Skip to page content
Power & PoliticsUnited States edition
Sections
Only your five-digit ZIP code is sent. We never ask for your address.
Independent · nonpartisan
Illustrative empty legislative chamber as neutral vote indicators resolve a recorded outcome
House recorded vote (37th Congress) · May 26, 1862
H.R. 472

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H. R. 472, BY SUBSTITUTING THAT THE SLAVES OF ALL PERSONS IN ARMED REBELLION AGAINST THE U. S., OR THOSE AIDING THE REBEL GOVERNMENT, SHALL BE MADE FREE. (P.2362-3)

AmendmentCivil rights
01
The question

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

02
The tally

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

03
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

Full text predates digital publication (GPO coverage begins with the 103rd Congress, 1993). The official description above is the recorded question. The original text lives in the printed Statutes at Large and the Journals of Congress.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on H.R. 472

May 26, 1862 · TO AMEND H. R. 472, A BILL TO FREE FROM SERVI… · 52–95 May 26, 1862 · TO AMEND H. R. 472 BY PROVIDING THAT ANY COMM… · 33–116 May 26, 1862 · TO AMEND H. R. 472 BY PROVIDING FOR THE PENAL… · 29–121 May 26, 1862 · TO PASS H. R. 472. (P.2363-1) · 74–78 May 28, 1862 · TO TABLE H. R. 472. (P.2409-2) · 69–73 June 4, 1862 · TO TABLE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE BY W… · 65–86 June 4, 1862 · TO RECONSIDER H. R. 472. (P.2560-3) · 84–64 June 4, 1862 · TO RECOMMIT H. R. 472 TO A SPECIAL COMMITTEE … · 84–66 June 18, 1862 · TO AMEND H. R. 472, A BILL TO FREE FROM SERVI… · 82–54 June 18, 1862 · TO PASS THE SUBSTITUTION, AS AMENDED, TO H. R… · 83–52 June 18, 1862 · TO PASS H. R. 472 AS AMENDED. (P.2793-3) · 82–54
The map

How each state's members voted

In 1 state every member on the roll voted yes; in 15 every one voted no; 8 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  3. Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or 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: 0 yes, 2 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 3 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 4 no
  13. New York: 3 yes, 23 no, 7 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 10 no
  16. Oregon: 0 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, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 2 yes, 9 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 16 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 3 yes, 14 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 2 yes, 3 no
  25. Connecticut: 1 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  26. California: 1 yes, 1 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: 0 yes, 6 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 0 yes, 7 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: no member on this roll call
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 4 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 1 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: no member on this roll call
  40. Tennessee: 0 yes, 2 no
  41. North Carolina: no member on this roll call
  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: no member on this roll call
  46. Mississippi: no member on this roll call
  47. Alabama: no member on this roll call
  48. Georgia: no member on this roll call
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: no member on this roll call
  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.

Connecticut 1 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Delaware 0 yes, 1 no

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

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

Minnesota 0 yes, 2 no

New Hampshire 0 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Oregon 0 yes, 1 no

Vermont 2 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 174 members

Select any member to pull their file.