The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.
Recorded vote
TO TABLE S.C.RES. 14, PROVIDING THAT THE SINKING BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE WITHOUT NOTICE OR WARNING OF AN ARMED MERCHANT VESSEL, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF A U.S. CITIZEN WOULD CONSTITUTE A JUST CAUSE OF WAR BETWE…
The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.
Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.
- 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).
How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)
What was on the floor
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How each state's senators voted
In 35 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 4 every one voted no; 9 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
- Alaska: no member on this roll call
- Maine: 2 yes, 0 no
- Vermont: 2 yes, 0 no
- New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
- Washington: 1 yes, 1 no
- Idaho: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Montana: 2 yes, 0 no
- North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
- Minnesota: 1 yes, 1 no
- Illinois: 1 yes, 1 no
- Wisconsin: 1 yes, 1 no
- Michigan: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New York: 1 yes, 1 no
- Rhode Island: 2 yes, 0 no
- Massachusetts: 2 yes, 0 no
- Oregon: 1 yes, 1 no
- Nevada: 2 yes, 0 no
- Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
- South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
- Iowa: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Indiana: 2 yes, 0 no
- Ohio: 2 yes, 0 no
- Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- New Jersey: 2 yes, 0 no
- Connecticut: 2 yes, 0 no
- California: 1 yes, 1 no
- Utah: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
- Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
- Missouri: 2 yes, 0 no
- Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
- West Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Virginia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Maryland: 2 yes, 0 no
- Delaware: 2 yes, 0 no
- Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
- New Mexico: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
- Arkansas: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Tennessee: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- North Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
- South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
- District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
- Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
- Louisiana: 2 yes, 0 no
- Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
- Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
- Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
- Hawaii: no member on this roll call
- Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
- Florida: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.
Alabama 2 yes, 0 no
Arkansas 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Paul Clarke (Democrat) — YEA
- Joseph Taylor Robinson (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Arizona 2 yes, 0 no
California 1 yes, 1 no
Colorado 2 yes, 0 no
Connecticut 2 yes, 0 no
Delaware 2 yes, 0 no
Florida 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher (Democrat) — YEA
- Nathan Philemon Bryan (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Georgia 2 yes, 0 no
Iowa 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Baird Cummins (Republican) — NAY
- William Squire Kenyon (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Idaho 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- James Henry Brady (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Edgar Borah (Republican) — NAY
Illinois 1 yes, 1 no
Indiana 2 yes, 0 no
Kansas 2 yes, 0 no
Kentucky 2 yes, 0 no
Louisiana 2 yes, 0 no
Massachusetts 2 yes, 0 no
Maryland 2 yes, 0 no
- Blair Lee (Democrat) — YEA
- John Walter Smith (Democrat) — YEA
Maine 2 yes, 0 no
Michigan 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Charles Elroy Townsend (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- William Alden Smith (Republican) — YEA
Minnesota 1 yes, 1 no
Missouri 2 yes, 0 no
Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no
Montana 2 yes, 0 no
North Carolina 2 yes, 0 no
North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no
Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no
New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no
New Jersey 2 yes, 0 no
New Mexico 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Albert Bacon Fall (Republican) — NAY
- Thomas Benton Catron (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Nevada 2 yes, 0 no
New York 1 yes, 1 no
Ohio 2 yes, 0 no
Oklahoma 2 yes, 0 no
Oregon 1 yes, 1 no
Pennsylvania 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- Boies Penrose (Republican) — NOT VOTING
- George Tener Oliver (Republican) — YEA
Rhode Island 2 yes, 0 no
South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no
South Dakota 2 yes, 0 no
Tennessee 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- John Knight Shields (Democrat) — YEA
- Luke Lea (Democrat) — NOT VOTING
Texas 2 yes, 0 no
Utah 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
- George Sutherland (Republican) — YEA
- Reed Smoot (Republican) — NOT VOTING
Virginia 2 yes, 0 no
Vermont 2 yes, 0 no
Washington 1 yes, 1 no
Wisconsin 1 yes, 1 no
West Virginia 2 yes, 0 no
Wyoming 2 yes, 0 no
Every vote, by name — 96 members
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