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Richard Durbin

U.S. Senator, Illinois · Democrat

Votes with the Democratic majority on 93.4% of party-line votes
93.4%
763 of 817 party-line votes
Votes against that majority
54
119th Congress, through Sept. 30, 2026
Rank within party
11th lowest of 45
Among Senate Democrats with 50+ party-line votes

Richard Durbin (D-IL) voted with the Democratic majority on 93.4% of the 817 party-line votes cast in the 119th Congress through Sept. 30, 2026, and against it 54 times. Among 45 Senate Democrats with at least 50 such votes, that is the 11th-lowest score. Missed 25 of 915 roll calls (2.7%).

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

AsPeriodParty-line scoreVotes with own partyWith DemocratsWith RepublicansRank
Democratic Jan. 9, 2025 – Sept. 30, 2026 93.4%763 of 817 93.4%6.6% 11th-lowest of 45 Senate Democrats

Votes against the Democratic majority

The 40 most recent of 54 party-line votes on which Richard Durbin voted against the Democratic majority.

DateMeasureVoteRecord
Sept. 28, 2026S. 4668
To limit price increases for college athletics tickets.
On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected
Nay
Democrats: Yea
Official record
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Aug. 7, 2026H.R. 5334
To strike the provision relating to duties on countries that purchase Russian-origin crude oil or natural gas or facilitate sanctions evasion.
On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected
Nay
Democrats: Yea
Official record
Voteview
July 23, 2026PN 9995
Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
July 22, 2026PN 9995
Antonio M. Pozos, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
July 22, 2026PN 9993
Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
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July 22, 2026PN 9993
Michael C. Martin, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
May 19, 2026PN 8511
Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
May 19, 2026PN 8511
Sheria Akins Clarke, of South Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Feb. 4, 2026PN 72612
Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Feb. 3, 2026PN 72612
Aaron Christian Peterson, of Alaska, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Feb. 3, 2026PN 7265
David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
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Feb. 2, 2026PN 7265
David Clay Fowlkes, of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Jan. 30, 2026H.R. 7148
A bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Jan. 8, 2026PN 6152
Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Dec. 17, 2025PN 650
Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Dec. 17, 2025PN 650
Jared Isaacman, of Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Dec. 4, 2025PN 5204
Susan Courtwright Rodriguez, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Dec. 3, 2025PN 5204
Susan Courtwright Rodriguez, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Dec. 3, 2025PN 5203
Matthew E. Orso, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Dec. 3, 2025PN 5203
Matthew E. Orso, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Dec. 2, 2025PN 5202
Lindsey Ann Freeman, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Dec. 2, 2025PN 5202
Lindsey Ann Freeman, of North Carolina, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Nov. 10, 2025H.R. 5371
A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill · Bill Passed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Nov. 10, 2025H.R. 5371
A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Nov. 10, 2025H.R. 5371
In the nature of a substitute.
On the Amendment · Amendment Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Nov. 10, 2025H.R. 5371
In the nature of a substitute.
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Nov. 10, 2025H.R. 5371
A bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
On the Motion to Proceed · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Nov. 9, 2025H.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 Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Oct. 27, 2025PN 4663
Bill Lewis, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Oct. 22, 2025PN 4663
Bill Lewis, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Oct. 21, 2025PN 4666
Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Oct. 16, 2025PN 4666
Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Oct. 9, 2025S. 2296
To require a review of the methodologies used to determine the amounts of locality-based comparability payments and to require the President's Pay Agent to conduct a pilot program establishing alternative models for determining the amounts of those payments.
On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Oct. 9, 2025S. 2296
To require Presidential appointment and Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
On the Amendment · Amendment Rejected
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Aug. 2, 2025PN 2218
Marcus Molinaro, of New York, to be Federal Transit Administrator
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
Aug. 2, 2025PN 2640
Jason Reding Quinones, of Florida, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida for the term of four years
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
July 31, 2025PN 2642
Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
July 30, 2025PN 2642
Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
July 15, 2025PN 2539
Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
On the Nomination · Nomination Confirmed
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview
July 14, 2025PN 2539
Luke Pettit, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
On the Cloture Motion · Cloture Motion Agreed to
Yea
Democrats: Nay
Official record
Voteview

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