APPENDIX ONE
Some Deficit States' Congressional Delegation's Voting Records
D = Democrat or Farmer/Labor/Democrat
R = Republican
E = Economic issues; S = Social issues: F = Foreign issues
State | Senator/ District Rep. |
1990 Party | 1990 Liberal Rating (E, S, F) | 1990 Cons. Rating (E,S,F) | 1996 Party | 1996 Liberal Rating (E,S,F) | 1996 Cons. Rating (E,S,F) |
Illinois | Senator | D | 49 | 43 | D | 70 | 27 |
51 | 48 | 92 | 0 | ||||
56 | 40 | 89 | 7 | ||||
Senator | D | 92 | 0 | D | 78 | 22 | |
81 | 0 | 83 | 16 | ||||
83 | 0 | 86 | 14 | ||||
1 | D | 87 | 7 | D | 89 | 0 | |
89 | 0 | 83 | 17 | ||||
93 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||||
2 | D | 70 | 28 | D | 89 | 0 | |
77 | 21 | 88 | 0 | ||||
93 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||||
3 | D | 65 | 34 | D | 61 | 39 | |
59 | 40 | 45 | 55 | ||||
84 | 7 | 59 | 40 | ||||
4 | D | 51 | 47 | D | 89 | 0 | |
59 | 40 | 88 | 0 | ||||
60 | 38 | 87 | 10 | ||||
5 | D | 48 | 51 | D | New | ||
47 | 53 | ||||||
44 | 54 | ||||||
6 | R | 32 | 67 | R | 33 | 64 | |
21 | 76 | 35 | 62 | ||||
12 | 79 | 21 | 72 | ||||
7 | D | 82 | 17 | D | New | ||
89 | 0 | ||||||
93 | 0 | ||||||
8 | D | 69 | 31 | R | 0 | 82 | |
63 | 37 | 24 | 72 | ||||
63 | 33 | 0 | 79 | ||||
9 | D | 93 | 0 | D | 89 | 0 | |
89 | 0 | 83 | 16 | ||||
93 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||||
10 | R | 22 | 76 | R | 44 | 55 | |
42 | 56 | 58 | 42 | ||||
39 | 59 | 50 | 48 | ||||
11 | D | 60 | 39 | R | 33 | 64 | |
51 | 48 | 24 | 72 | ||||
70 | 27 | 41 | 56 | ||||
12 | R | 5 | 95 | D | 68 | 31 | |
0 | 89 | 46 | 52 | ||||
0 | 88 | 61 | 37 | ||||
13 | R | 0 | 98 | R | 27 | 71 | |
34 | 64 | 50 | 48 | ||||
23 | 76 | 44 | 55 | ||||
14 | R | 0 | 98 | R | 0 | 82 | |
0 | 89 | 0 | 90 | ||||
12 | 79 | 21 | 72 | ||||
15 | R | New | R | 0 | 82 | ||
0 | 90 | ||||||
30 | 65 | ||||||
16 | D | New | R | 0 | 82 | ||
24 | 72 | ||||||
30 | 65 | ||||||
17 | D | 93 | 0 | D | 85 | 11 | |
89 | 0 | 75 | 24 | ||||
84 | 7 | 90 | 0 | ||||
18 | R | 5 | 94 | R | 33 | 64 | |
19 | 80 | 35 | 62 | ||||
21 | 78 | 41 | 56 | ||||
19 | D | 73 | 25 | D | 62 | 36 | |
62 | 37 | 46 | 52 | ||||
84 | 7 | 64 | 35 | ||||
20 | D | 83 | 16 | R | New | ||
70 | 28 | ||||||
84 | 7 | ||||||
21 | D | 70 | 28 | ||||
55 | 44 | ||||||
60 | 38 | ||||||
22 | D | 73 | 25 | ||||
57 | 42 | ||||||
75 | 19 |
State | Senator/ District Rep. |
1990 Party | 1990 Liberal Rating (E, S, F) | 1990 Cons. Rating (E,S,F) | 1996 Party | 1996 Liberal Rating (E,S,F) | 1996 Cons. Rating (E,S,F) |
New York | Senator | D | 87 | 8 | D | 82 | 14 |
81 | 0 | 66 | 33 | ||||
83 | 0 | 77 | 17 | ||||
