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John Thune

U.S. Senator · South Dakota · Republican

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From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 7, 2026 · How we measure

Major bills of the Congress

Method

Final passage on the major bills of the Congress, the same ten on every profile · 10 bills, 10 with a vote from him.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Where Thune breaks with Republicans

Method

Share of party-line votes on each issue where Thune voted against most Republicans. The tick is the median for Senate Republicans.

  1. Economics and Public Finance 8% · 14 of 184 party 1%
  2. Armed Forces & National Security 5% · 2 of 43 party 0%
  3. Government Operations and Politics 8% · 1 of 13 party 0%

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Notable votes

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Where Thune broke with their party, close outcomes and final passage votes on named bills, newest first.

DateMeasureTitleVote Party split (yea)Result
Jul 14, 2026 S. 4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
50–46
Mar 26, 2026 H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This act provides FY2026 appropriations for agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except for (1) U.S.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
53–47
Mar 12, 2026 H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.On the Cloture Motion · This act provides FY2026 appropriations for agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except for (1) U.S.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
51–46
Feb 24, 2026 H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This act provides FY2026 appropriations for agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except for (1) U.S.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
50–45
Feb 12, 2026 H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.On the Cloture Motion · This act provides FY2026 appropriations for agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except for (1) U.S.Broke w/ party Nay Failed
52–47
Jan 30, 2026 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On the Motion to Table · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Yea Passed
67–33
Jan 30, 2026 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On the Amendment · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
32–67
Jan 29, 2026 H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026…Broke w/ party Nay Failed
45–55

Yea ■ filled · Nay □ open · Not voting – dash. Party split bars: Democrats left, Republicans right; dark = yea, light = nay.

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Who votes alike

Method

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay.

Most aligned

  1. RAlan ArmstrongOK Senate98%agreement
  2. RPete RickettsNE Senate98%agreement
  3. RDeb FischerNE Senate98%agreement

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Record over time

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