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Serving since Jan 6, 2015119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Shelley Capito, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
95%
of Senate Republicans score to the right of Capito on the CSIP scale

CSIP score +0.58 (approximate range +0.57 to +0.59, which understates the uncertainty); negative is left of the scale’s centre, positive right. From 5,246 donors and 4,249 roll calls.

CSIP places every official on one left–right scale estimated from roll-call votes, campaign donations and the text of statements; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of moderate. The share says where Capito sits among Senate Republicans, not how far from the centre.

At a glance

6 measures against Senate Republicans. 34% of the 29 bills Capito sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of Senate Republicans. The policy areas Capito talks about and legislates on agree at 0.61 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom quarter of Senate Republicans.

The measures on which Capito 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.

CSIP ideology

+0.58

More liberal than 95% of Senate Republicans · ± 0.01

Out of committee

34%

Senate Republicans average 22% · ranks 7th of 51

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.61

Senate Republicans average 0.64 · ranks 45th of 52

Small donations, 2026

4.9%

Senate Republicans’ median 17% · ranks 39th of 51

Policy criticism

14%

Senate Republicans average 17% · ranks 38th of 52

Raised, 2026

$5.4M

Senate Republicans’ median $3.2M · ranks 14th of 51

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Capito says

Capito attacks opponents personally less than 69% of Senate Republicans. Personal attacks in 0.4% of 2,396 statements, against 2.1% for the average Senate Republican; 37th of 52.

An AI model reads each of Capito’s 2,396 statements in the 119th Congress (1,818 posts on X, 510 press releases, 36 Congressional Record speeches, 32 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%
Capito
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,649 statements
69%
70%
31st of 52
Credit claiming955 statements
40%
36%
19th of 52
Policy criticism331 statements
14%
17%
38th of 52
Bipartisanship308 statements
13%
13%
22nd of 52
Personal attacks9 statements
0%
2%
37th of 52
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Capito's share of statements in each category against the Senate Republicans average.
RowCapitoPeers
Policy discussion69%70%
Credit claiming40%36%
Policy criticism14%17%
Bipartisanship13%13%
Personal attacks0%2%
2,396

statements classified

1,818 posts on X, 510 press releases, 36 Congressional Record speeches, 32 newsletters.

posts on X: 1,818 (75.9%)posts on X 1,818press releases: 510 (21.3%)press releases 510Congressional Record speeches: 36 (1.5%)newsletters: 32 (1.3%)
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Capito's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,818
press releases510
Congressional Record speeches36
newsletters32
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Capito used extreme labels in 1.3% of statements, below the peer average. 32 statements, most often aimed at Senate Democrats; peers 2.9%.

