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Democrat · U.S. House, Indiana’s 7th district

Serving since Mar 13, 2008119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of André Carson, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
2.5×
the House Democrat rate of extreme labels

4.7% of 872 statements use an extreme label (41 statements); the average for House Democrats is 1.9%. Ranks 13th of 216, where 1st is the highest rate. Most often aimed at MAGA Republicans.

An AI model reads each of Carson’s posts on X, press releases, newsletters and Congressional Record speeches and marks whether it calls a politician, party or policy far left, far right, MAGA, extreme, radical, woke, fascist or communist. The rate is the share of statements marked; it is compared with the average among House Democrats and ranked against the same group.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 31% of Carson’s statements claim credit, in the top quarter of House Democrats (average 23%). 0% of the 16 bills Carson sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of House Democrats.

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

Extreme labels

4.7%

House Democrats average 1.9% · ranks 13th of 216

Credit claiming

31%

House Democrats average 23% · ranks 34th of 216

Out of committee

0%

House Democrats average 4.9% · ranks 171st of 207

Raised, 2026

$1.1M

House Democrats’ median $2.0M · ranks 166th of 214

Policy criticism

34%

House Democrats average 28% · ranks 56th of 216

CSIP ideology

−1.11

Left of 0, the centre of the scale · ± 0.02

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

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What Carson says

Carson attacks opponents personally less than 71% of House Democrats. Personal attacks in 3.3% of 872 statements, against 6.6% for the average House Democrat; 156th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Carson’s 872 statements in the 119th Congress (712 posts on X, 82 press releases, 47 Congressional Record speeches, 31 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 House Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Carson
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion671 statements
77%
73%
74th of 216
Policy criticism296 statements
34%
28%
56th of 216
Credit claiming270 statements
31%
23%
34th of 216
Bipartisanship93 statements
11%
10%
71st of 216
Personal attacks29 statements
3%
7%
156th of 216
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Carson's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowCarsonPeers
Policy discussion77%73%
Policy criticism34%28%
Credit claiming31%23%
Bipartisanship11%10%
Personal attacks3%7%
872

statements classified

712 posts on X, 82 press releases, 47 Congressional Record speeches, 31 newsletters.

posts on X: 712 (81.7%)posts on X 712press releases: 82 (9.4%)Congressional Record speeches: 47 (5.4%)newsletters: 31 (3.6%)
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Carson's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X712
press releases82
Congressional Record speeches47
newsletters31
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Carson used extreme labels in 4.7% of statements, 2.5 times the peer average. 41 statements, most often aimed at MAGA Republicans; peers 1.9%.

