], Sparkman (AL)[293, 53.92, 61.46%], Smith (ME)[306, 53.92, 62.5%], Pastore (RI)[301, 52.82, 61.46%], Symington (MO)[298, 52.35, 60.42%], Kerr (OK)[301, 52.16, 61.46%], Jackson (WA)[300, 52, 60.42%], Hill (AL)[303, 51.82, 60.42%], Carroll (CO)[299, 51.51, 61.46%], Neuberger (OR)[305, 51.15, 59.38%], Javits (NY)[292, 51.03, 58.33%], Allott (CO)[301, 49.5, 60.42%], Purtell (CT)[303, 49.17, 58.33%], Morton (KY)[301, 48.5, 60.42%], Carlson (KS)[305, 48.2, 58.33%], Humphrey (MN)[295, 48.14, 57.29%], Stennis (MS)[306, 47.71, 61.46%], Clark (PA)[301, 47.18, 57.29%], McNamara (MI)[302, 46.03, 58.33%], Kennedy (MA)[298, 45.97, 56.25%], Saltonstall (MA)[301, 44.85, 59.38%], Knowland (CA)[290, 44.83, 61.46%], Kefauver (TN)[295, 44.41, 58.33%], Martin (IA)[303, 44.22, 59.38%], Watkins (UT)[301, 44.19, 60.42%], Dirksen (IL)[300, 44, 56.25%], Hickenlooper (IA)[302, 43.71, 61.46%], Long (LA)[294, 42.52, 59.38%], Mansfield (MT)[299, 42.14, 60.42%], Magnuson (WA)[293, 41.3, 57.29%], Ervin (NC)[291, 39.52, 58.33%], Bennett (UT)[292, 39.04, 57.29%], Bush (CT)[302, 38.41, 57.29%], Ellender (LA)[286, 38.11, 59.38%], Eastland (MS)[296, 36.49, 57.29%], Talmadge (GA)[296, 35.14, 57.29%], McClellan (AR)[296, 35.14, 55.21%], Douglas (IL)[305, 35.08, 58.33%], Cotton (NH)[297, 31.65, 57.29%], Mundt (SD)[304, 31.25, 59.38%], Barrett (WY)[296, 31.08, 59.38%], Johnston (SC)[303, 30.69, 59.38%], Russell (GA)[302, 29.14, 57.29%], Thurmond (SC)[303, 28.71, 58.33%], Dworshak (ID)[306, 27.12, 60.42%], Hruska (NE)[284, 23.24, 55.21%], Morse (OR)[298, 19.8, 55.21%], Curtis (NE)[300, 18.33, 55.21%], Williams (DE)[305, 17.7, 56.25%]
No opposition to this faction
Faction that Kennedy opposed
In the range of 76% to less than or equal to 100% affinity
Robertson (VA)-Byrd (VA)
mean Majority Index - 19, max Majority Index - 25.76, min Majority Index - 11.31, number - 2
Robertson (VA)[295, 25.76, 54.17%], Byrd (VA)[283, 11.31, 47.92%]
Opposition in the range of <= 45% of agreement - Monroney (OK)-Langer (ND)
mean Majority Index - 44, max Majority Index - 54.24, min Majority Index - 12.37, number - 22
Monroney (OK)[295, 54.24, 58.33%], Thye (MN)[302, 52.98, 59.38%], Pastore (RI)[301, 52.82, 61.46%], Symington (MO)[298, 52.35, 60.42%], Jackson (WA)[300, 52, 60.42%], Carroll (CO)[299, 51.51, 61.46%], Neuberger (OR)[305, 51.15, 59.38%], Javits (NY)[292, 51.03, 58.33%], Wiley (WI)[298, 50.34, 61.46%], Purtell (CT)[303, 49.17, 58.33%], Humphrey (MN)[295, 48.14, 57.29%], Clark (PA)[301, 47.18, 57.29%], McNamara (MI)[302, 46.03, 58.33%], Kennedy (MA)[298, 45.97, 56.25%], Kefauver (TN)[295, 44.41, 58.33%], Murray (MT)[287, 38.68, 51.04%], Yarborough (TX)[272, 37.5, 50%], Douglas (IL)[305, 35.08, 58.33%], Gore (TN)[299, 34.11, 50%], O'Mahoney (WY)[296, 33.45, 47.92%], Morse (OR)[298, 19.8, 55.21%], Langer (ND)[291, 12.37, 46.88%]
Raw data source: Govtrack.us
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