  1. “radical”16
  2. “extreme”10
  3. “far left”6
  4. “communist”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Senate Democrats6
  2. Biden administration3
  3. Democratic base2
  4. Democrats2
  5. EV mandate2
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: 1482025-02: 1342025-03: 1302025-04: 912025-05: 1102025-06: 1112025-07: 1382025-08: 712025-09: 1252025-10: 1132025-11: 1072025-12: 652026-01: 832026-02: 1012026-03: 1242026-04: 1042026-05: 1002026-06: 1332026-07: 1142026-08: 952026-09: 1082026-10: 91peak 148 · Jan ’25Personal attackspeak 1.8% · Jul ’26 · latest 0.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 0.0% of 148Personal attacks, 2025-02: 1.5% of 134Personal attacks, 2025-03: 0.8% of 130Personal attacks, 2025-04: 0.0% of 91Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.9% of 110Personal attacks, 2025-06: 0.0% of 111Personal attacks, 2025-07: 0.0% of 138Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 71Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 125Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.0% of 113Personal attacks, 2025-11: 0.9% of 107Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 65Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 83Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.0% of 101Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 124Personal attacks, 2026-04: 1.0% of 104Personal attacks, 2026-05: 1.0% of 100Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 133Personal attacks, 2026-07: 1.8% of 114Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 95Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 108Personal attacks, 2026-10: 0.0% of 91Policy criticismpeak 34.5% · Oct ’25 · latest 5.5%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 17.6% of 148Policy criticism, 2025-02: 16.4% of 134Policy criticism, 2025-03: 16.2% of 130Policy criticism, 2025-04: 11.0% of 91Policy criticism, 2025-05: 14.5% of 110Policy criticism, 2025-06: 18.0% of 111Policy criticism, 2025-07: 5.8% of 138Policy criticism, 2025-08: 2.8% of 71Policy criticism, 2025-09: 16.8% of 125Policy criticism, 2025-10: 34.5% of 113Policy criticism, 2025-11: 29.9% of 107Policy criticism, 2025-12: 9.2% of 65Policy criticism, 2026-01: 12.0% of 83Policy criticism, 2026-02: 8.9% of 101Policy criticism, 2026-03: 26.6% of 124Policy criticism, 2026-04: 10.6% of 104Policy criticism, 2026-05: 14.0% of 100Policy criticism, 2026-06: 10.5% of 133Policy criticism, 2026-07: 4.4% of 114Policy criticism, 2026-08: 1.1% of 95Policy criticism, 2026-09: 5.6% of 108Policy criticism, 2026-10: 5.5% of 91Policy discussionpeak 90.4% · Jan ’26 · latest 71.4%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 60.8% of 148Policy discussion, 2025-02: 73.1% of 134Policy discussion, 2025-03: 63.1% of 130Policy discussion, 2025-04: 59.3% of 91Policy discussion, 2025-05: 69.1% of 110Policy discussion, 2025-06: 71.2% of 111Policy discussion, 2025-07: 68.1% of 138Policy discussion, 2025-08: 67.6% of 71Policy discussion, 2025-09: 52.8% of 125Policy discussion, 2025-10: 66.4% of 113Policy discussion, 2025-11: 66.4% of 107Policy discussion, 2025-12: 60.0% of 65Policy discussion, 2026-01: 90.4% of 83Policy discussion, 2026-02: 73.3% of 101Policy discussion, 2026-03: 71.0% of 124Policy discussion, 2026-04: 72.1% of 104Policy discussion, 2026-05: 75.0% of 100Policy discussion, 2026-06: 62.4% of 133Policy discussion, 2026-07: 69.3% of 114Policy discussion, 2026-08: 84.2% of 95Policy discussion, 2026-09: 76.8% of 108Policy discussion, 2026-10: 71.4% of 91Bipartisanshippeak 24.8% · Oct ’25 · latest 15.4%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 16.9% of 148Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 14.9% of 134Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 12.3% of 130Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 14.3% of 91Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 15.4% of 110Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 9.9% of 111Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 10.9% of 138Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 15.5% of 71Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 17.6% of 125Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 24.8% of 113Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 14.0% of 107Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 18.5% of 65Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 13.3% of 83Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 9.9% of 101Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 8.9% of 124Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 5.8% of 104Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 11.0% of 100Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 12.0% of 133Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 9.7% of 114Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 4.2% of 95Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 8.3% of 108Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 15.4% of 91Credit claimingpeak 53.5% · Feb ’26 · latest 42.9%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 42.6% of 148Credit claiming, 2025-02: 47.8% of 134Credit claiming, 2025-03: 32.3% of 130Credit claiming, 2025-04: 38.5% of 91Credit claiming, 2025-05: 44.5% of 110Credit claiming, 2025-06: 44.1% of 111Credit claiming, 2025-07: 46.4% of 138Credit claiming, 2025-08: 49.3% of 71Credit claiming, 2025-09: 36.8% of 125Credit claiming, 2025-10: 19.5% of 113Credit claiming, 2025-11: 39.3% of 107Credit claiming, 2025-12: 41.5% of 65Credit claiming, 2026-01: 47.0% of 83Credit claiming, 2026-02: 53.5% of 101Credit claiming, 2026-03: 28.2% of 124Credit claiming, 2026-04: 33.7% of 104Credit claiming, 2026-05: 45.0% of 100Credit claiming, 2026-06: 42.1% of 133Credit claiming, 2026-07: 33.3% of 114Credit claiming, 2026-08: 46.3% of 95Credit claiming, 2026-09: 29.6% of 108Credit claiming, 2026-10: 42.9% of 91Extreme labelspeak 8.0% · Oct ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 3.4% of 148Extreme labels, 2025-02: 2.2% of 134Extreme labels, 2025-03: 1.5% of 130Extreme labels, 2025-04: 1.1% of 91Extreme labels, 2025-05: 3.6% of 110Extreme labels, 2025-06: 0.9% of 111Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.7% of 138Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 71Extreme labels, 2025-09: 0.8% of 125Extreme labels, 2025-10: 8.0% of 113Extreme labels, 2025-11: 1.9% of 107Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 65Extreme labels, 2026-01: 2.4% of 83Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 101Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 124Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 104Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 100Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.8% of 133Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 114Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 95Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 108Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 91Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Capito, 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 ’251480.0%17.6%60.8%16.9%42.6%3.4%
Feb ’251341.5%16.4%73.1%14.9%47.8%2.2%
Mar ’251300.8%16.2%63.1%12.3%32.3%1.5%
Apr ’25910.0%11.0%59.3%14.3%38.5%1.1%
May ’251100.9%14.5%69.1%15.4%44.5%3.6%
Jun ’251110.0%18.0%71.2%9.9%44.1%0.9%
Jul ’251380.0%5.8%68.1%10.9%46.4%0.7%
Aug ’25710.0%2.8%67.6%15.5%49.3%0.0%
Sep ’251250.0%16.8%52.8%17.6%36.8%0.8%
Oct ’251130.0%34.5%66.4%24.8%19.5%8.0%
Nov ’251070.9%29.9%66.4%14.0%39.3%1.9%
Dec ’25650.0%9.2%60.0%18.5%41.5%0.0%
Jan ’26830.0%12.0%90.4%13.3%47.0%2.4%
Feb ’261010.0%8.9%73.3%9.9%53.5%0.0%
Mar ’261240.0%26.6%71.0%8.9%28.2%0.0%
Apr ’261041.0%10.6%72.1%5.8%33.7%0.0%
May ’261001.0%14.0%75.0%11.0%45.0%0.0%
Jun ’261330.0%10.5%62.4%12.0%42.1%0.8%
Jul ’261141.8%4.4%69.3%9.7%33.3%0.0%
Aug ’26950.0%1.1%84.2%4.2%46.3%0.0%
Sep ’261080.0%5.6%76.8%8.3%29.6%0.0%
Oct ’26910.0%5.5%71.4%15.4%42.9%0.0%
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 Capito’s words

