James E. ClyburnVote leaningMore liberal
-0.466Based on 566 roll-call observations in the 119th Congress. This is Voteview DW-NOMINATE, an estimate from roll-call behavior—not a Baseline rating. Read the method ↗ or see our evidence rules.
Representative · South Carolina · Democrat
James E. Clyburn
U.S. House · SC District 6
James E. Clyburn is a Democrat who represents South Carolina's 6th Congressional District in the U.S. House, where he has served since January 3, 1993. He was South Carolina human affairs commissioner from 1974 to 1992 and has served as House majority whip and assistant Democratic leader.
Background
Biography
Clyburn was born in Sumter, South Carolina, on July 21, 1940, and graduated from Mather Academy in Camden in 1957. He earned a B.A. from South Carolina State University in 1961. The House historian lists him as a teacher and newspaper publisher, an employment counselor with the state employment security commission from 1965 to 1966, director of Charleston County youth corps and new careers projects from 1966 to 1968, and executive director of the state commission for farm workers from 1968 to 1971.
He was on the staff of Governor John C. West from 1971 to 1974 and was South Carolina human affairs commissioner from 1974 to 1992. He was elected as a Democrat to the 103rd Congress and has served in the House since January 3, 1993. He chaired the House Democratic Caucus in the 109th Congress. His House biography says he was majority whip from 2007 to 2010 and from 2019 to 2022, and assistant Democratic leader from 2011 to 2018 and from 2023 to March 2024. He sits on the Committee on Appropriations.
119th Congress
The voting record at a glance
Every House roll-call position in the current Congress that Voteview associates with this member. Data current through Oct 1, 2026.
- Recorded votes
- 674
- Participation
- 98.7%
- Yea / nay
- 291 / 374
- Latest vote
- Sep 16, 2026
Recorded positions
Latest roll-call votes
Position, question, result, tally, and source are shown together so readers can inspect the record without leaving the page.
| Date | Position | Roll call | Issue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | S2403On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassRetire through Ownership ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Labor and Employment | Passed401–14 | |
| Yea | HR9497On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedWater Resources Development ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Water Resources Development | Passed415–9 | |
| Yea | HR9340On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedRatepayer Protection ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Energy | Passed417–3 | |
| Nay | HJRES213On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Environmental protection | Passed214–208 | |
| Nay | HR10326On PassagePROOF ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Government Operations and Politics | Passed217–207 | |
| Nay | HR9576On PassageNational Fraud Enforcement Division ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Crime and law enforcement | Passed352–72 | |
| Yea | HR5334On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsAn Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposesOfficial roll call ↗ | Economics and public finance | Passed262–159 | |
| Yea | HCONRES93On Agreeing to the ResolutionDirecting the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with IranBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | International Affairs | Passed220–204 | |
| Nay | HJRES210On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision”Bill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Environmental protection | Passed216–211 | |
| Yea | HR9500On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedTax Relief for Fraud Victims ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Taxation | Passed408–17 | |
| Yea | HR2140On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassDiesel Emissions Reduction ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Environmental protection | Passed343–79 | |
| Yea | HR4646On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedWhistleblower Protection ActBill record ↗Official roll call ↗ | Housing and Community Development | Passed424–0 |
Patterns in the record
Vote leaning and issue mix
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Where roll calls fall
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Source: Voteview members’ votes ↗. Lewis, Poole, Rosenthal, Boche, Rudkin, and Sonnet (2026), Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database.
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