Promise Tracker › Mike Rounds
U.S. Senator, South Dakota · Republican
Mike Rounds
23 statements indexed, set against 915 recorded votes.
915 recorded votes
- Voted for66873.0%
- Voted against23926.1%
- Did not vote80.9%
Turned up for 99.1% of the votes they could have cast, above the middle of the Senate, which is 97.9%.
Rounds voted 99 times out of every 100 they could. That is more than the middle of the Senate, which is 98.
They vote the same way as Markwayne Mullin more than anyone else. The two agreed 100 times out of 100.
Across the aisle they line up most with John Fetterman. They agreed 27 times out of 100.
The Record prints their remarks under one heading more than once. The list below names them.
- First took office
- January 6, 2015
- Terms served
- 2 terms in the Senate
- Current term
- January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2027
- Born
- October 24, 1954
Sources: Clerk of the House and congress-legislators.
What They Spoke On
Only one heading repeats in Rounds's indexed remarks, a housing bill. Everything else appears once, taking in visibility goals in South Dakota and Postal Service operations there.
The business the Congressional Record printed their remarks under, counted, with the chamber's own procedure left out. It is what was before the chamber, which is not always what the member was addressing.
What Was Said, and What Was Done
23 statements quoted from the Congressional Record and set against Mike Rounds’s votes. The most recent are below, one from each item of business, each linking to what it is set against.
- 2026-08-07Introductory Statement on S. 5373“Mr. President, I rise today to express my concerns with the U.S. Postal Service operations in South Dakota, my home State. Over the past year or so, my team has heard from thousands of South Dakotans expressing their frustrations and, frankly, anger about poor mail delivery in our State.”
- 2026-07-22REMEMBERING FRANK TEDESCHI“Mr. President, I rise today to honor the life and service of Frank Tedeschi, who passed away on July 9, 2026. Frank served as a dedicated soldier, extraordinary public servant, and a true patriot.”
- 2026-07-21TRIBUTE TO OLIVIA WENDLAND“Mr. President, today I recognize Olivia Wendland, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all the hard work she has done on behalf of my office and the State of South Dakota.”
- 2026-07-21TRIBUTE TO BAYLIE SOMSEN“Mr. President, today I recognize Baylie Somsen, an intern in my Washington, DC, office, for all the hard work she has done on behalf of my office and the State of South Dakota.”
What Their Votes Add Up To
The Senate takes 54 votes of this kind this Congress against the House's 391: its floor time goes to cloture motions and nominations, where a yes does not mean pass the thing. There is not enough here to set out.
Voting With Their Party
On the 842 votes this Congress where a majority of Democrats took one side and a majority of Republicans took the other, Mike Rounds voted on 834 and was with the Republican majority on 826 of them.
834 party line votes cast
- With their party82699.0%
- Against their party81.0%
Votes Against Their Own Party
- January 30, 2026S.Amdt. 4234Voted Yea · On the Motion to Table
- January 30, 2026S.Amdt. 4236Voted Yea · On the Motion to Table
- January 30, 2026S.Amdt. 4272Voted Nay · On the Amendment
- October 9, 2025S.Amdt. 3697Voted Nay · On the Amendment
- October 9, 2025S.Amdt. 3535Voted Nay · On the Amendment
- September 29, 2025S. 2806Voted Nay · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
- September 16, 2025S.Con.Res. 22Voted Nay · On the Motion to Proceed
- March 14, 2025S.Amdt. 1266Voted Nay · On the Amendment
Who They Vote With
In Their Own Party
Of the votes both took part in.
- Markwayne MullinRepublican · OK · agreed on 99.6% of 679 shared votes
- John BoozmanRepublican · AR · agreed on 99.6% of 893 shared votes
- Pete RickettsRepublican · NE · agreed on 99.3% of 898 shared votes
- Shelley Moore CapitoRepublican · WV · agreed on 99.3% of 890 shared votes
- Lindsey GrahamRepublican · SC · agreed on 99.2% of 786 shared votes
Voting Across the Aisle
- John FettermanDemocrat · PA · agreed on 27.4% of 851 shared votes
- Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · NH · agreed on 22.3% of 871 shared votes
- Margaret Wood HassanDemocrat · NH · agreed on 20.5% of 893 shared votes
- Jacky RosenDemocrat · NV · agreed on 18.7% of 895 shared votes
- Mark R. WarnerDemocrat · VA · agreed on 17.4% of 867 shared votes
Where the Words Are
The Congressional Record marks Mike Rounds as speaking in 57 items of business across 28 sitting days of this Congress.
Many of those appearances are procedural: yielding time, a request to revise and extend, a call for the yeas and nays. The count comes from the Record's own speaker tagging, which is not complete, so a member may have spoken more often than it shows.
- August 7, 2026Introductory Statement on S. 5373; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 130
- August 7, 2026STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 130
- August 7, 2026LEGISLATIVE SESSION; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 130
- July 22, 2026REMEMBERING FRANK TEDESCHI; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 120
- July 21, 2026TRIBUTE TO OLIVIA WENDLAND; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 119
- July 21, 2026TRIBUTE TO BAYLIE SOMSEN; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 119
- July 21, 2026TRIBUTE TO BAILEY FEISTNER; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 119
- July 21, 2026TRIBUTE TO CADE EDWARDS; Congressional Record Vol. 172, No. 119
The eight most recent, each linking to that day's Record at govinfo.
Every Recorded Vote
All 915 recorded votes of the 119th Congress in which the Senate lists Mike Rounds. The most recent 4 below, each linking to the official record of that vote.
Elsewhere in the Record
- Everyone who represents South Dakota Both chambers, with a link to each member's page.
- Find your representatives Every member of the 119th Congress, by state.
The other South Dakota seat in this chamber is held by John Thune.
How these records are gathered, and what they leave out, is set out on the Promise Tracker.