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

Policy criticism

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

Oct 26, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; Government Operations and Politics; Transportation and Public Works; Water Resources Development · Source

Personal attacks

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

Jul 31, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Health; target: Anthony Fauci · Source

Extreme label

Mr. President, I rise today in opposition to SJ Res. 188, the CRA introduced by my colleague from Rhode Island Senator Whitehouse to overturn the Trump EPA's repeal of the Biden MATS rule. This rule would reinstate the 2024 MATS rule that was part of the Biden administration's power sector strategy…

Jun 3, 2026 · Congressional Record · policy criticism; policy discussion; credit claiming; Energy; Environmental Protection; Health; Economics and Public Finance; extreme label “extreme” aimed at environmentalists · 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 · Health · target: Anthony FauciSource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · target: FauciSource

  3. Press releases

    VIDEO: Capito Discusses National Tracing Center, HIDTA at CJS Appropriations Hearing To watch Senator Capito's questioning, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, participated in a Senate Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing with acting Attorney General T…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Crime and Law Enforcement · Economics and Public Finance · ImmigrationSource

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Immigration · Armed Forces and National Security · target: DemocratsSource

  5. Press releases

    VIDEO: Capito Joins “The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt” To watch Senator Capito’s interview, click here or on the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican leadership, joined “The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt” on NewsNation. HIGHLIGHTS: ON WHEN THE SHUTDOWN MIGHT END: “We only need five Democrats to come to their senses and say yes, reope…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · Government Operations and Politics · Health · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Crime and Law Enforcement · Agriculture and Food · Armed Forces and National Security · target: DemocratsSource