  1. “MAGA”25
  2. “extreme”20
  3. “far left”1
  4. “radical”1
  5. “woke”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. MAGA Republicans9
  2. House Republicans2
  3. Donald Trump1
  4. funding cuts1
  5. IND Solar Farm1
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: 482025-02: 542025-03: 572025-04: 492025-05: 422025-06: 492025-07: 432025-08: 412025-09: 482025-10: 512025-11: 292025-12: 372026-01: 462026-02: 442026-03: 302026-04: 372026-05: 272026-06: 362026-07: 302026-08: 312026-09: 232026-10: 20peak 57 · Mar ’25Personal attackspeak 11.1% · Feb ’25 · latest 5.0%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 10.4% of 48Personal attacks, 2025-02: 11.1% of 54Personal attacks, 2025-03: 7.0% of 57Personal attacks, 2025-04: 4.1% of 49Personal attacks, 2025-05: 0.0% of 42Personal attacks, 2025-06: 0.0% of 49Personal attacks, 2025-07: 7.0% of 43Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 41Personal attacks, 2025-09: 0.0% of 48Personal attacks, 2025-10: 5.9% of 51Personal attacks, 2025-11: 3.5% of 29Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 37Personal attacks, 2026-01: 0.0% of 46Personal attacks, 2026-02: 2.3% of 44Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 30Personal attacks, 2026-04: 2.7% of 37Personal attacks, 2026-05: 3.7% of 27Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 36Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 30Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 31Personal attacks, 2026-09: 4.3% of 23Personal attacks, 2026-10: 5.0% of 20Policy criticismpeak 49.1% · Mar ’25 · latest 20.0%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 16.7% of 48Policy criticism, 2025-02: 40.7% of 54Policy criticism, 2025-03: 49.1% of 57Policy criticism, 2025-04: 32.6% of 49Policy criticism, 2025-05: 38.1% of 42Policy criticism, 2025-06: 32.6% of 49Policy criticism, 2025-07: 27.9% of 43Policy criticism, 2025-08: 43.9% of 41Policy criticism, 2025-09: 43.8% of 48Policy criticism, 2025-10: 41.2% of 51Policy criticism, 2025-11: 34.5% of 29Policy criticism, 2025-12: 46.0% of 37Policy criticism, 2026-01: 10.9% of 46Policy criticism, 2026-02: 40.9% of 44Policy criticism, 2026-03: 43.3% of 30Policy criticism, 2026-04: 32.4% of 37Policy criticism, 2026-05: 14.8% of 27Policy criticism, 2026-06: 38.9% of 36Policy criticism, 2026-07: 40.0% of 30Policy criticism, 2026-08: 12.9% of 31Policy criticism, 2026-09: 21.7% of 23Policy criticism, 2026-10: 20.0% of 20Policy discussionpeak 87.0% · Sep ’26 · latest 80.0%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 68.8% of 48Policy discussion, 2025-02: 85.2% of 54Policy discussion, 2025-03: 79.0% of 57Policy discussion, 2025-04: 75.5% of 49Policy discussion, 2025-05: 71.4% of 42Policy discussion, 2025-06: 75.5% of 49Policy discussion, 2025-07: 69.8% of 43Policy discussion, 2025-08: 70.7% of 41Policy discussion, 2025-09: 85.4% of 48Policy discussion, 2025-10: 80.4% of 51Policy discussion, 2025-11: 72.4% of 29Policy discussion, 2025-12: 78.4% of 37Policy discussion, 2026-01: 80.4% of 46Policy discussion, 2026-02: 72.7% of 44Policy discussion, 2026-03: 70.0% of 30Policy discussion, 2026-04: 75.7% of 37Policy discussion, 2026-05: 66.7% of 27Policy discussion, 2026-06: 80.6% of 36Policy discussion, 2026-07: 83.3% of 30Policy discussion, 2026-08: 83.9% of 31Policy discussion, 2026-09: 87.0% of 23Policy discussion, 2026-10: 80.0% of 20Bipartisanshippeak 26.1% · Sep ’26 · latest 0.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 14.6% of 48Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 14.8% of 54Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 5.3% of 57Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 6.1% of 49Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 4.8% of 42Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 10.2% of 49Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 9.3% of 43Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 7.3% of 41Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 14.6% of 48Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 19.6% of 51Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 6.9% of 29Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 16.2% of 37Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 10.9% of 46Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 6.8% of 44Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 10.0% of 30Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 13.5% of 37Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 18.5% of 27Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 2.8% of 36Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 10.0% of 30Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 6.5% of 31Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 26.1% of 23Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 0.0% of 20Credit claimingpeak 50.0% · Jun ’26 · latest 15.0%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 41.7% of 48Credit claiming, 2025-02: 31.5% of 54Credit claiming, 2025-03: 15.8% of 57Credit claiming, 2025-04: 34.7% of 49Credit claiming, 2025-05: 19.1% of 42Credit claiming, 2025-06: 34.7% of 49Credit claiming, 2025-07: 30.2% of 43Credit claiming, 2025-08: 36.6% of 41Credit claiming, 2025-09: 31.3% of 48Credit claiming, 2025-10: 15.7% of 51Credit claiming, 2025-11: 31.0% of 29Credit claiming, 2025-12: 35.1% of 37Credit claiming, 2026-01: 19.6% of 46Credit claiming, 2026-02: 38.6% of 44Credit claiming, 2026-03: 40.0% of 30Credit claiming, 2026-04: 40.5% of 37Credit claiming, 2026-05: 40.7% of 27Credit claiming, 2026-06: 50.0% of 36Credit claiming, 2026-07: 36.7% of 30Credit claiming, 2026-08: 16.1% of 31Credit claiming, 2026-09: 34.8% of 23Credit claiming, 2026-10: 15.0% of 20Extreme labelspeak 12.3% · Mar ’25 · latest 5.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 4.2% of 48Extreme labels, 2025-02: 7.4% of 54Extreme labels, 2025-03: 12.3% of 57Extreme labels, 2025-04: 12.2% of 49Extreme labels, 2025-05: 7.1% of 42Extreme labels, 2025-06: 4.1% of 49Extreme labels, 2025-07: 2.3% of 43Extreme labels, 2025-08: 9.8% of 41Extreme labels, 2025-09: 4.2% of 48Extreme labels, 2025-10: 7.8% of 51Extreme labels, 2025-11: 3.5% of 29Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 37Extreme labels, 2026-01: 2.2% of 46Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 44Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 30Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 37Extreme labels, 2026-05: 3.7% of 27Extreme labels, 2026-06: 2.8% of 36Extreme labels, 2026-07: 3.3% of 30Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 31Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 23Extreme labels, 2026-10: 5.0% of 20Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Carson, 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 ’254810.4%16.7%68.8%14.6%41.7%4.2%
Feb ’255411.1%40.7%85.2%14.8%31.5%7.4%
Mar ’25577.0%49.1%79.0%5.3%15.8%12.3%
Apr ’25494.1%32.6%75.5%6.1%34.7%12.2%
May ’25420.0%38.1%71.4%4.8%19.1%7.1%
Jun ’25490.0%32.6%75.5%10.2%34.7%4.1%
Jul ’25437.0%27.9%69.8%9.3%30.2%2.3%
Aug ’25410.0%43.9%70.7%7.3%36.6%9.8%
Sep ’25480.0%43.8%85.4%14.6%31.3%4.2%
Oct ’25515.9%41.2%80.4%19.6%15.7%7.8%
Nov ’25293.5%34.5%72.4%6.9%31.0%3.5%
Dec ’25370.0%46.0%78.4%16.2%35.1%0.0%
Jan ’26460.0%10.9%80.4%10.9%19.6%2.2%
Feb ’26442.3%40.9%72.7%6.8%38.6%0.0%
Mar ’26300.0%43.3%70.0%10.0%40.0%0.0%
Apr ’26372.7%32.4%75.7%13.5%40.5%0.0%
May ’26273.7%14.8%66.7%18.5%40.7%3.7%
Jun ’26360.0%38.9%80.6%2.8%50.0%2.8%
Jul ’26300.0%40.0%83.3%10.0%36.7%3.3%
Aug ’26310.0%12.9%83.9%6.5%16.1%0.0%
Sep ’26234.3%21.7%87.0%26.1%34.8%0.0%
Oct ’26205.0%20.0%80.0%0.0%15.0%5.0%
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 Carson’s words

