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Serving since Jun 25, 2007119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 5, 2030

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47%
of statements discuss policy, in the bottom 5% of Senate Republicans

47% of 2,989 statements discuss policy (1,406 statements); the average for Senate Republicans is 70%. Ranks 51st of 52, where 1st is the highest rate.

An AI model reads each of Barrasso’s press releases, Congressional Record speeches, posts on X and newsletters and marks whether it discusses a specific policy. The rate is the share of statements marked; it is compared with the average among Senate Republicans and ranked against the same group.

At a glance

6 measures against Senate Republicans. 9.0% of Barrasso’s statements use an extreme label, 3.1 times the Senate Republican average of 2.9%. The policy areas Barrasso talks about and legislates on agree at 0.59 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of Senate Republicans.

The measures on which Barrasso sits furthest from the middle of Senate Republicans, each against the same group, with the CSIP score when there is one. Every number is explained in its own section below.

Policy discussion

47%

Senate Republicans average 70% · ranks 51st of 52

Extreme labels

9.0%

Senate Republicans average 2.9% · ranks 4th of 52

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.59

Senate Republicans average 0.64 · ranks 47th of 52

Attendance

99.5%

Senate Republicans average 97.1% · ranks 6th of 53 · 915 roll calls

Party unity

99.8%

Senate Republicans average 98.4% · ranks 8th of 53 · 6 votes against the majority of Senate Republicans

CSIP ideology

+0.99

Right of 0, the centre of the scale · ± 0.01

Peer group: Senate Republicans. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; the thick bar is Barrasso, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Barrasso is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).

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What Barrasso says

Barrasso talks about policy less than 96% of Senate Republicans. Policy discussion in 47% of 2,989 statements, against 70% for the average Senate Republican; 51st of 52.

An AI model reads each of Barrasso’s 2,989 statements in the 119th Congress (1,323 Congressional Record speeches, 1,294 posts on X, 358 press releases, 14 newsletters) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for Senate Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Barrasso
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,406 statements
47%
70%
51st of 52
Credit claiming860 statements
29%
36%
42nd of 52
Policy criticism482 statements
16%
17%
28th of 52
Bipartisanship297 statements
10%
13%
30th of 52
Personal attacks87 statements
3%
2%
18th of 52
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Barrasso's share of statements in each category against the Senate Republicans average.
RowBarrassoPeers
Policy discussion47%70%
Credit claiming29%36%
Policy criticism16%17%
Bipartisanship10%13%
Personal attacks3%2%
2,989

statements classified

1,323 Congressional Record speeches, 1,294 posts on X, 358 press releases, 14 newsletters.

Congressional Record speeches: 1,323 (44.3%)Congressional Record speeches 1,323posts on X: 1,294 (43.3%)posts on X 1,294press releases: 358 (12.0%)newsletters: 14 (0.5%)
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Barrasso's statements by source
PartValue
Congressional Record speeches1,323
posts on X1,294
press releases358
newsletters14
How to read the bars

The thick bar is Barrasso; the thin grey bar is the average Senate Republicans. A longer thick bar means Barrasso does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.

Extreme labels

Barrasso used extreme labels in 9.0% of statements, 3.1 times the peer average. 270 statements, most often aimed at Democrats; peers 2.9%.

  1. “radical”171
  2. “extreme”94
  3. “far left”78
  4. “communist”13
  5. “woke”12

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Democrats129
  2. Democrat Party39
  3. radical left18
  4. Democratic Party16
  5. far left7
What an extreme label is

Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who or what the label was aimed at. The lists show the five most used labels and targets; the toggle shows the rest.

