90th US Senate Agreement Score Matrix (1967-1968)

This dataset contains the agreement score matrix of the 90th US Senate, covering the years 1967-1968. The dataset includes 102 legislators: 100 Senators, President Lyndon Johnson (who "voted" on select bills by announcing a position), and Senator Charles Goodell (R-NY), who replaced Senator Robert F. Kennedy after his assassination in June 1968.

Usage

data(senate.90)

Format

A data frame with the following variables:

congress: Congressional session number. Represents the 90th Congress.
id: Legislator's unique identifier within the dataset.
statecode: Two-letter state abbreviation representing the legislator's state.
statename: Full name of the state the legislator represents.
party: Political party affiliation of the legislator, typically 1 for Democrat and 2 for Republican.
election: Year of the legislator's election to the Senate.
name: Name of the legislator. This includes both first and last names.
johnson: Agreement score with President Lyndon Johnson, reflecting how often the legislator's votes aligned with Johnson's positions.
sparkman: Agreement score with Senator John Sparkman (D-AL). Similar to other agreement scores, it measures the voting alignment with this senator.
hill: Agreement score with Senator Lister Hill (D-AL).
gruening: Agreement score with Senator Ernest Gruening (D-AK).
bartlett: Agreement score with Senator E.L. Bartlett (D-AK).
hayden: Agreement score with Senator Carl Hayden (D-AZ).
fannin: Agreement score with Senator Paul Fannin (R-AZ).
fulbright: Agreement score with Senator J. William Fulbright (D-AR).
mcclellan: Agreement score with Senator John L. McClellan (D-AR).
kuchel: Agreement score with Senator Thomas Kuchel (R-CA).
murphy: Agreement score with Senator George Murphy (R-CA).
dominick: Agreement score with Senator Peter Dominick (R-CO).
allott: Agreement score with Senator Gordon Allott (R-CO).
dodd: Agreement score with Senator Thomas Dodd (D-CT).
ribicoff: Agreement score with Senator Abraham Ribicoff (D-CT).
boggs: Agreement score with Senator J. Caleb Boggs (R-DE).
williamsj: Agreement score with Senator John Williams (R-DE).
smathers: Agreement score with Senator George Smathers (D-FL).
holland: Agreement score with Senator Spessard Holland (D-FL).
russell: Agreement score with Senator Richard Russell (D-GA).
talmadge: Agreement score with Senator Herman Talmadge (D-GA).
fong: Agreement score with Senator Hiram Fong (R-HI).
inouye: Agreement score with Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI).
church: Agreement score with Senator Frank Church (D-ID).
jordanl: Agreement score with Senator Len Jordan (R-ID).
dirksen: Agreement score with Senator Everett Dirksen (R-IL).
percy: Agreement score with Senator Charles Percy (R-IL).
hartke: Agreement score with Senator Vance Hartke (D-IN).
bayh: Agreement score with Senator Birch Bayh (D-IN).
miller: Agreement score with Senator Jack Miller (R-IA).
hickenloope: Agreement score with Senator Bourke Hickenlooper (R-IA).
carlson: Agreement score with Senator Frank Carlson (R-KS).
pearson: Agreement score with Senator James Pearson (R-KS).
cooper: Agreement score with Senator John Sherman Cooper (R-KY).
morton: Agreement score with Senator Thruston Morton (R-KY).
ellender: Agreement score with Senator Allen Ellender (D-LA).
longr: Agreement score with Senator Russell Long (D-LA).
muskie: Agreement score with Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME).
smith: Agreement score with Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME).
brewster: Agreement score with Senator Daniel Brewster (D-MD).
tydings: Agreement score with Senator Joseph Tydings (D-MD).
brooke: Agreement score with Senator Edward Brooke (R-MA).
kennedye: Agreement score with Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA).
griffin: Agreement score with Senator Robert Griffin (R-MI).
hart: Agreement score with Senator Philip Hart (D-MI).
mondale: Agreement score with Senator Walter Mondale (D-MN).
