List of tie-breaking votes cast by the vice president of the United States
Rank by number of tie- breaking votes Number of tie- breaking votes President of the Senate Party Order in office Term of office President ( s )
1 31 John C. Calhoun Democratic-Republican 7 Mar 4 , 1825 - Dec 28 , 1832 J. Q. Adams / Andrew Jackson
2 29 John Adams Federalist 1 Apr 21 , 1789 - Mar 4 , 1797 George Washington
3 19 George Dallas Democratic 11 Mar 4 , 1845 - Mar 4 , 1849 James K. Polk
4 18 Schuyler Colfax Republican 17 Mar 4 , 1869 - Mar 4 , 1873 Ulysses S. Grant
5 14 George Clinton Democratic-Republican 4 Mar 4 , 1805 - Apr 20 , 1812 Thomas Jefferson / James Madison
5 14 Richard M. Johnson Democratic 9 Mar 4 , 1837 - Mar 4 , 1841 Martin Van Buren
7 13 Mike Pence Republican 48 Jan 20 , 2017 - present Donald Trump
8 10 John C. Breckinridge Democratic 14 Mar 4 , 1857 - Mar 4 , 1861 James Buchanan
9 9 Elbridge Gerry Democratic-Republican 5 Mar 4 , 1813 - Nov 23 , 1814 James Madison
9 9 Thomas R. Marshall Democratic 28 Mar 4 , 1913 - Mar 4 , 1921 Woodrow Wilson
11 8 Alben W. Barkley Democratic 35 Jan 20 , 1949 - Jan 20 , 1953 Harry S. Truman
11 8 Richard M. Nixon Republican 36 Jan 20 , 1953 - Jan 20 , 1961 Dwight D. Eisenhower
11 8 Dick Cheney Republican 46 Jan 20 , 2001 - Jan 20 , 2009 George W. Bush
14 7 Hannibal Hamlin Republican 15 Mar 4 , 1861 - Mar 4 , 1865 Abraham Lincoln
14 7 George H. W. Bush Republican 43 Jan 20 , 1981 - Jan 20 , 1989 Ronald Reagan
16 6 Daniel D. Tompkins Democratic-Republican 6 Mar 4 , 1817 - Mar 4 , 1825 James Monroe
16 6 William A. Wheeler Republican 19 Mar 4 , 1877 - Mar 4 , 1881 Rutherford B. Hayes
18 4 Martin Van Buren Democratic 8 Mar 4 , 1833 - Mar 4 , 1837 Andrew Jackson
18 4 Levi P. Morton Republican 22 Mar 4 , 1889 - Mar 4 , 1893 Benjamin Harrison
18 4 James S. Sherman Republican 27 Mar 4 , 1909 - Oct 30 , 1912 William H. Taft
List of vice presidents by number of tie-breaking votes
As of December 21 , 2018 , there have been 268 tie-breaking votes cast by 36 vice presidents while 12 others did not cast any votes . The average number of tie-breaking votes cast by a vice president may be considered to be 0 ( the mode : 12 cast no tie-breaking votes ) , 3 ( the median value : half cast more , half cast less ) , or about 5.5 ( the mean value : 268 votes divided among 48 Presidents of the Senate ) .
The vice president of the United States is the ex officio president of the Senate, as provided in Article I, Section 3, Clause 4, of the United States Constitution, but may only vote in order to break a tie. According to the U.S. Senate, as of December 21, 2018, a tie-breaking vote had been cast 268 times by 36 vice presidents. The following is the list of tie-breaking votes cast by vice presidents of the United States.