Month by month

Share of statements per month, the 119th Congress

Statements2025-01: 2302025-02: 1842025-03: 2252025-04: 1562025-05: 1552025-06: 1552025-07: 1852025-08: 782025-09: 1372025-10: 1682025-11: 1072025-12: 1402026-01: 812026-02: 1252026-03: 1862026-04: 1272026-05: 852026-06: 1442026-07: 1392026-08: 732026-09: 852026-10: 24peak 230 · Jan ’25Personal attackspeak 8.3% · Oct ’26 · latest 8.3%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 7.0% of 230Personal attacks, 2025-02: 0.5% of 184Personal attacks, 2025-03: 1.3% of 225Personal attacks, 2025-04: 2.6% of 156Personal attacks, 2025-05: 1.9% of 155Personal attacks, 2025-06: 2.6% of 155Personal attacks, 2025-07: 2.7% of 185Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 78Personal attacks, 2025-09: 3.6% of 137Personal attacks, 2025-10: 4.8% of 168Personal attacks, 2025-11: 3.7% of 107Personal attacks, 2025-12: 2.1% of 140Personal attacks, 2026-01: 4.9% of 81Personal attacks, 2026-02: 3.2% of 125Personal attacks, 2026-03: 5.4% of 186Personal attacks, 2026-04: 1.6% of 127Personal attacks, 2026-05: 1.2% of 85Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.7% of 144Personal attacks, 2026-07: 2.2% of 139Personal attacks, 2026-08: 2.7% of 73Personal attacks, 2026-09: 2.4% of 85Personal attacks, 2026-10: 8.3% of 24Policy criticismpeak 23.4% · Nov ’25 · latest 4.2%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 20.9% of 230Policy criticism, 2025-02: 17.4% of 184Policy criticism, 2025-03: 12.0% of 225Policy criticism, 2025-04: 14.7% of 156Policy criticism, 2025-05: 16.1% of 155Policy criticism, 2025-06: 18.1% of 155Policy criticism, 2025-07: 15.1% of 185Policy criticism, 2025-08: 6.4% of 78Policy criticism, 2025-09: 19.7% of 137Policy criticism, 2025-10: 22.6% of 168Policy criticism, 2025-11: 23.4% of 107Policy criticism, 2025-12: 16.4% of 140Policy criticism, 2026-01: 17.3% of 81Policy criticism, 2026-02: 16.8% of 125Policy criticism, 2026-03: 23.1% of 186Policy criticism, 2026-04: 7.9% of 127Policy criticism, 2026-05: 15.3% of 85Policy criticism, 2026-06: 22.9% of 144Policy criticism, 2026-07: 5.8% of 139Policy criticism, 2026-08: 2.7% of 73Policy criticism, 2026-09: 9.4% of 85Policy criticism, 2026-10: 4.2% of 24Policy discussionpeak 62.5% · Oct ’26 · latest 62.5%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 53.5% of 230Policy discussion, 2025-02: 52.2% of 184Policy discussion, 2025-03: 40.4% of 225Policy discussion, 2025-04: 57.0% of 156Policy discussion, 2025-05: 45.8% of 155Policy discussion, 2025-06: 45.8% of 155Policy discussion, 2025-07: 40.0% of 185Policy discussion, 2025-08: 33.3% of 78Policy discussion, 2025-09: 43.8% of 137Policy discussion, 2025-10: 44.0% of 168Policy discussion, 2025-11: 46.7% of 107Policy discussion, 2025-12: 42.9% of 140Policy discussion, 2026-01: 61.7% of 81Policy discussion, 2026-02: 46.4% of 125Policy discussion, 2026-03: 50.0% of 186Policy discussion, 2026-04: 46.5% of 127Policy discussion, 2026-05: 47.1% of 85Policy discussion, 2026-06: 47.9% of 144Policy discussion, 2026-07: 38.9% of 139Policy discussion, 2026-08: 54.8% of 73Policy discussion, 2026-09: 50.6% of 85Policy discussion, 2026-10: 62.5% of 24Bipartisanshippeak 19.7% · Sep ’25 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 16.1% of 230Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 7.1% of 184Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 11.6% of 225Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 3.9% of 156Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 7.7% of 155Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 6.5% of 155Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 8.6% of 185Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 6.4% of 78Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 