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

Credit claiming

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

Oct 26, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; credit claiming; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Source

Personal attacks

RELEASE: Carson statement on DOJ "election monitors" in Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, IN—Today, Congressman André Carson (IN-07) made the following statement in response to reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will send election monitors to Marion and Lake Counties in Indiana: “Out of 92 counties in…

Oct 22, 2026 · Press releases · personal attacks; policy discussion; Government Operations and Politics; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; target: Donald Trump · Source

Extreme label

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

Oct 2, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; Economics and Public Finance; Energy; Armed Forces and National Security; extreme label “MAGA” aimed at Republicans · 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. Press releases

    RELEASE: Carson statement on DOJ "election monitors" in Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, IN—Today, Congressman André Carson (IN-07) made the following statement in response to reports that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will send election monitors to Marion and Lake Counties in Indiana: “Out of 92 counties in Indiana, Trump’s DOJ has chosen two counties with the largest populations of Democratic voters and Black and Hispanic v…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Government Operations and Politics · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · target: Donald TrumpSource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Agriculture and Food · Families · Health · Government Operations and Politics · target: TrumpSource

  3. Press releases

    Select Committee Democrats Outline Priorities Ahead of Trump–Xi Meeting in Beijing WASHINGTON – President Trump is set to meet with General Secretary Xi Jinping in Beijing May 14-15. The Trump Administration has conducted no formal public consultation on a potential U.S.-People’s Republic of China (PRC) deal, nor has it consulted with Congress. The Administration has made no public statements on what they’re seeking…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Agriculture and Food · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Armed Forces and National Security · Commerce · International Affairs · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Environmental Protection · Economics and Public Finance · Science, Technology, Communications · Energy · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Health · Labor and Employment · target: Donald TrumpSource

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy criticism · policy discussion · Armed Forces and National Security · International Affairs · target: US presidentSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: TrumpSource

All 872 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: 712 posts on X, 82 press releases, 47 Congressional Record speeches, 31 newsletters.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Health is what Carson talks about most: 25% of policy statements. Talk and legislation agree at 0.70 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 71st of 216).

