Sen. Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont · in the Senate since 2007
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Sen. Bernie Sanders has missed 68 of 921 roll-call votes this Congress, 7.4% of them, 3 times as many as the typical senator (2.5%).
What they show up for, and what they skip
Bernie Sanders almost always votes on amendments (missed 0%) and votes on public lands (0%), but misses far more nominations (12%).
By kind of vote
Share missed · the gray tick is their overall 7.4%
By topic
From the Library of Congress subject of each bill · topics with 10+ votes
Days of the week: missed 9.6% of Friday votes and 6.3% of Tuesday votes.
Votes cast and missed, month by month
Each bar is one month of roll calls in the 119th Congress. Shaded months have a reason on record.
- Voted (yes, no or present)
- Missed
- Reason on record
Year by year
Share of votes missed. The gray tick is the typical senator.
Missed days in 2026
Each square is a day the Senate held votes. Darker means more votes missed that day.
- Jan 5: voted every time
- Jan 6: voted every time
- Jan 7: voted every time
- Jan 8: voted every time
- Jan 12: voted every time
- Jan 13: voted every time
- Jan 14: voted every time
- Jan 15: voted every time
- Jan 27: voted every time
- Jan 29: voted every time
- Jan 30: voted every time
- Feb 2: voted every time
- Feb 3: voted every time
- Feb 4: voted every time
- Feb 5: voted every time
- Feb 9: voted every time
- Feb 10: voted every time
- Feb 11: voted every time
- Feb 12: voted every time
- Feb 24: voted every time
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- Feb 26: voted every time
- Mar 2: voted every time
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- Mar 17: voted every time
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- Apr 13: voted every time
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- Apr 27: voted every time
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- May 11: voted every time
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- Jun 1: voted every time
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- Jun 4: voted every time
- Jun 5: voted every time
- Jun 8: voted every time
- Jun 9: voted every time
- Jun 10: voted every time
- Jun 11: voted every time
- Jun 15: missed 1 of 1
- Jun 16: missed 3 of 3
- Jun 17: voted every time
- Jun 18: voted every time
- Jun 22: voted every time
- Jun 23: voted every time
- Jun 24: voted every time
- Jul 13: voted every time
- Jul 14: voted every time
- Jul 15: voted every time
- Jul 16: voted every time
- Jul 20: missed 1 of 1
- Jul 21: voted every time
- Jul 22: voted every time
- Jul 23: voted every time
- Jul 27: voted every time
- Jul 28: voted every time
- Jul 29: voted every time
- Jul 30: voted every time
- Aug 3: voted every time
- Aug 5: voted every time
- Aug 7: voted every time
- Aug 8: voted every time
- Sep 14: voted every time
- Sep 15: missed 1 of 3
- Sep 17: voted every time
- Sep 22: voted every time
- Sep 23: voted every time
- Sep 24: voted every time
- Sep 28: voted every time
- Sep 29: voted every time
- Sep 30: voted every time
- Nov 9: voted every time
- Nov 10: voted every time
- Nov 12: missed 4 of 4
Voted every time Missed every vote
Reasons on record
What the member or their office said, with the source. Absences with no reason given are listed as such.
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No reason given 68 votes on 40 days
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Key votes missed
| Date | Vote | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2025 | H.J.Res. 20 H.J.Res. 20 · On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 20 · roll call 207 |
Joint Resolution Passed | 53–44 |
Missed 68 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.
Missed votes that could have changed the result
Votes Bernie Sanders missed where the members who didn't vote outnumbered the margin. "Their side lost" means most of their party voted on the losing side.
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Jul 20, 2026 · Senate #200Motion to Invoke Cloture: Benjamin M. Flowers to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth CircuitOn the Cloture Motion PN938-1 · PN 0
It passed 43–40 with 10 Republicans and 6 Democrats and 1 independent not voting. The losing side was 3 votes short and 7 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 43–47. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (53–47).
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Absences decided it Their side lost Jun 16, 2026 · Senate #174Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 172On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 172
It failed 47–48 with 2 Democrats and 2 Republicans and 1 independent not voting. Had every absent member voted with their party, it would have tied 50–50, leaving the Vice President to decide.
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Jun 16, 2026 · Senate #173Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 190On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 190
It failed 46–48 with 3 Republicans and 2 Democrats and 1 independent not voting. The losing side was 2 votes short and 3 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have passed 49–48. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (49–51).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Jun 15, 2026 · Senate #172Confirmation: Justin D. Smith, of Missouri, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth CircuitOn the Nomination PN851-7 · PN 0
It passed 48–43 with 4 Republicans and 3 Democrats and 2 independents not voting. The losing side was 5 votes short and 5 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have tied 48–48, leaving the Vice President to decide. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (52–48).
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Absences could have flipped it Their side lost Sep 15, 2025 · Senate #519Confirmation: Stephen Miran, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve SystemOn the Nomination PN464
It passed 48–47 with 4 Republicans and 1 independent not voting. The losing side was one vote short and 1 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have tied 48–48, leaving the Vice President to decide. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (52–48).
How that compares
Data: the House Clerk and senate.gov, updated with every roll call. All members →