19.7% of 137Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 19.1% of 168Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 18.7% of 107Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 7.9% of 140Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 12.3% of 81Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 11.2% of 125Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 8.6% of 186Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 5.5% of 127Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 4.7% of 85Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 9.0% of 144Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 5.8% of 139Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 2.7% of 73Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 9.4% of 85Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 0.0% of 24Credit claimingpeak 43.2% · Jan ’26 · latest 20.8%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 41.7% of 230Credit claiming, 2025-02: 31.0% of 184Credit claiming, 2025-03: 27.1% of 225Credit claiming, 2025-04: 34.0% of 156Credit claiming, 2025-05: 23.2% of 155Credit claiming, 2025-06: 31.0% of 155Credit claiming, 2025-07: 31.4% of 185Credit claiming, 2025-08: 21.8% of 78Credit claiming, 2025-09: 21.9% of 137Credit claiming, 2025-10: 20.2% of 168Credit claiming, 2025-11: 23.4% of 107Credit claiming, 2025-12: 29.3% of 140Credit claiming, 2026-01: 43.2% of 81Credit claiming, 2026-02: 34.4% of 125Credit claiming, 2026-03: 18.8% of 186Credit claiming, 2026-04: 26.0% of 127Credit claiming, 2026-05: 40.0% of 85Credit claiming, 2026-06: 34.7% of 144Credit claiming, 2026-07: 18.0% of 139Credit claiming, 2026-08: 23.3% of 73Credit claiming, 2026-09: 31.8% of 85Credit claiming, 2026-10: 20.8% of 24Extreme labelspeak 26.2% · Oct ’25 · latest 4.2%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 7.8% of 230Extreme labels, 2025-02: 5.4% of 184Extreme labels, 2025-03: 4.0% of 225Extreme labels, 2025-04: 5.8% of 156Extreme labels, 2025-05: 6.5% of 155Extreme labels, 2025-06: 6.5% of 155Extreme labels, 2025-07: 6.5% of 185Extreme labels, 2025-08: 2.6% of 78Extreme labels, 2025-09: 14.6% of 137Extreme labels, 2025-10: 26.2% of 168Extreme labels, 2025-11: 9.3% of 107Extreme labels, 2025-12: 2.9% of 140Extreme labels, 2026-01: 4.9% of 81Extreme labels, 2026-02: 16.8% of 125Extreme labels, 2026-03: 11.8% of 186Extreme labels, 2026-04: 11.0% of 127Extreme labels, 2026-05: 8.2% of 85Extreme labels, 2026-06: 2.8% of 144Extreme labels, 2026-07: 11.5% of 139Extreme labels, 2026-08: 20.5% of 73Extreme labels, 2026-09: 9.4% of 85Extreme labels, 2026-10: 4.2% of 24Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Barrasso, each row shaded against its own peak, with statement volume. Months with fewer than 10 statements are left blank.
ColumnStatementsPersonal attacksPolicy criticismPolicy discussionBipartisanshipCredit claimingExtreme labels
Jan ’252307.0%20.9%53.5%16.1%41.7%7.8%
Feb ’251840.5%17.4%52.2%7.1%31.0%5.4%
Mar ’252251.3%12.0%40.4%11.6%27.1%4.0%
Apr ’251562.6%14.7%57.0%3.9%34.0%5.8%
May ’251551.9%16.1%45.8%7.7%23.2%6.5%
Jun ’251552.6%18.1%45.8%6.5%31.0%6.5%
Jul ’251852.7%15.1%40.0%8.6%31.4%6.5%
Aug ’25780.0%6.4%33.3%6.4%21.8%2.6%
Sep ’251373.6%19.7%43.8%19.7%21.9%14.6%
Oct ’251684.8%22.6%44.0%19.1%20.2%26.2%
Nov ’251073.7%23.4%46.7%18.7%23.4%9.3%
Dec ’251402.1%16.4%42.9%7.9%29.3%2.9%
Jan ’26814.9%17.3%61.7%12.3%43.2%4.9%
Feb ’261253.2%16.8%46.4%11.2%34.4%16.8%
Mar ’261865.4%23.1%50.0%8.6%18.8%11.8%
Apr ’261271.6%7.9%46.5%5.5%26.0%11.0%
May ’26851.2%15.3%47.1%4.7%40.0%8.2%
Jun ’261440.7%22.9%47.9%9.0%34.7%2.8%
Jul ’261392.2%5.8%38.9%5.8%18.0%11.5%
Aug ’26732.7%2.7%54.8%2.7%23.3%20.5%
Sep ’26852.4%9.4%50.6%9.4%31.8%9.4%
Oct ’26248.3%4.2%62.5%0.0%20.8%4.2%
How to read the strips

Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the 119th Congress, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%.

In Barrasso’s words

Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned

Personal attacks

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Oct 11, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Energy; target: Democrats · Source

Policy discussion

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Oct 23, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; Finance and Financial Sector · Source

Extreme label

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Oct 2, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; extreme label “extreme” aimed at Democrats; target: Democrats · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

  1. Posts on X

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Energy · target: DemocratsSource

  2. Posts on X

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · extreme label “extreme” aimed at Democrats · target: DemocratsSource

  3. Posts on X

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Government Operations and Politics · target: DemocratsSource

  4. Press releases

    Barrasso Highlights American Strength Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting “The American people want safety, prosperity, and freedom. America cannot be free if we are dependent on China for our medicine, our materials, and our minerals. America cannot continue to lead the free world if we allow China to steal our best ideas and newest technology. America must stand firm.” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Armed Forces and National Security · Commerce · International Affairs · Energy · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Immigration · Science, Technology, Communications · Taxation · Public Lands and Natural Resources · target: Barack ObamaSource

  5. Press releases

    Barrasso for the Washington Examiner: Democrats are controlled by dangerous, left-wing extremists Washington Examiner Democrats are controlled by dangerous, left-wing extremists Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) August 12, 2026 The driving force in today’s Democratic Party is an extreme organization. It’s called the Democratic Socialists of America. Its membership is growing. Its radical candidates are win…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Immigration · Law · Crime and Law Enforcement · Government Operations and Politics · Armed Forces and National Security · extreme label “extreme, radical” aimed at Abdul Sayed, Peggy Flanagan, Democrats · target: DemocratsSource

All 2,989 statements

Newest first, the 119th Congress

The full feed

Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 1,323 Congressional Record speeches, 1,294 posts on X, 358 press releases, 14 newsletters.

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Policy

Armed Forces and National Security is what Barrasso talks about most: 33% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.59 on a 0–1 scale (Senate Republicans average 0.64; 47th of 52).

Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what Barrasso talks about. The bills Barrasso sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Barrasso talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%36%
Barrasso
Peers
Armed Forces and National Security463 statements
33%
25%
Immigration407 statements
29%
10%
Government Operations and Politics397 statements
28%
19%
Economics and Public Finance381 statements
27%
17%
Energy313 statements
22%
10%
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Policy areas Barrasso talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the Senate Republicans average.
RowBarrassoPeers
Armed Forces and National Security33%25%
Immigration29%10%
Government Operations and Politics28%19%
Economics and Public Finance27%17%
Energy22%10%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Barrasso’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for Senate Republicans. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

Talks about · legislates on

Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 36%. Grey ticks are the Senate Republicans averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onArmed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 33% (Senate Republicans 25%)33%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 1% (Senate Republicans 8%)1%ImmigrationImmigration, talks about: 29% (Senate Republicans 10%)29%Immigration, legislates on: 3% (Senate Republicans 4%)3%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 28% (Senate Republicans 19%)28%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 9% (Senate Republicans 11%)9%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 27% (Senate Republicans 17%)27%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (Senate Republicans 1%)1%EnergyEnergy, talks about: 22% (Senate Republicans 10%)22%Energy, legislates on: 5% (Senate Republicans 2%)5%
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Barrasso's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutSenate Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onSenate Republicans, legislates on
Armed Forces and National Security33%25%1%8%
Immigration29%10%3%4%
Government Operations and Politics28%19%9%11%
Economics and Public Finance27%17%1%1%
Energy22%10%5%2%
0.59

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

Senate Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 47th of 52.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Barrasso legislates on exactly the areas Barrasso talks about, in the same proportions; 0 means no overlap. It does not say whether the bills match the positions in the statements, only the subjects. Bills Barrasso sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

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Ideology

Barrasso sits at +0.99 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more conservative than 58% of Senate Republicans. Approximate range +0.98 to +1.00, which understates the uncertainty; from 5,282 donors and 4,812 roll calls.

CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.

+0.99

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +0.98 to +1.00. From 5,282 donors and 4,812 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Barrasso +1.0Senate Republicans +1.0All Senate +0.4

The outlined dot is Barrasso, coloured by its side of 0 (blue left, red right, deeper further out); the bar through it is the approximate range (±1.96 standard errors), which understates the uncertainty; the grey ticks below are the medians of Barrasso’s groups. 0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition.

What this means, and what it doesn’t

The score summarises how an official votes, who funds them and how they talk, relative to everyone else. It does not grade positions as good or bad, and two officials with the same score can differ on any single issue. The ± range is 1.96 standard errors, which understates the uncertainty: scores whose ranges overlap may not differ at all, and even scores whose ranges do not overlap may not differ.

Where Barrasso sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →Senate Republicansmedian +1.0Barrasso +1.0All Senatemedian +0.4
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Barrasso's CSIP score of +0.99 placed against Senate Republicans, All Senate.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Barrasso
Senate Republicans51+1.057%
All Senate98+0.478%
How to read the strips

Every small dot is one official on the same scale, coloured by its own score (blue left of 0, red right of 0, grey at 0, deeper further out) and spread up and down only to keep dots apart; where a group is crowded the dots overlap, and darker patches mean more officials. The large outlined dot is Barrasso in every row; the rule is each group’s median. The table under the figure gives the share of each group to the left of Barrasso.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Barrasso raised $1.8M in the 2026 cycle, below the Senate Republicans’ median of $3.2M. 8.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 12% of itemized individual money came from Wyoming.