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 Carson talks about. The bills Carson sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Carson talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Carson
Peers
Health165 statements
25%
26%
Government Operations and Politics144 statements
22%
20%
Economics and Public Finance130 statements
19%
20%
Immigration98 statements
15%
11%
Armed Forces and National Security97 statements
14%
16%
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Policy areas Carson talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowCarsonPeers
Health25%26%
Government Operations and Politics22%20%
Economics and Public Finance19%20%
Immigration15%11%
Armed Forces and National Security14%16%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Carson’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for House Democrats. 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 House Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onHealthHealth, talks about: 25% (House Democrats 26%)25%Health, legislates on: 16% (House Democrats 16%)16%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 22% (House Democrats 20%)22%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 10% (House Democrats 11%)10%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 19% (House Democrats 20%)19%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (House Democrats 1%)0%ImmigrationImmigration, talks about: 15% (House Democrats 11%)15%Immigration, legislates on: 4% (House Democrats 4%)4%Armed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 14% (House Democrats 16%)14%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 7% (House Democrats 7%)7%
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Carson's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Health25%26%16%16%
Government Operations and Politics22%20%10%11%
Economics and Public Finance19%20%0%1%
Immigration15%11%4%4%
Armed Forces and National Security14%16%7%7%
0.70

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 71st of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Carson sits at −1.11 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 68% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.12 to −1.09, which understates the uncertainty; from 2,040 donors and 7,467 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”.

−1.11

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.12 to −1.09. From 2,040 donors and 7,467 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Carson −1.1House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Carson, 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 Carson’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 Carson sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Carson −1.1All Housemedian +0.3
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Carson's CSIP score of −1.11 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Carson
House Democrats217−1.032%
All House439+0.316%
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 Carson 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 Carson.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Carson raised $1.1M in the 2026 cycle, below the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 8.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 60% of itemized individual money came from Indiana.

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
$1.1M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 360 itemized donors. House Democrats’ median $2.0M.

Where the money came from

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

Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Itemized individual (over $200): $386.0K (34.1%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $35.9K (3.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $35.9K (3.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $35.9K (3.2%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)PACs and other committees: $604.6K (53.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $100.8K (8.9%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $100.8K (8.9%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $100.8K (8.9%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $100.8K (8.9%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $100.8K (8.9%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $100.8K (8.9%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $100.8K (8.9%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $100.8K (8.9%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $100.8K (8.9%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)34 squares$386.0K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)3 squares$35.9K
  • PACs and other committees54 squares$604.6K
  • Party committees$3,692
  • The candidate’s own money and loans$730
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)9 squares$100.8K
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Sources of Carson's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$386.0K34.1%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$35.9K3.2%
PACs and other committees$604.6K53.4%
Party committees$3,6920.3%
The candidate’s own money and loans$7300.1%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$100.8K8.9%
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 House Democrats’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $1.0M$1.0M20202022 cycle: $857.3K$857.3K20222024 cycle: $834.4K$834.4K20242026 cycle: $1.1M$1.1M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Carson's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$1.0M
2022 cycle$857.3K
2024 cycle$834.4K
2026 cycle$1.1M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 60% came from Indiana.