All 2,396 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: 1,818 posts on X, 510 press releases, 36 Congressional Record speeches, 32 newsletters.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Economics and Public Finance is what Capito talks about most: 21% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.61 on a 0–1 scale (Senate Republicans average 0.64; 45th 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 Capito talks about. The bills Capito sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Capito talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Capito
Peers
Economics and Public Finance344 statements
21%
17%
Health284 statements
17%
15%
Armed Forces and National Security283 statements
17%
25%
Government Operations and Politics278 statements
17%
19%
Energy229 statements
14%
10%
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Policy areas Capito talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the Senate Republicans average.
RowCapitoPeers
Economics and Public Finance21%17%
Health17%15%
Armed Forces and National Security17%25%
Government Operations and Politics17%19%
Energy14%10%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Capito’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 35%. Grey ticks are the Senate Republicans averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onEconomics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 21% (Senate Republicans 17%)21%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (Senate Republicans 1%)1%HealthHealth, talks about: 17% (Senate Republicans 15%)17%Health, legislates on: 25% (Senate Republicans 11%)25%Armed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 17% (Senate Republicans 25%)17%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 5% (Senate Republicans 8%)5%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 17% (Senate Republicans 19%)17%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 7% (Senate Republicans 11%)7%EnergyEnergy, talks about: 14% (Senate Republicans 10%)14%Energy, legislates on: 2% (Senate Republicans 2%)2%
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Capito's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutSenate Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onSenate Republicans, legislates on
Economics and Public Finance21%17%1%1%
Health17%15%25%11%
Armed Forces and National Security17%25%5%8%
Government Operations and Politics17%19%7%11%
Energy14%10%2%2%
0.61

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

Senate Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 45th of 52.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Capito legislates on exactly the areas Capito 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 Capito sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Capito sits at +0.58 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more liberal than 95% of Senate Republicans. Approximate range +0.57 to +0.59, which understates the uncertainty; from 5,246 donors and 4,249 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”.

+0.58

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +0.57 to +0.59. From 5,246 donors and 4,249 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Capito +0.6Senate Republicans +1.0All Senate +0.4

The outlined dot is Capito, 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 Capito’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 Capito sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →Senate Republicansmedian +1.0Capito +0.6All Senatemedian +0.4
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Capito's CSIP score of +0.58 placed against Senate Republicans, All Senate.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Capito
Senate Republicans51+1.04%
All Senate98+0.450%
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 Capito 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 Capito.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Capito raised $5.4M in the 2026 cycle, above the Senate Republicans’ median of $3.2M. 4.9% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 23% of itemized individual money came from West Virginia.

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
$5.4M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 1,344 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): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Itemized individual (over $200): $2.7M (50.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $142.0K (2.6%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $142.0K (2.6%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $142.0K (2.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)PACs and other committees: $2.0M (37.6%)Party committees: $62.1K (1.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $452.1K (8.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $452.1K (8.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $452.1K (8.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $452.1K (8.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $452.1K (8.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $452.1K (8.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $452.1K (8.3%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $452.1K (8.3%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)50 squares$2.7M
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)3 squares$142.0K
  • PACs and other committees38 squares$2.0M
  • Party committees1 squares$62.1K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)8 squares$452.1K
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Sources of Capito's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$2.7M50.4%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$142.0K2.6%
PACs and other committees$2.0M37.6%
Party committees$62.1K1.1%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$452.1K8.3%
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: $4.9M$4.9M20202022 cycle: $862.9K$862.9K20222024 cycle: $1.0M$1.0M20242026 cycle: $5.4M$5.4M2026Senate Republicans median $3.2M
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Capito's receipts by cycle against the 2026 Senate Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$4.9M
2022 cycle$862.9K
2024 cycle$1.0M
2026 cycle$5.4M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 23% came from West Virginia.