Campaign money from Federal Election Commission filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only.

Election cycle
$1.8M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 233 itemized donors. Senate Republicans’ median $3.2M.

Where the money came from

Each square is one percent of 2026-cycle receipts, from FEC summary totals.

Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $475.0K (25.7%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $43.6K (2.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $43.6K (2.4%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)PACs and other committees: $427.7K (23.2%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $898.6K (48.7%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)26 squares$475.0K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)2 squares$43.6K
  • PACs and other committees23 squares$427.7K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)49 squares$898.6K
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Sources of Barrasso's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$475.0K25.7%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$43.6K2.4%
PACs and other committees$427.7K23.2%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$898.6K48.7%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind. The small-donor share understates small giving when a campaign itemizes gifts made through ActBlue or WinRed.

Receipts by cycle

Total receipts, 2020 to 2026. The grey line is the Senate Republicans’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $1.0M$1.0M20202022 cycle: $1.9M$1.9M20222024 cycle: $7.8M$7.8M20242026 cycle: $1.8M$1.8M2026Senate Republicans median $3.2M
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Barrasso's receipts by cycle against the 2026 Senate Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$1.0M
2022 cycle$1.9M
2024 cycle$7.8M
2026 cycle$1.8M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 12% came from Wyoming.

  1. Texas$48.8K
  2. New York$42.3K
  3. Wyoming$38.8K
  4. Virginia$33.2K
  5. District of Columbia$26.9K

Small donations

Gifts of $200 or less as a share of individual money, by cycle. The thin grey bar is the 2026 Senate Republicans’ median.

0%60%
Barrasso
Median
2026
8%
17%
2024
9%
17%
2022
44%
17%
2020
23%
17%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the Senate Republicans median
RowBarrassoMedian
2026 cycle8%17%
2024 cycle9%17%
2022 cycle44%17%
2020 cycle23%17%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: $587MEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: $7,121WAIdaho: $1,000IDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $4,300MNIllinois: $3,267ILWisconsin: $1,000WIMichigan: $775MINew York: $42.3KNYRhode Island: $1,000RIMassachusetts: $1,655MAOregon: no dataORNevada: $1,000NVWyoming: $38.8KWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $400INOhio: $7,210OHPennsylvania: $3,004PANew Jersey: $4,370NJConnecticut: $7,153CTCalifornia: $23.3KCAUtah: $4,708UTColorado: $3,316CONebraska: $250NEMissouri: $3,591MOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $33.2KVAMaryland: $7,677MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $12.6KAZNew Mexico: $1,269NMKansas: $1,561KSArkansas: $7,000ARTennessee: $4,720TNNorth Carolina: $3,000NCSouth Carolina: $50SCDistrict of Columbia: $26.9KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: $1,782LAMississippi: $4,000MSAlabama: $3,000ALGeorgia: $3,103GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $48.8KTXFlorida: $13.8KFL
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Barrasso's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Texas$48.8K
New York$42.3K
Wyoming$38.8K
Virginia$33.2K
District of Columbia$26.9K
California$23.3K
Florida$13.8K
Arizona$12.6K
Maryland$7,677
Ohio$7,210
Connecticut$7,153
Washington$7,121
Arkansas$7,000
Tennessee$4,720
Utah$4,708
New Jersey$4,370
Minnesota$4,300
Mississippi$4,000
Missouri$3,591
Colorado$3,316
Illinois$3,267
Georgia$3,103
Pennsylvania$3,004
North Carolina$3,000
Alabama$3,000
Louisiana$1,782
Massachusetts$1,655
Kansas$1,561
New Mexico$1,269
Idaho$1,000
Wisconsin$1,000
Rhode Island$1,000
Nevada$1,000
Michigan$775
Maine$587
Indiana$400
Nebraska$250
South Carolina$50
AlaskaNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
OregonNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
OklahomaNo data
HawaiiNo data
233