Senator | R | 57 | 42 | R | 44 | 54 | |
30 | 68 | 38 | 60 | ||||
36 | 63 | 35 | 63 | ||||
1 | D | 87 | 7 | R | 45 | 55 | |
77 | 21 | 40 | 59 | ||||
63 | 33 | 21 | 72 | ||||
2 | D | 73 | 25 | R | 44 | 56 | |
89 | 0 | 59 | 40 | ||||
84 | 7 | 38 | 60 | ||||
3 | D | 86 | 13 | R | 45 | 55 | |
89 | 0 | 44 | 55 | ||||
83 | 16 | 37 | 62 | ||||
4 | R | 22 | 78 | D | New | ||
30 | 69 | ||||||
24 | 73 | ||||||
5 | R | 53 | 47 | D | 70 | 28 | |
46 | 54 | 88 | 0 | ||||
42 | 56 | 71 | 29 | ||||
6 | D | 77 | 23 | D | 82 | 18 | |
89 | 0 | 73 | 26 | ||||
74 | 25 | 84 | 15 | ||||
7 | D | 93 | 0 | D | 78 | 21 | |
89 | 0 | 59 | 40 | ||||
73 | 26 | 64 | 35 | ||||
8 | D | 93 | 0 | D | 89 | 0 | |
85 | 14 | 88 | 0 | ||||
75 | 19 | 90 | 0 | ||||
9 | D | 77 | 19 | D | 70 | 28 | |
61 | 38 | 76 | 23 | ||||
62 | 37 | 85 | 14 | ||||
10 | D | 66 | 31 | D | 89 | 0 | |
84 | 16 | 88 | 0 | ||||
84 | 7 | 90 | 0 | ||||
11 | D | 75 | 25 | D | 89 | 0 | |
84 | 15 | 88 | 0 | ||||
93 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||||
12 | D | 83 | 16 | D | 89 | 0 | |
89 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||||
93 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||||
13 | D | 84 | 14 | R | 27 | 73 | |
86 | 11 | 58 | 42 | ||||
67 | 32 | 30 | 70 | ||||
14 | R | 34 | 65 | D | 85 | 15 | |
42 | 56 | 88 | 0 | ||||
22 | 77 | 85 | 15 | ||||
15 | R | 39 | 60 | D | 89 | 0 | |
64 | 35 | 88 | 0 | ||||
53 | 46 | 90 | 0 | ||||
16 | D | 84 | 14 | D | 85 | 11 | |
89 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||||
93 | 0 | 87 | 10 | ||||
17 | D | 87 | 7 | D | 82 | 16 | |
89 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||||
84 | 7 | 86 | 13 | ||||
18 | D | 93 | 0 | D | 73 | 25 | |
89 | 0 | 84 | 12 | ||||
93 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||||
19 | D | 84 | 14 | R | 42 | 56 | |
84 | 16 | 57 | 42 | ||||
73 | 27 | 30 | 65 | ||||
20 | D | 93 | 0 | R | 55 | 45 | |
89 | 0 | 70 | 29 | ||||
75 | 19 | 21 | 72 | ||||
21 | R | 36 | 64 | D | 72 | 28 | |
56 | 43 | 63 | 35 | ||||
41 | 59 | 59 | 40 | ||||
22 | R | 62 | 35 | R | 24 | 73 | |
63 | 37 | 0 | 90 | ||||
44 | 54 | 0 | 79 | ||||
23 | D | 73 | 25 | R | 56 | 43 | |
66 | 33 | 68 | 31 | ||||
63 | 33 | 37 | 63 | ||||
24 | R | 33 | 67 | R | 52 | 47 | |
11 | 82 | 35 | 62 | ||||
0 | 88 | 29 | 70 | ||||
25 | R | 45 | 54 | R | 52 | 47 | |
53 | 45 | 42 | 56 | ||||
42 | 56 | 28 | 71 | ||||
26 | R | 32 | 67 | D | 85 | 11 | |
32 | 67 | 73 | 26 | ||||
12 | 79 | 87 | 10 | ||||
27 | R | 35 | 65 | R | 0 | 82 | |
41 | 58 | 14 | 77 | ||||
46 | 53 | 0 | 79 | ||||
28 | D | 70 | 28 | D | 73 | 25 | |
81 | 17 | 84 | 16 | ||||
70 | 27 | 86 | 13 | ||||