  1. West Virginia$657.2K
  2. California$290.2K
  3. Florida$230.2K
  4. New York$212.6K
  5. Virginia$207.3K

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%
Capito
Median
2026
5%
17%
2024
8%
17%
2022
9%
17%
2020
14%
17%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the Senate Republicans median
RowCapitoMedian
2026 cycle5%17%
2024 cycle8%17%
2022 cycle9%17%
2020 cycle14%17%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: $3,500NHWashington: $19.0KWAIdaho: $3,000IDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $15.5KMNIllinois: $58.0KILWisconsin: $3,500WIMichigan: $87.2KMINew York: $212.6KNYRhode Island: $250RIMassachusetts: $92.3KMAOregon: $1,000ORNevada: $12.6KNVWyoming: $12.0KWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: $3,375IAIndiana: $5,000INOhio: $54.2KOHPennsylvania: $123.2KPANew Jersey: $40.0KNJConnecticut: $40.7KCTCalifornia: $290.2KCAUtah: $14.0KUTColorado: $163.7KCONebraska: $3,500NEMissouri: $24.0KMOKentucky: $19.3KKYWest Virginia: $657.2KWVVirginia: $207.3KVAMaryland: $83.8KMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $5,318AZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: $7,500KSArkansas: $14.0KARTennessee: $5,299TNNorth Carolina: $7,743NCSouth Carolina: $31.0KSCDistrict of Columbia: $73.8KDCOklahoma: $23.5KOKLouisiana: $10.4KLAMississippi: $5,190MSAlabama: $39.0KALGeorgia: $6,633GAHawaii: $586HITexas: $124.9KTXFlorida: $230.2KFL
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Capito's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
West Virginia$657.2K
California$290.2K
Florida$230.2K
New York$212.6K
Virginia$207.3K
Colorado$163.7K
Texas$124.9K
Pennsylvania$123.2K
Massachusetts$92.3K
Michigan$87.2K
Maryland$83.8K
District of Columbia$73.8K
Illinois$58.0K
Ohio$54.2K
Connecticut$40.7K
New Jersey$40.0K
Alabama$39.0K
South Carolina$31.0K
Missouri$24.0K
Oklahoma$23.5K
Kentucky$19.3K
Washington$19.0K
Minnesota$15.5K
Utah$14.0K
Arkansas$14.0K
Nevada$12.6K
Wyoming$12.0K
Louisiana$10.4K
North Carolina$7,743
Kansas$7,500
Georgia$6,633
Arizona$5,318
Tennessee$5,299
Mississippi$5,190
Indiana$5,000
New Hampshire$3,500
Wisconsin$3,500
Nebraska$3,500
Iowa$3,375
Idaho$3,000
Oregon$1,000
Hawaii$586
Rhode Island$250
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
South DakotaNo data
DelawareNo data
New MexicoNo data
1,344

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

23%

from West Virginia

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 West Virginia. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 1.2%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 3.7%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 4.0%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 6.0%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 7.3%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 7.9%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 43%43%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 26%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 1.2%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Capito's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.00 to +1.25: 6.0% between −0.25 and 0.00, 7.3% between 0.00 and +0.25, 7.9% between +0.25 and +0.50, 43% between +0.50 and +0.75, 26% between +0.75 and +1.00.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.00 to −0.751.2%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.503.7%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.254.0%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.006.0%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.257.3%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.507.9%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.7543%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.0026%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.251.2%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Capito’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Capito’s own score is +0.58.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$344.4K 218 donors
  2. CEO$248.8K 82 donors
  3. ATTORNEY$178.5K 99 donors
  4. PRESIDENT$159.8K 66 donors
  5. EXECUTIVE$129.1K 39 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. NRSC$62.0K
  2. INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INC$10.5K
  3. ALABAMA FIRST PAC$10.0K
  4. ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$10.0K
  5. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SKINPAC)$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. ANTHROPIC$89.0K 7 donors
  2. ANTERO RESOURCES$40.5K 7 donors
  3. BLACKSTONE$26.9K 6 donors
  4. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS$24.5K 8 donors
  5. JANE STREET CAPITAL$21.0K 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Capito voted with the majority of Senate Republicans on 99.2% of party-line votes and missed 1.9% of 915 roll calls. Senate Republicans on average: 98.4% party unity, 97.1% attendance. Across all roll calls, Capito voted against the majority of Senate Republicans 8 times.

