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Floor vote

House vote #320

On Passage

Reversing President Obama’s Offshore Moratorium Act

Passed Congress 112 · Session 1 May 12, 2011 · 6:26 PM  HR 1231
PASSED
243–179
+64 margin
Democrats
21 170
Republicans
222 9
Majority threshold YES 243 179 NO
422 members voted · 9 present/absent Passed by 64 votes
Crossed the aisle 6

Members who voted against their own party's majority position. What does this mean?

Democratic Voted NAY (56 against, 4 for) — but 4 members below broke ranks and voted YEA.
Republican Voted YEA (45 for, 2 against) — but 2 members below broke ranks and voted NAY.
Present or didn't vote