John Thune
U.S. Senator, South Dakota · Republican
John Thune (R-SD) voted with the Republican majority on 97.7% of the 840 party-line votes cast in the 119th Congress through Sept. 30, 2026, and against it 19 times. Among 54 Senate Republicans with at least 50 such votes, that is the 8th-lowest score. Missed 1 of 915 roll calls (0.1%).
Source: Voteview roll-call data for the 119th Congress (through Sept. 30, 2026), files updated . A party-line vote is one where most voting Democrats opposed most voting Republicans. Voteview profile · Congress.gov
By party
| As | Period | Party-line score | Votes with own party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jan. 9, 2025 – Sept. 30, 2026 | 97.7% | 821 of 840 |
Votes against the Republican majority
The 19 most recent of 19 party-line votes on which John Thune voted against the Republican majority.
| Date | Measure | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | S. 4784 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| March 26, 2026 | H.R. 7147 A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| March 12, 2026 | H.R. 7147 A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Feb. 24, 2026 | H.R. 7147 A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Feb. 12, 2026 | H.R. 7147 A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Jan. 30, 2026 | H.R. 7148 To strike all earmarks. On the Motion to Table · Motion to Table Agreed to |
Yea Republicans: Nay |
| Jan. 30, 2026 | H.R. 7148 To eliminate funding for refugee and entrant assistance. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Jan. 29, 2026 | H.R. 7148 A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Oct. 23, 2025 | S. 3012 A bill to appropriate funds for pay and allowances of excepted Federal employees for periods of work performed during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Oct. 22, 2025 | H.R. 5371 A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Oct. 20, 2025 | H.R. 5371 A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Oct. 16, 2025 | H.R. 4016 A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Oct. 16, 2025 | H.R. 5371 A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Oct. 14, 2025 | H.R. 5371 A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Sept. 29, 2025 | S. 2806 A bill to provide for automatic continuing appropriations. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Sept. 17, 2025 | PN 5525 Jessica Kramer, of Wisconsin, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; and Dario Gil, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy; and Brandon Williams, of New York, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security; and Tristan Abbey, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Energy Information Administration; and Leslie Beyer, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior; and Theodore J. Garrish, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear Energy); and Andrea Travnicek, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior; and Justin Overbaugh, of Florida, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense; and Scott Pappano, of Pennsylvania, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration; and Michael Cadenazzi, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and Sean O'Keefe, of Virginia, to be a Deputy Under Secretary of Defense; and Michael Obadal, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of the Army; and Katherine Sutton, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and William L. Doffermyre, of Texas, to be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior; and Kyle Haustveit, of Oklahoma, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy); and Matthew Napoli, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration; and Richard Anderson, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force; and Conner Prochaska, of Texas, to be Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Department of Energy; and Tina Pierce, of Idaho, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy; and Jonathan Brightbill, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Energy; and Robert Gleason, of Pennsylvania, to be Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years; and Sean McMaster, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration; and Donald Bergin III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional and Legislative Affairs); and John Squires, of Florida, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; and Daniel Aronowitz, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor; and Michael Dodd, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense; and William Gillis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army; and Jules Hurst III, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army; and Brent Ingraham, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army; and George Wesley Street, of Virginia, to be Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center; and Peter Thomson, of Louisiana, to be Inspector General, Central Intelligence Agency; and Jeffrey Bartos, of Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the Rank of Ambassador, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations; and Jennifer Locetta, of Florida, to be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as an Alternate Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations; and Dudley Hoskins, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs; and Scott Hutchins, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics; and Benjamin DeMarzo, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and Jovan Jovanovic, of Pennsylvania, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2029; and Richard Fordyce, of Missouri, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation; and Paul Roberti, of Rhode Island, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation; and Jonathan Morrison, of California, to be Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and Jason Evans, of Texas, to be an Under Secretary of State (Management); and Edward Aloysius O'Connell, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years; and Katherine Scarlett, of Ohio, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality; and Bryan Switzer, of Virginia, to be a Deputy United States Trade Representative (Asia, Textiles, Investment, Services, and Intellectual Property), with the rank of Ambassador; and Callista Gingrich, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Liechtenstein; and Kimberly Guilfoyle, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Greece; and Christine Toretti, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden; and Peter Lamelas, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| Sept. 11, 2025 | S.Res. 377 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| May 8, 2025 | S. 1582 A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes. On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
| March 14, 2025 | H.R. 1968 To reduce the amount appropriated for the United States Agency for International Development. On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected |
Nay Republicans: Yea |
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