915 roll calls Capito 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 Capito voted with the majority of Senate Republicans. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

8

votes against the majority of Senate Republicans

Party unity 99.2%, Senate Republicans average 98.4%, ranks 38th of 53. 915 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Capito
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.1%
97.1%
25th of 53
Party unity
99.2%
98.4%
38th of 53
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Capito's attendance and party unity against Senate Republicans.
RowCapitoPeers
Attendance98.1%97.1%
Party unity99.2%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 Capito most often

  1. Lindsey O. GrahamR777 shared votes100%
  2. John BoozmanR884 shared votes100%
  3. Deb FischerR889 shared votes99%
  4. Tom CottonR886 shared votes99%
  5. Roger WickerR867 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Capito least often

  1. Ed MarkeyD891 shared votes3.7%
  2. Bernie SandersI834 shared votes3.8%
  3. Elizabeth WarrenD884 shared votes4.0%
  4. Christopher MurphyD873 shared votes4.3%
  5. Chris Van HollenD884 shared votes5.2%
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

Capito sponsored 29 bills in the 119th Congress; 1 became law. Cosponsored 360 others. 34% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans average 22%; 7th of 51).

The bills Capito 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

Sponsored29 billsSponsored, Introduced: 2929Sponsored, In committee: 2929Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 66Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Sponsored, Became law: 11Cosponsored360 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 360360Cosponsored, In committee: 356356Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 102102Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 88Cosponsored, Became law: 88IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Capito sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored2929611
Cosponsored36035610288
How to read the blocks

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

34%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Senate Republicans average 22%. Ranks 7th of 51.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Marsha Blackburn76
  2. Jim Justice74
  3. Amy Klobuchar58
  4. Cindy Hyde-Smith55
  5. Thom Tillis47
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 Capito’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. 950A resolution designating the week of September 14 through September 18, 2026, as "National Clean Energy Week".CosponsorOct 15, 2026IntroducedEnergyUnder authority of the order of the Senate of September 30, 2026, ordered referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Oct 15, 2026
S. 5653Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026SponsorSep 30, 2026In committeeEnvironmental ProtectionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Sep 30, 2026
S.Res. 933A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 2026 as "National Dyslexia Awareness Month".CosponsorSep 30, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S5267) Sep 30, 2026
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. 947A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".CosponsorSep 30, 2026Passed one chamberHealthSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5273) Sep 30, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 171 times in 90 days. Capito’s official site had 42 pages when last crawled on Oct 18, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Capito posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls Capito’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 Capito 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.

Social accounts

Images Capito posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A woman stands at the front of a room, speaking and gesturing to a seated audience. A man sits beside a table with papers and a microphone. There is no prominent visible text.
    A woman stands at the front of a room, speaking and gesturing to a seated audience. A man sits beside a table with papers and a microphone. There is no prominent visible text.View post
  • Three women pose together for a photograph inside a rustic venue. Other people are seated at tables in the background, with chairs, food, and a wooden bar or counter visible. There is some text in the image.
    Three women pose together for a photograph inside a rustic venue. Other people are seated at tables in the background, with chairs, food, and a wooden bar or counter visible. There is some text in the image.View post
  • A red-toned poster commemorating a national day, with large centered lettering above a photograph of uniformed service members walking in front of two military transport aircraft. Text is present.
    A red-toned poster commemorating a national day, with large centered lettering above a photograph of uniformed service members walking in front of two military transport aircraft. Text is present.View post
  • A green political poster about improving the American economy, featuring a U.S. flag and a rising graph. Text appears throughout the poster.
    A green political poster about improving the American economy, featuring a U.S. flag and a rising graph. Text appears throughout the poster.View post
  • A smiling older man in a suit leans toward a blonde woman in a dark outfit, appearing to greet or speak with her inside an ornate room. There is no visible text.
    A smiling older man in a suit leans toward a blonde woman in a dark outfit, appearing to greet or speak with her inside an ornate room. There is no visible 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 Capito 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
C001047
Bioguide
C001047
FEC candidate ids
H0WV02138, S4WV00159

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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