29 | R | 55 | 44 | D | 85 | 11 | |
59 | 40 | 65 | 35 | ||||
48 | 51 | 82 | 16 | ||||
30 | D | 77 | 19 | R | 56 | 43 | |
86 | 11 | 50 | 48 | ||||
84 | 7 | 0 | 79 | ||||
31 | R | 2 | 95 | R | 52 | 48 | |
11 | 82 | 61 | 38 | ||||
0 | 88 | 45 | 55 | ||||
32 | D | 53 | 45 | ||||
67 | 33 | ||||||
63 | 33 | ||||||
33 | D | 87 | 7 | ||||
69 | 30 | ||||||
75 | 19 | ||||||
34 | R | 30 | 69 | ||||
44 | 56 | ||||||
29 | 71 |
State | Senator/ District Rep. |
1990 Party | 1990 Liberal Rating | 1990 Cons. Rating | 1996 Party | 1996 Liberal Rating | 1996 Cons. Rating |
New Jersey | Senator | D | 84 | 13 | D | 89 | 5 |
74 | 19 | 80 | 8 | ||||
75 | 20 | 88 | 11 | ||||
Senator | D | 92 | 0 | D | 67 | 33 | |
74 | 19 | 69 | 30 | ||||
75 | 20 | 69 | 30 | ||||
1 | D | New | D | 65 | 33 | ||
72 | 27 | ||||||
47 | 52 | ||||||
2 | D | 69 | 30 | R | 50 | 49 | |
66 | 33 | 42 | 56 | ||||
48 | 51 | 64 | 35 | ||||
3 | D | 51 | 47 | R | 37 | 61 | |
55 | 44 | 41 | 58 | ||||
59 | 40 | 0 | 79 | ||||
4 | R | 45 | 54 | R | 47 | 53 | |
47 | 53 | 35 | 62 | ||||
39 | 59 | 28 | 71 | ||||
5 | R | 42 | 58 | R | 53 | 46 | |
34 | 66 | 57 | 42 | ||||
46 | 53 | 67 | 33 | ||||
6 | D | 77 | 23 | D | 70 | 28 | |
84 | 16 | 78 | 21 | ||||
63 | 33 | 76 | 22 | ||||
7 | R | 48 | 51 | R | 49 | 50 | |
42 | 56 | 61 | 39 | ||||
42 | 56 | 67 | 31 | ||||
8 | D | 77 | 19 | D | new | ||
57 | 43 | ||||||
54 | 44 | ||||||
9 | D | 75 | 25 | D | new | ||
65 | 34 | ||||||
50 | 49 | ||||||
10 | D | 87 | 7 | D | 82 | 16 | |
86 | 11 | 88 | 0 | ||||
93 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||||
11 | R | 33 | 66 | R | 42 | 56 | |
41 | 59 | 65 | 35 | ||||
12 | 79 | 41 | 59 | ||||
12 | R | New | R | New | |||
13 | R | 34 | 65 | D | 73 | 25 | |
40 | 59 | 84 | 16 | ||||
29 | 70 | 76 | 22 |
State | Senator/ District Rep. |
1990 Party | 1990 Liberal Rating | 1990 Cons. Rating | 1996 Party | 1996 Liberal Rating | 1996 Cons. Rating |
New Hampshire | Senator | R | 20 | 75 | R | 18 | 79 |
35 | 63 | 0 | 72 | ||||
23 | 75 | 0 | 74 | ||||
Senator | R | 28 | 70 | R | 34 | 63 | |
11 | 89 | 33 | 63 | ||||
12 | 87 | 38 | 58 | ||||
1 | R | New | R | New | |||
2 | D | New | R | 0 | 82 | ||
46 | 52 | ||||||
38 | 60 |
State | Senator/ District Rep. |
1990 Party | 1990 Liberal Rating | 1990 Cons. Rating | 1996 Party | 1996 Liberal Rating | 1996 Cons. Rating |
Connecticutt | Senator | D | 79 | 20 | D | 89 | 5 |
81 | 0 | 80 | 8 | ||||
56 | 40 | 61 | 38 | ||||
Senator | D | 80 | 17 | D | 55 | 44 | |
66 | 32 | 63 | 34 | ||||
53 | 46 | 51 | 45 | ||||
1 | D | 77 | 19 | D | 73 | 25 | |
81 | 17 | 84 | 12 | ||||
63 | 33 | 66 | 33 | ||||
