Tie-breaking votes cast by J.D. Vance in the U.S. Senate

Vice President J.D. Vance (R) has cast seven tie-breaking vote in the U.S. Senate.

Under Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the U.S. Constitution, the vice president of the United States also serves as the president of the Senate. In this capacity, he or she may cast the deciding vote when there is a tie in the Senate.

John Adams cast the first tie-breaking vote on July 18, 1789. As of July 15, 2025, there were 308 tie-breaking votes from 38 vice presidents. Kamala Harris (D) (2021-2025) cast the most tie-breaking votes (33) during her tenure as vice president, John C. Calhoun (1825 - 1832) cast the second most (31), and Adams (1789 - 1797) cast the third most (29).

Twelve vice presidents, including Joe Biden and Dan Quayle, never cast a tie-breaking vote during their time in office.

For an overview of tie-breaking votes cast by previous vice presidents, click here.

Vance's tie-breaking votes in the U.S. Senate

See also: Tie-breaking votes cast by vice presidents in the Senate

Vice President J.D. Vance (R) has cast seven tie-breaking vote in the Senate:

• July 15, 2025:
  • The Senate voted 50-50 on a motion to proceed on H.R. 4 - Rescissions Act of 2025. Vance broke the tie in favor of the motion.
  • The Senate voted 50-50 on a motion to discharge H.R. 4 - Rescissions Act of 2025. Vance broke the tie in favor of the motion.
• July 1, 2025:
  • The Senate voted 50-50 to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Vance broke the tie to pass the bill.
  • The Senate voted 50-50 to approve an amendment proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Vance broke the tie to approve the amendment.
  • The Senate voted 50-50 to approve an amendment proposed by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Vance broke the tie to approve the amendment.
• April 30, 2025: The Senate voted 49-49 to table a joint resolution to terminate the national emergency related to global tariffs. Vance broke the tie in favor of tabling the resolution.
• January 24, 2025: The Senate voted 50-50 on the nomination of Pete Hegseth to be secretary of Defense. Vance broke the tie to confirm Hegseth as the secretary.

Historical tie-breaking votes

Overview

The table below lists the number of tie-breaking votes cast by every vice president.

Historical tie-breaking votes by vice presidents
Vice president	Tie-breaking votes	Years served	Days in office	Administration(s)
John Adams	29	1789 - 1797	2,874	George Washington
Thomas Jefferson	3	1797 - 1801	1,460	John Adams
Aaron Burr	3	1801 - 1805	1,461	Thomas Jefferson
George Clinton	14	1805 - 1812	2,604	Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
Elbridge Gerry	9	1813 - 1814	629	James Madison
Daniel D. Tompkins	6	1817 - 1825	2,922	James Monroe
John C. Calhoun	31	1825 - 1832	2,856	John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren	4	1833 - 1837	1,461	Andrew Jackson
Richard M. Johnson	14	1837 - 1841	1,461	Martin Van Buren
John Tyler	0	1841	31	William H. Harrison
George M. Dallas	19	1845 - 1849	1,461	James K. Polk
Millard Fillmore	3	1849 - 1850	492	Zachary Taylor
William R. King	0	1853	45	Franklin Pierce
John C. Breckinridge	10	1957 - 1861	1,461	James Buchanan
Hannibal Hamlin	7	1861 - 1865	1,461	Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson	0	1865	42	Abraham Lincoln
Schuyler Colfax	18	1869 - 1873	1,461	Ulysses S. Grant
Henry Wilson	1	1873 - 1875	993	Ulysses S. Grant
William A. Wheeler	6	1877 - 1881	1,461	Rutherford B. Hayes
Chester A. Arthur	3	1881	199	James A. Garfield
Thomas A. Hendricks	0	1885	266	Grover Cleveland
Levi P. Morton	4	1889 - 1893	1,461	Benjamin Harrison
Adlai E. Stevenson	2	1893 - 1897	1,461	Grover Cleveland
Garret A. Hobart	1	1897 - 1899	992	William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt	0	1901	194	William McKinley
Charles W. Fairbanks	0	1905 - 1909	1,461	Theodore Roosevelt
James S. Sherman	4	1909 - 1912	1,336	William H. Taft
Thomas R. Marshall	9	1913 - 1921	2,922	Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge	0	1921 - 1923	881	Warren G. Harding
Charles G. Dawes	2	1925 - 1929	1,461	Calvin Coolidge
Charles Curtis	3	1929 - 1933	1,461	Herbert C. Hoover
John N. Garner	3	1933 - 1941	2,879	Franklin Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace	4	1941 - 1945	1,461	Franklin Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman	1	1945	82	Franklin Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley	8	1949 - 1953	1,461	Harry S. Truman
Richard M. Nixon	8	1953 - 1961	2,922	Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson	0	1961 - 1963	1,036	John Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey	4	1965 - 1969	1,461	Lyndon B. Johnson
Spiro T. Agnew	2	1969 - 1973	1,724	Richard Nixon
Gerald R. Ford	0	1973 - 1974	246	Richard Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller	0	1974 - 1977	763	Gerald R. Ford
Walter Mondale	1	1977 - 1981	1,461	Jimmy Carter
George H.W. Bush	7	1981 - 1989	2,922	Ronald Reagan
Dan Quayle	0	1989 - 1993	1,461	George H.W. Bush
Albert Gore	4	1993 - 2001	2,922	Bill Clinton
Richard B. Cheney	8	2001 - 2009	2,922	George W. Bush
Joe Biden	0	2009 - 2017	2,922	Barack Obama
Mike Pence	13	2017 - 2021	1,461	Donald Trump
Kamala Harris	33	2021 - 2025	1,461	Joe Biden
J.D. Vance	7	2025-present	271	Donald Trump

Comparison of tie-breaking votes cast by vice presidents, 1981-2025

The following chart compares the number of tie-breaking votes cast by each U.S. vice president after 1981.

See also

• Tie-breaking votes cast by vice presidents in the Senate
• J.D. Vance
• Kamala Harris
• Mike Pence
• Joe Biden