mccarthy: Agreement score with Senator Eugene McCarthy (D-MN).
stennis: Agreement score with Senator John Stennis (D-MS).
eastland: Agreement score with Senator James Eastland (D-MS).
symington: Agreement score with Senator Stuart Symington (D-MO).
longe: Agreement score with Senator Edward Long (D-MO).
metcalf: Agreement score with Senator Lee Metcalf (D-MT).
mansfield: Agreement score with Senator Mike Mansfield (D-MT).
curtis: Agreement score with Senator Carl Curtis (R-NE).
hruska: Agreement score with Senator Roman Hruska (R-NE).
bible: Agreement score with Senator Alan Bible (D-NV).
cannon: Agreement score with Senator Howard Cannon (D-NV).
mcintyre: Agreement score with Senator Thomas McIntyre (D-NH).
cotton: Agreement score with Senator Norris Cotton (R-NH).
case: Agreement score with Senator Clifford Case (R-NJ).
williamsh: Agreement score with Senator Harrison Williams (D-NJ).
anderson: Agreement score with Senator Clinton Anderson (D-NM).
montoya: Agreement score with Senator Joseph Montoya (D-NM).
javits: Agreement score with Senator Jacob Javits (R-NY).
goodell: Agreement score with Senator Charles Goodell (R-NY), who replaced Robert F. Kennedy.
kennedyr: Agreement score with Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY).
jordanb: Agreement score with Senator B. Everett Jordan (D-NC).
ervin: Agreement score with Senator Sam Ervin (D-NC).
youngm: Agreement score with Senator Milton Young (R-ND).
burdick: Agreement score with Senator Quentin Burdick (D-ND).
youngs: Agreement score with Senator Stephen Young (D-OH).
lausche: Agreement score with Senator Frank Lausche (D-OH).
monroney: Agreement score with Senator A.S. Mike Monroney (D-OK).
harris: Agreement score with Senator Fred Harris (D-OK).
morse: Agreement score with Senator Wayne Morse (D-OR).
hatfield: Agreement score with Senator Mark Hatfield (R-OR).
scott: Agreement score with Senator Hugh Scott (R-PA).
clark: Agreement score with Senator Joseph Clark (D-PA).
pastore: Agreement score with Senator John Pastore (D-RI).
pell: Agreement score with Senator Claiborne Pell (D-RI).
hollings: Agreement score with Senator Ernest Hollings (D-SC).
thurmond: Agreement score with Senator Strom Thurmond (R-SC).
mcgovern: Agreement score with Senator George McGovern (D-SD).
mundt: Agreement score with Senator Karl Mundt (R-SD).
baker: Agreement score with Senator Howard Baker (R-TN).
gore: Agreement score with Senator Albert Gore (D-TN).
yarborough: Agreement score with Senator Ralph Yarborough (D-TX).
tower: Agreement score with Senator John Tower (R-TX).
bennett: Agreement score with Senator Wallace Bennett (R-UT).
moss: Agreement score with Senator Frank Moss (D-UT).
prouty: Agreement score with Senator Winston Prouty (R-VT).
aiken: Agreement score with Senator George Aiken (R-VT).
spong: Agreement score with Senator William Spong (D-VA).
byrdh: Agreement score with Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. (I-VA).
magnuson: Agreement score with Senator Warren Magnuson (D-WA).
jackson: Agreement score with Senator Henry Jackson (D-WA).
randolph: Agreement score with Senator Jennings Randolph (D-WV).
byrdr: Agreement score with Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV).
proxmire: Agreement score with Senator William Proxmire (D-WI).
nelson: Agreement score with Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI).
hansen: Agreement score with Senator Clifford Hansen (R-WY).
mcgee: Agreement score with Senator Gale McGee (D-WY).

Source

Poole, Keith T., and Howard Rosenthal. (1997). Congress: A Political-Economic History of Roll Call Voting. Oxford University Press.

Details

The matrix is used to analyze the dimensions of voting behavior in the Senate during this period, with two primary dimensions identified: liberal-conservative and region/civil-rights. The data were used in the analysis by Poole and Rosenthal (1997).

Examples

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data(senate.90)
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