2 | D | 87 | 7 | D | 79 | 18 | |
89 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||||
75 | 19 | 76 | 22 | ||||
3 | D | New | D | 79 | 18 | ||
84 | 12 | ||||||
76 | 22 | ||||||
4 | R | 41 | 59 | R | 51 | 48 | |
70 | 28 | 58 | 41 | ||||
53 | 46 | 72 | 27 | ||||
5 | R | New | D | New | |||
6 | R | 40 | 59 | R | 48 | 52 | |
55 | 44 | 67 | 32 | ||||
32 | 68 | 44 | 56 |
State | Senator/ District Rep. |
1990 Party | 1990 Liberal Rating | 1990 Cons. Rating | 1996 Party | 1996 Liberal Rating | 1996 Cons. Rating |
Delaware | Senator | R | 34 | 64 | R | 40 | 58 |
27 | 72 | 44 | 55 | ||||
28 | 71 | 30 | 68 | ||||
Senator | D | 71 | 22 | D | 57 | 39 | |
81 | 0 | 60 | 38 | ||||
75 | 20 | 89 | 7 | ||||
1 | D | 60 | 39 | R | 50 | 49 | |
77 | 21 | 55 | 43 | ||||
60 | 38 | 53 | 46 |
State | Senator/ District Rep. |
1990 Party | 1990 Liberal Rating | 1990 Cons. Rating | 1996 Party | 1996 Liberal Rating | 1996 Cons. Rating |
Michigan | Senator | D | 58 | 36 | D | 95 | 4 |
73 | 26 | 70 | 28 | ||||
80 | 19 | 82 | 16 | ||||
Senator | D | 40 | 58 | R | 34 | 63 | |
72 | 27 | 28 | 68 | ||||
69 | 28 | 0 | 74 | ||||
1 | 83 | 16 | D | 70 | 28 | ||
89 | 0 | 55 | 43 | ||||
93 | 0 | 82 | 16 | ||||
2 | R | 19 | 81 | R | 18 | 80 | |
38 | 61 | 24 | 72 | ||||
46 | 53 | 58 | 42 | ||||
3 | D | 87 | 7 | R | 45 | 54 | |
89 | 0 | 50 | 48 | ||||
84 | 7 | 67 | 31 | ||||
4 | R | 15 | 83 | R | 27 | 71 | |
30 | 69 | 14 | 77 | ||||
42 | 56 | 52 | 48 | ||||
5 | R | 30 | 70 | D | 59 | 41 | |
37 | 62 | 50 | 48 | ||||
48 | 51 | 55 | 43 | ||||
6 | D | 60 | 39 | R | 33 | 64 | |
73 | 25 | 42 | 58 | ||||
74 | 25 | 72 | 27 | ||||
7 | D | 93 | 0 | R | 0 | 82 | |
73 | 25 | 35 | 62 | ||||
84 | 7 | 57 | 43 | ||||
8 | D | 83 | 16 | D | New | ||
51 | 49 | ||||||
93 | 0 | ||||||
9 | R | 10 | 89 | D | 79 | 18 | |
0 | 89 | 62 | 37 | ||||
22 | 77 | 61 | 37 | ||||
10 | R | New | D | 85 | 11 | ||
69 | 30 | ||||||
79 | 19 | ||||||
11 | R | 49 | 50 | R | 30 | 68 | |
36 | 63 | 29 | 68 | ||||
28 | 72 | 21 | 72 | ||||
12 | D | 75 | 23 | D | 85 | 11 | |
81 | 17 | 79 | 18 | ||||
84 | 7 | 82 | 16 | ||||
13 | D | New | D | 85 | 11 | ||
84 | 12 | ||||||
82 | 16 | ||||||
14 | D | 77 | 19 | D | 89 | 0 | |
77 | 21 | 88 | 0 | ||||
84 | 7 | 90 | 0 | ||||
15 | D | 82 | 17 | D | New | ||
79 | 21 | ||||||
81 | 18 | ||||||
16 | D | 86 | 13 | D | 70 | 28 | |
67 | 32 | 66 | 33 | ||||
84 | 7 | 82 | 16 | ||||
17 | D | 77 | 19 | ||||
89 | 0 | ||||||
75 | 19 | ||||||
18 | R | 11 | 87 | ||||
27 | 71 | ||||||
0 | 88 |
State | Senator/ District Rep. |
1990 Party | 1990 Liberal Rating (E, S, F) | 1990 Cons. Rating (E,S,F) | 1996 Party | 1996 Liberal Rating (E,S,F) | 1996 Cons. Rating (E,S,F) |
