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Senate recorded vote (36th Congress) · January 23, 1861
SJR54

Recorded vote

TO TAKE UP FOR CONSIDERATION S.J.RES. 54, RELATING TO AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION CONCERNING SLAVERY AND A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE THEREON. (P. 521-3)

Bill actionCivil rights
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on SJR54

January 11, 1861 · TO TAKE UP FOR CONSIDERATION A BILL S.J.R. 54… · 15–31 January 14, 1861 · TO POSTPONE UNTIL THURSDAY CONSIDERATION OF S… · 19–25 January 16, 1861 · TO AMEND S.J.RES. 54, BY RECOGNIZING THE EXIS… · 29–24 January 16, 1861 · TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF S.J.RES. 54, IN … · 25–30 January 16, 1861 · TO AMEND S.J.RES. 54, BY SUBSTITUTING A NEW S… · 25–23 January 18, 1861 · TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY WHICH THE SENATE AG… · 27–24 March 2, 1861 · ON AGREEING TO AN AMENDMENT OFFERED IN THE FO… · 15–22 March 2, 1861 · TO SUBSTITUTE FOR S.J.RES. 54, THE BILL S.J.R… · 7–28 March 2, 1861 · TO PASS S.J.RES. 54. (P. 1405-2) · 19–20
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 12 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 12 every one voted no; 5 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 2 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: no member on this roll call
  6. Idaho: no member on this roll call
  7. Montana: no member on this roll call
  8. North Dakota: no member on this roll call
  9. Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 2 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 2 no
  16. Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
  17. Nevada: no member on this roll call
  18. Wyoming: no member on this roll call
  19. South Dakota: no member on this roll call
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 2 no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
  22. Ohio: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 1 yes, 1 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: no member on this roll call
  28. Colorado: no member on this roll call
  29. Nebraska: no member on this roll call
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
  34. Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: no member on this roll call
  39. Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  42. South Carolina: no member on this roll call
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  46. Mississippi: no member on this roll call
  47. Alabama: no member on this roll call
  48. Georgia: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: no member on this roll call

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Arkansas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Connecticut 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Georgia 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Louisiana 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 2 no

Missouri 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no

Ohio 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Vermont 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 58 members

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