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

12%

from Wyoming

Of itemized individual dollars

How to read the map

Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is Wyoming. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 2.1%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 1.8%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 7.0%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 2.0%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 7.2%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 12%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 50%50%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 17%CSIP +1.25 to +1.50: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Barrasso's itemized donors in 2026, from −0.75 to +1.50: 7.0% between −0.25 and 0.00, 7.2% between +0.25 and +0.50, 12% between +0.50 and +0.75, 50% between +0.75 and +1.00, 17% between +1.00 and +1.25.
ItemValue
CSIP −0.75 to −0.502.1%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.251.8%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.007.0%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.252.0%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.507.2%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.7512%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0050%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.2517%
CSIP +1.25 to +1.500.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Barrasso’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Barrasso’s own score is +0.99.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$47.6K 76 donors
  2. CONSULTANT$35.6K 13 donors
  3. CEO$28.3K 14 donors
  4. ATTORNEY$17.5K 8 donors
  5. PRINCIPAL$13.0K 9 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PEABODY PAC)$10.5K
  2. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC$10.0K
  4. ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC)$10.0K
  5. ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. BLACKSTONE$26.2K 6 donors
  2. ALLIANTGROUP$13.0K 3 donors
  3. WINGED KEEL GROUP$6,000 5 donors
  4. GUIDEPOST STRATEGIES$5,520 3 donors
  5. MULLIN BARENS SANFORD FINANCIAL$4,500 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Barrasso voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 99.8% of party-line votes and missed 0.4% of 915 roll calls. Senate Republicans on average: 98.4% party unity, 97.1% attendance. Across all roll calls, Barrasso voted against the majority of Senate Republicans 6 times.

915 roll calls Barrasso could vote on in the 119th Congress, compared with Senate Republicans. Attendance is the share with a vote recorded. Party unity counts only party-line roll calls, where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, and is the share of those where Barrasso voted with the majority of Senate Republicans. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

6

votes against the majority of Senate Republicans

Party unity 99.8%, Senate Republicans average 98.4%, ranks 8th of 53. 915 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

The thick bar is Barrasso, the thin grey bar the Senate Republicans average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.

80%100%
Barrasso
Peers
Rank
Attendance
99.5%
97.1%
6th of 53
Party unity
99.8%
98.4%
8th of 53
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Barrasso's attendance and party unity against Senate Republicans.
RowBarrassoPeers
Attendance99.5%97.1%
Party unity99.8%98.4%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

A missed roll call has many causes, from illness to campaigning, so attendance says how often, not why. A vote against the majority can be on procedure as well as substance, and many fall on roll calls where both parties split; the key votes below show the ones that decided something.

Key votes

25 roll calls the lab flagged as key in the 119th Congress

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
Sep 28, 2026
S. 4668
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill
YeaWith majorityBill PassedD 26–19 · R 50–2 · I 1–1Democrats 26 yea, 19 nay; Republicans 50 yea, 2 nay; Independents 1 yea, 1 nayparty crossover
Sep 24, 2026
H.Con.Res. 89
A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
On the Concurrent Resolution
NayWith majorityConcurrent Resolution RejectedD 43–1 · R 4–49 · I 2–0Democrats 43 yea, 1 nay; Republicans 4 yea, 49 nay; Independents 2 yea, 0 nayclose vote
Aug 8, 2026
H.R. 6500
An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill
YeaWith majorityBill PassedD 42–3 · R 47–2 · I 1–1Democrats 42 yea, 3 nay; Republicans 47 yea, 2 nay; Independents 1 yea, 1 naybecame law
Aug 7, 2026
H.R. 5334
An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill
YeaWith majorityBill PassedD 36–9 · R 49–1 · I 1–1Democrats 36 yea, 9 nay; Republicans 49 yea, 1 nay; Independents 1 yea, 1 naybecame law · party crossover
Jul 30, 2026
S.Res. 817
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
On the Resolution
YeaWith majorityResolution Agreed toD 0–45 · R 50–0 · I 0–2Democrats 0 yea, 45 nay; Republicans 50 yea, 0 nay; Independents 0 yea, 2 nayclose vote
How key votes are chosen

Automatically: a final-passage or override vote where the measure became law, the margin was under 10%, at least 10% of either party voted against its majority, or the bill was among the 25 most mentioned in officials’ own statements. Up to 25 per window, most recent first; five are shown. Bars show yea on the left, nay on the right, per party.

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Barrasso most often

  1. Eric SchmittR900 shared votes100%
  2. Bernie MorenoR906 shared votes100%
  3. Dave McCormickR885 shared votes100%
  4. Bill HagertyR879 shared votes100%
  5. Mike CrapoR900 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Barrasso least often

  1. Ed MarkeyD905 shared votes2.8%
  2. Bernie SandersI849 shared votes2.8%
  3. Elizabeth WarrenD897 shared votes3.0%
  4. Christopher MurphyD886 shared votes3.5%
  5. Chris Van HollenD897 shared votes4.2%
How to read the agreement lists

The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.