  1. Indiana$213.8K
  2. Florida$24.8K
  3. Virginia$21.2K
  4. New York$20.9K
  5. Illinois$20.5K

Small donations

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

0%60%
Carson
Median
2026
9%
13%
2024
9%
13%
2022
7%
13%
2020
5%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowCarsonMedian
2026 cycle9%13%
2024 cycle9%13%
2022 cycle7%13%
2020 cycle5%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: $500MEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: $3,300NHWashington: $500WAIdaho: $500IDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $500MNIllinois: $20.5KILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: $857MINew York: $20.9KNYRhode Island: $500RIMassachusetts: $4,835MAOregon: no dataORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $213.8KINOhio: $2,750OHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: no dataNJConnecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: $17.6KCAUtah: $1,000UTColorado: $250CONebraska: $500NEMissouri: $535MOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $21.2KVAMaryland: $12.9KMDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $259AZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: no dataTNNorth Carolina: $1,000NCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $5,000DCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: no dataLAMississippi: no dataMSAlabama: $500ALGeorgia: $259GAHawaii: no dataHITexas: no dataTXFlorida: $24.8KFL
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Carson's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Indiana$213.8K
Florida$24.8K
Virginia$21.2K
New York$20.9K
Illinois$20.5K
California$17.6K
Maryland$12.9K
District of Columbia$5,000
Massachusetts$4,835
New Hampshire$3,300
Ohio$2,750
Utah$1,000
North Carolina$1,000
Michigan$857
Missouri$535
Maine$500
Washington$500
Idaho$500
Minnesota$500
Rhode Island$500
Nebraska$500
Alabama$500
Arizona$259
Georgia$259
Colorado$250
AlaskaNo data
VermontNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
WisconsinNo data
OregonNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
New JerseyNo data
ConnecticutNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
TennesseeNo data
South CarolinaNo data
OklahomaNo data
LouisianaNo data
MississippiNo data
HawaiiNo data
TexasNo data
360

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

60%

from Indiana

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 2.3%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 53%53%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 33%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 5.5%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 2.1%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 1.3%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 0.1%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 1.5%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 1.4%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Carson's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.50 to +1.00: 53% between −1.25 and −1.00, 33% between −1.00 and −0.75, 5.5% between −0.75 and −0.50.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.252.3%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0053%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7533%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.505.5%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.252.1%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.001.3%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.250.1%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.501.5%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.751.4%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.000.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Carson’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Carson’s own score is −1.11.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$41.0K 43 donors
  2. ATTORNEY$37.7K 38 donors
  3. CEO$37.2K 16 donors
  4. PHYSICIAN$33.0K 40 donors
  5. CONSULTANT$15.7K 14 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$10.0K
  2. ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  4. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10.0K
  5. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. ICE MILLER$7,500 4 donors
  2. STATE OF INDIANA$2,550 4 donors
  3. POWERS HEALTH$1,500 3 donors
  4. CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS$1,355 4 donors
  5. KRIEG DEVAULT LLP$1,267 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Carson voted with the majority of House Democrats on 99.3% of party-line votes and missed 1.2% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Carson voted against the majority of House Democrats 14 times.

674 roll calls Carson could vote on in the 119th Congress, compared with House Democrats. 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 Carson voted with the majority of House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

14

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 99.3%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 57th of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

The thick bar is Carson, the thin grey bar the House Democrats average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.

80%100%
Carson
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.8%
96.9%
73rd of 217
Party unity
99.3%
96.4%
57th of 217
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Carson's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowCarsonPeers
Attendance98.8%96.9%
Party unity99.3%96.4%
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 16, 2026
S. 2403
Retire through Ownership Act
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
YeaWith majorityPassedD 209–0 · R 191–14 · I 1–0Democrats 209 yea, 0 nay; Republicans 191 yea, 14 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 naybecame law
Sep 16, 2026
H.J.Res. 213
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the “California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision”
On Passage
NayWith majorityPassedD 3–207 · R 210–1 · I 1–0Democrats 3 yea, 207 nay; Republicans 210 yea, 1 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nayclose vote
Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 10326
PROOF Act
On Passage
NayWith majorityPassedD 6–206 · R 210–1 · I 1–0Democrats 6 yea, 206 nay; Republicans 210 yea, 1 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nayclose vote
Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 9576
National Fraud Enforcement Division Act
On Passage
NayAgainst majorityPassedD 139–72 · R 212–0 · I 1–0Democrats 139 yea, 72 nay; Republicans 212 yea, 0 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 nayparty crossover
Sep 16, 2026
H.R. 5334
An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments
NayWith majorityPassedD 58–152 · R 203–7 · I 1–0Democrats 58 yea, 152 nay; Republicans 203 yea, 7 nay; Independents 1 yea, 0 naybecame law · party crossover
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 Carson most often

  1. LaMonica McIverD663 shared votes99%
  2. Lauren UnderwoodD663 shared votes99%
  3. Bonnie Watson ColemanD659 shared votes99%
  4. Valerie FousheeD653 shared votes99%
  5. Robin KellyD653 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Carson least often

  1. Chip RoyR627 shared votes16%
  2. Ralph NormanR590 shared votes17%
  3. Eric BurlisonR637 shared votes18%
  4. Keith SelfR652 shared votes18%
  5. Andy BiggsR601 shared votes18%
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

Carson sponsored 16 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 939 others. 0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 171st of 207).

