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ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: AUGUST 26 1919 In all, over 200 Republicans voted in favor of the 19th Amendment, while only 102 Democrats voted alongside them. Subsequently, on June 4, 1919, the 19th Amendment passed the Senate by a vote of 56 to 25. Once again, the split among Democrats and Republicans was notable: eighty-two percent of Republicans voted in favor of the amendment while only forty-one percent of their Democrat colleagues concurred. 19 AMENDMENT WOMEN' RIGHTS HOUSE MAY 21, 1919 FOR: REPUBLICAN 200 ---- DEMOCRAT 101 AGAINST: REPUBLICAN 19 ---- DEMOCRAT 70% FOR: REPUBLICAN 91% ----- DEMOCRAT 59% % AGAINST: REPUBLICAN 9% ---- DEMOCRAT 41% SENATE FOR: REPUBLICAN 36 ---- DEMOCRAT 26 AGAINST: REPUBLICAN 8 ---- DEMOCRAT 17 % FOR REPUBLICAN 82% ---- DEMOCRAT 59% AGAINST: REPUBLICAN 18% ---- DEMOCRAT 41% 19 AMENDMENT