Full voting record

119th Congress (2025–27), loads in batches

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Barrasso sponsored 58 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 242 others. 21% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans average 22%; 26th of 51).

The bills Barrasso sponsored and cosponsored in the 119th Congress, from the official bill records, and how far each got: introduced, referred to or acted on in committee, passed one chamber, passed both, became law. A bill counts at every stage it has reached, so the blocks only shrink to the right.

Bills by stage

Counts for the 119th Congress

Sponsored58 billsSponsored, Introduced: 5858Sponsored, In committee: 5858Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 99Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored242 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 242242Cosponsored, In committee: 236236Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 6464Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 44Cosponsored, Became law: 44IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Barrasso sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored5858900
Cosponsored2422366444
How to read the blocks

Ink blocks are bills Barrasso sponsored, ochre blocks bills Barrasso cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.

21%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Senate Republicans average 22%. Ranks 26th of 51.

Cosponsorship partners

Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Barrasso, by number of shared bills in the 119th Congress; the square shows their party.

  1. Cynthia Lummis102
  2. Steve Daines64
  3. James Risch63
  4. Marsha Blackburn53
  5. Pete Ricketts50
What this means, and what it doesn’t

The score is the share of sponsored bills that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, with at least 5 sponsored bills, ranked within the peer group. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position in the chamber as well as effort. Cosponsorship partners are the five colleagues who share the most of Barrasso’s bills; the toggle shows more.

Bill list

Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest

Bills sponsored and cosponsored
S.Res. 934A resolution designating October 10, 2026, as "American Girls in Sports Day".CosponsorSep 30, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S5267) Sep 30, 2026
S.Res. 913A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.CosponsorSep 28, 2026Passed one chamberGovernment Operations and PoliticsSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5064-5065; text: CR S5074-5075) Sep 28, 2026
S.Res. 902A resolution supporting the designation of the week of September 20 through September 26, 2026, as "Telehealth Awareness Week".CosponsorSep 24, 2026Passed one chamberHealthSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020; text: CR S5007-5008) Sep 24, 2026
S. 5484Affordable HOMES Act of 2026CosponsorSep 23, 2026In committeeEnergyRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Sep 23, 2026
S.Res. 891A resolution designating the week of September 27, 2026, through October 3, 2026, as "Religious Education Week" to celebrate religious education in the United States.CosponsorSep 23, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S4949-4950) Sep 23, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 62 times in 90 days. Barrasso’s official site had 36 pages when last crawled on Oct 18, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Barrasso posted on Oct 24, 2026.

The lab crawls Barrasso’s official and campaign websites (weekly for Congress, monthly for the states) and keeps every page’s text, so changes can be read later; it also records social accounts and describes the images Barrasso posts with a vision model.

Websites

How to read the counts

“Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.

Images Barrasso posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A group of men, many wearing dark clothing and baseball caps, talk together on a football field in a stadium. The stands and goalpost are visible behind them, and there is text on some clothing and stadium signage.
    A group of men, many wearing dark clothing and baseball caps, talk together on a football field in a stadium. The stands and goalpost are visible behind them, and there is text on some clothing and stadium signage.View post
  • A man and a woman talk outside a large brick building at night, with a crowd and event setup in the background. There is visible text on clothing and signage.
    A man and a woman talk outside a large brick building at night, with a crowd and event setup in the background. There is visible text on clothing and signage.View post
  • Four adults pose together inside an indoor sports venue. They wear team-themed clothing and hats; one holds a large bag of popcorn, and another carries a drink and bundled clothing. A television screen and other people are visible in the background. There is text on clothing and signage.
    Four adults pose together inside an indoor sports venue. They wear team-themed clothing and hats; one holds a large bag of popcorn, and another carries a drink and bundled clothing. A television screen and other people are visible in the background. There is text on clothing and signage.View post
  • Four people pose for a photo at an indoor event. A woman holds a young child wearing a bright pink cowboy hat, while two men stand beside them. They are dressed casually, with several wearing Wyoming-themed clothing. A banner and display boards are visible in the background, including some text.
    Four people pose for a photo at an indoor event. A woman holds a young child wearing a bright pink cowboy hat, while two men stand beside them. They are dressed casually, with several wearing Wyoming-themed clothing. A banner and display boards are visible in the background, including some text.View post
  • Three adults in formal clothing sit close together and smile at the camera in an upscale interior. A large dark television, a round wall decoration, and a table with papers are visible. There is no prominent readable text.
    Three adults in formal clothing sit close together and smile at the camera in an upscale interior. A large dark television, a round wall decoration, and a table with papers are visible. There is no prominent readable text.View post
About the descriptions