Minesota | Senator | IR | 36 | 63 | DFL | 89 | 5 |
49 | 50 | 80 | 8 | ||||
38 | 61 | 89 | 7 | ||||
Senator | DFL | New | R | 18 | 79 | ||
0 | 72 | ||||||
26 | 70 | ||||||
1 | DFL | 46 | 54 | R | 0 | 82 | |
56 | 43 | 0 | 90 | ||||
63 | 33 | 50 | 50 | ||||
2 | IR | 19 | 79 | DFL | 62 | 36 | |
32 | 67 | 60 | 39 | ||||
12 | 79 | 90 | 10 | ||||
3 | IR | New | R | 50 | 49 | ||
48 | 51 | ||||||
67 | 31 | ||||||
4 | DFL | 93 | 0 | DFL | 89 | 0 | |
89 | 0 | 79 | 18 | ||||
84 | 7 | 90 | 0 | ||||
5 | DFL | 87 | 7 | DFL | 89 | 0 | |
86 | 11 | 88 | 0 | ||||
84 | 7 | 79 | 19 | ||||
6 | DFL | 77 | 19 | DFL | 73 | 25 | |
80 | 20 | 72 | 27 | ||||
84 | 7 | 84 | 16 | ||||
7 | DFL | New | DFL | 60 | 40 | ||
44 | 55 | ||||||
78 | 21 | ||||||
8 | DFL | 93 | 0 | DFL | 89 | 0 | |
72 | 27 | 65 | 35 | ||||
84 | 7 | 79 | 19 |
State | Senator/ District Rep. |
1990 Party | 1990 Liberal Rating (E, S, F) | 1990 Cons. Rating (E,S,F) | 1996 Party | 1996 Liberal Rating (E,S,F) | 1996 Cons. Rating (E,S,F) |
Wisconsin | Senator | R | 14 | 84 | D | 61 | 34 |
9 | 87 | 80 | 8 | ||||
25 | 72 | 84 | 14 | ||||
Senator | D | 58 | 36 | D | 74 | 19 | |
81 | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||||
83 | 0 | 89 | 7 | ||||
1 | D | 62 | 38 | R | 42 | 56 | |
69 | 30 | 10 | 86 | ||||
52 | 47 | 55 | 43 | ||||
2 | R | New | R | 51 | 48 | ||
59 | 40 | ||||||
67 | 31 | ||||||
3 | R | 19 | 79 | D | New | ||
47 | 53 | ||||||
35 | 64 | ||||||
4 | D | 78 | 28 | D | 70 | 28 | |
81 | 17 | 70 | 30 | ||||
70 | 27 | 87 | 10 | ||||
5 | D | 56 | 44 | D | 85 | 11 | |
89 | 0 | 78 | 21 | ||||
83 | 16 | 90 | 0 | ||||
6 | R | 11 | 87 | R | 39 | 58 | |
21 | 76 | 23 | 77 | ||||
32 | 66 | 55 | 43 | ||||
7 | D | 87 | 7 | D | 82 | 16 | |
76 | 23 | 68 | 32 | ||||
84 | 7 | 82 | 16 | ||||
8 | R | 15 | 83 | D | New | ||
11 | 82 | ||||||
29 | 70 | ||||||
9 | R | 0 | 98 | R | 39 | 58 | |
0 | 89 | 0 | 90 | ||||
37 | 61 | 55 | 43 |
State | Senator/ District Rep. |
1990 Party | 1990 Liberal Rating (E, S, F) | 1990 Cons. Rating (E,S,F) | 1996 Party | 1996 Liberal Rating (E,S,F) | 1996 Cons. Rating (E,S,F) |
Nevada | Senator | D | 71 | 22 | D | 69 | 30 |
43 | 56 | 52 | 47 | ||||
83 | 0 | 62 | 36 | ||||
Senator | D | 87 | 8 | D | 61 | 34 | |
58 | 41 | 60 | 38 | ||||
56 | 40 | 77 | 17 | ||||
1 | D | 51 | 49 | R | 33 | 64 | |
49 | 50 | 38 | 62 | ||||
48 | 51 | 50 | 48 | ||||
2 | R | 10 | 89 | R | New | ||
0 | 89 | ||||||
0 | 88 |
Source: Alamanac of American Politics
Thanks for compiling this table go to: Craig Meyer, Graduate Student, Richards College of Business, University of West Georgia.