Sen. Thom Tillis

What they show up for, and what they skip

Thom Tillis almost always votes on votes on finance (missed 0%) and votes on congress itself (5%), but misses far more votes on public lands (40%).

Days of the week: missed 16% of Monday votes and 6.4% of Friday 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

Reasons on record

What the member or their office said, with the source. Absences with no reason given are listed as such.

1. No reason given 114 votes on 61 days

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Key votes missed

Missed 114 votes in all; only the key ones are listed here.

Missed votes that could have changed the result

Votes Thom Tillis missed where the members who didn't vote outnumbered the margin. "Their side lost" means most of their party voted on the losing side.

• Absences decided it Their side lost May 19, 2026 · Senate #129
  Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 185
  On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 185

  It passed 50–47 with 3 Republicans not voting. Had every absent member voted with their party, it would have tied 50–50, leaving the Vice President to decide.

• Absences could have flipped it Sep 30, 2026 · Senate #256
  Confirmation: Keith Sonderling, of F.L., to be Secretary of Labor
  On the Nomination PN1129

  It passed 47–41 with 6 Democrats and 6 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 6 votes short and 6 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have tied 47–47, leaving the Vice President to decide. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (53–47).

• Absences could have flipped it Sep 14, 2026 · Senate #232
  Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew R. Byrne to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
  On the Cloture Motion PN1093-3 · PN 0

  It passed 47–46 with 6 Republicans and 1 Democrat not voting. The losing side was one vote short and 1 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have tied 47–47, leaving the Vice President to decide. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (53–47).

• Absences could have flipped it Jun 11, 2026 · Senate #171
  Motion to Invoke Cloture: Justin D. Smith to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit
  On the Cloture Motion PN851-7 · PN 0

  It passed 47–43 with 6 Republicans and 4 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 4 votes short and 4 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have tied 47–47, leaving the Vice President to decide. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (53–47).

• Absences could have flipped it May 18, 2026 · Senate #125
  Confirmation: En Bloc Nominations Provided For Under the Provisions of S. Res. 690
  On the Nomination PN726-1 and PN726-3 and PN726-7 and PN726-10 and PN726-13 and PN726-14 and PN730-41 and PN730-48 and PN730-67 and PN730-66 and PN730-22 and PN730-29 and PN730-31 and PN730-27 and PN726-8 and PN730-56 and PN730-25 and PN786-11 and PN730-52 and PN786-8 and PN806-3 and PN730-57 and PN730-58 and PN730-60 and PN730-8 and PN730-21 and PN730-40 and PN730-43 and PN730-50 and PN730-62 and PN806-6 and PN730-12 and PN786-4 and PN730-3 and PN730-28 and PN730-37 and PN730-51 and PN730-54 and PN786-7 and PN730-68 and PN730-9 and PN730-5 and PN806-4 and PN730-44 and PN730-26 and PN730-61 and PN852-7 and PN730-1 and PN806-1 · PN 0

  It passed 46–43 with 7 Republicans and 4 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 3 votes short and 4 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 46–47. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (53–47).

• Absences could have flipped it Jul 21, 2025 · Senate #418
  Motion to Invoke Cloture: Terrance Cole to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement
  On the Cloture Motion PN26-11 · PN 0

  It passed 44–43 with 9 Republicans and 4 Democrats not voting. The losing side was one vote short and 4 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 44–47. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (53–47).

• Absences could have flipped it Jul 17, 2025 · Senate #417
  Motion to Invoke Cloture: John Hurley to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Crimes
  On the Cloture Motion PN24-3 · PN 0

  It passed 46–36 with 10 Democrats and 7 Republicans and 1 independent not voting. The losing side was 10 votes short and 11 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 46–47. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (53–47).

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