Written by a vision model and may be wrong. Open the post to see the original. Five are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

Back to topNext: Methods and sources

Methods and sources

How this page was made. Profile built Oct 28, 2026; site last built Oct 28, 2026. Every number on the page is computed from the sources listed here, by the same rules for every official; nothing is written by hand.

The headline

The headline is the measure on which Barrasso is most unusual among Senate Republicans, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

The builder ranks every measure within the same peer group the page compares it with, and writes each official’s percentile: the share of the group below the value, ties counting half, so 0.5 is the median and a value shared by many never ranks first. A measure’s score is how far that percentile sits from the median (0 in the middle, 0.5 at either end), and the highest score leads if it is above 0.25, outside the middle half of the group. Scores within 0.03 of each other are a tie, broken in this order: votes against the party majority, kinds of statement, ideology, roll calls missed, small donations, in-state money, legislation, agreement, extreme labels, receipts.

A measure counts only with at least 200 statements, 100 roll calls or 5 sponsored bills behind it and a peer group of at least 10. Two things never lead: high party unity or attendance, where most members sit, and a high rate of a kind of statement backed by fewer than 10 statements. When nothing qualifies, the headline is a neutral fact instead: statements classified, or years in office. The wording always names the direction (“in the bottom 5% of …”, “votes against the majority of …”).

Identifiers

Profile id
B001261
Bioguide
B001261
FEC candidate ids
S6WY00068

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

  • What politicians sayOct 27, 20261 days agoMembers of Congress: tweets since 2017; press releases, newsletters and floor speeches since 2022. State legislators: tweets since May 2024. Governors: tweets since January 2025. Labels from an LLM classifier.
  • Roll calls (Congress)Sep 30, 202628 days agoVoteview roll calls, 113th Congress (2013) on.
  • Bills (Congress)Oct 22, 20266 days agoGovInfo BILLSTATUS: sponsors, cosponsors, actions, CRS policy area.
  • Campaign money (FEC)Oct 22, 20266 days agoFEC committee financial summaries (totals, small donations) and itemized contributions (donor counts, states, employers), cycles 2020-2026; aggregates only.
  • Ideology (CSIP)Oct 25, 20263 days agoCommon-Space Ideal Points (CSIP), current validated run.
  • WebsitesOct 25, 20263 days agoWeekly crawls of federal sites since April 2026; monthly state crawls since June 2026.
  • ImagesOct 28, 2026todayImages in members' tweets with vision-model descriptions.

How the measures work

What politicians say
Every post, press release, newsletter and congressional floor speech is read by a language model and marked for personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship and credit claiming. A statement can be in several. Rates are shares of statements in the window. The methods paper.
Extreme labels
A statement has an extreme label when it calls a politician, party or policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who the label is aimed at.
Policy areas and agreement
Statements and bills share 25 Congressional Research Service policy areas (state bills are assigned by a language model). Agreement is 1 − Jensen–Shannon distance between the two distributions, shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
Ideology (CSIP)
Common-Space Ideal Points place federal and state officials on one left–right scale, estimated jointly from roll calls, campaign contributions and the text of statements, with standard errors. Only a validated run is shown. The methods paper.
Campaign money
Campaigns report by name only donors who give more than $200 in a cycle; smaller gifts are reported as one total. Federal totals and the small-donor share come from the FEC’s financial summaries of each campaign committee. Donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations cover itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift totals, so state figures are itemized only. The lab never publishes donor names.
Votes and key votes
Attendance, party unity and the count of votes against the majority of an official’s own party come from roll calls (Voteview for Congress, chamber records for the states). Key votes are final-passage or override votes that became law, were decided by under 10%, saw at least 10% of a party vote against its majority, or concerned one of the 25 bills most mentioned in officials’ statements.
Peers and ranks
Comparisons are with the same party, chamber and level (for example House Democrats); state legislators are compared within their state and chamber for votes. Every comparison names its group. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; tied values share the average of their ranks, and the percentile is the share of the group below the value, ties counting half.

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