The bills Carson 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

Sponsored16 billsSponsored, Introduced: 1616Sponsored, In committee: 1616Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 00Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored939 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 939939Cosponsored, In committee: 939939Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 1717Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 11Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Carson sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored1616000
Cosponsored9399391711
How to read the blocks

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

0%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 171st of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Eleanor Norton240
  2. Rashida Tlaib154
  3. Hank Johnson Jr.110
  4. Shri Thanedar107
  5. Steve Cohen71
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 Carson’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
H.R. 10841Securing Elections From AI Deception ActCosponsorOct 19, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Oct 19, 2026
H.R. 10853Yemen TPS ActCosponsorOct 19, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Oct 19, 2026
H.R. 10826Justice for Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE ActCosponsorOct 15, 2026In committeeImmigrationReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Oct 15, 2026
H.R. 10832IRAN ActCosponsorOct 15, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Oct 15, 2026
H.Res. 1628Supporting the designation of the week beginning on October 10, 2026, as "National Wildlife Refuge Week".CosponsorOct 15, 2026In committeePublic Lands and Natural ResourcesReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Oct 15, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 39 times in 90 days. Carson’s official site had 32 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Carson posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls Carson’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 Carson posts with a vision model.

Websites

  • Official site

    carson.house.gov

    Last crawled Oct 25, 2026

    32

    pages crawled

    39

    changes in 90 days

  • Campaign site

    andrecarson.com

    Last crawled Oct 25, 2026

    3

    pages crawled

    0

    changes in 90 days

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 Carson posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A blue political graphic featuring a portrait of a smiling man in a suit beside a large score announcement. The U.S. Capitol is faintly visible in the background, with Human Rights Campaign and campaign logos near the bottom. The image contains prominent text.
    A blue political graphic featuring a portrait of a smiling man in a suit beside a large score announcement. The U.S. Capitol is faintly visible in the background, with Human Rights Campaign and campaign logos near the bottom. The image contains prominent text.View post
  • A blue and orange political flyer listing early voting locations in Marion County, Indiana, with dates and hours, a candidate campaign logo, location-pin graphics, and a faint map in the background. Text is prominent throughout.
    A blue and orange political flyer listing early voting locations in Marion County, Indiana, with dates and hours, a candidate campaign logo, location-pin graphics, and a faint map in the background. Text is prominent throughout.View post
  • A political promotional graphic overlays a photo of Butler University’s entrance sign and campus buildings. It announces federal funding for the university and highlights program expansion. The graphic includes a congressional campaign logo and prominent text.
    A political promotional graphic overlays a photo of Butler University’s entrance sign and campus buildings. It announces federal funding for the university and highlights program expansion. The graphic includes a congressional campaign logo and prominent text.View post
  • A colorful event flyer for a constituent services event hosted by Congressman André Carson. It includes the congressman’s logo, a photo of a neighborhood center, and event details. Text appears throughout.
    A colorful event flyer for a constituent services event hosted by Congressman André Carson. It includes the congressman’s logo, a photo of a neighborhood center, and event details. Text appears throughout.View post
  • A blue disaster-assistance flyer over a flooded neighborhood background. It provides a deadline and ways to apply for FEMA assistance, including online, by phone, and in person, with a congressman's campaign-style logo at the bottom. The flyer contains prominent text.
    A blue disaster-assistance flyer over a flooded neighborhood background. It provides a deadline and ways to apply for FEMA assistance, including online, by phone, and in person, with a congressman's campaign-style logo at the bottom. The flyer contains prominent 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 Carson is most unusual among House Democrats, 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
C001072
Bioguide
C001072
FEC candidate ids
H8IN07184

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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