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Democrat · U.S. House, Louisiana’s 2nd district

Serving since May 11, 2021119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Troy Carter, rendered as a two-tone print
Official portrait
1.6%
of individual money in gifts of $200 or less, in the bottom tenth of House Democrats

1.6% of individual money in the 2026 cycle came in gifts of $200 or less; the median for House Democrats is 13%. Ranks 202nd of 214, where 1st is the highest share. $1.9M raised in all.

Campaigns report every donor who gives more than $200 by name and smaller gifts only as one total; this is that small-gift total as a share of all money from individuals, from the FEC’s committee summaries, ranked among House Democrats. It understates small giving when a campaign itemizes gifts made through ActBlue or WinRed.

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 12% of the 33 bills Carter sponsored got out of committee, in the top quarter of House Democrats. The policy areas Carter talks about and legislates on agree at 0.72 on a 0–1 scale, in the top quarter of House Democrats.

The measures on which Carter 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.

Small donations, 2026

1.6%

House Democrats’ median 13% · ranks 202nd of 214

Out of committee

12%

House Democrats average 4.9% · ranks 24th of 207

Talk-to-bills agreement

0.72

House Democrats average 0.67 · ranks 25th of 216

Policy discussion

67%

House Democrats average 73% · ranks 174th of 216

Personal attacks

2.9%

House Democrats average 6.6% · ranks 165th of 216

CSIP ideology

−0.81

More conservative than 73% of House Democrats · ± 0.02

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

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What Carter says

Carter attacks opponents personally less than 75% of House Democrats. Personal attacks in 2.9% of 1,971 statements, against 6.6% for the average House Democrat; 165th of 216.

An AI model reads each of Carter’s 1,971 statements in the 119th Congress (1,681 posts on X, 201 press releases, 51 newsletters, 38 Congressional Record speeches) 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%
Carter
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,327 statements
67%
73%
174th of 216
Policy criticism472 statements
24%
28%
148th of 216
Credit claiming420 statements
21%
23%
114th of 216
Bipartisanship196 statements
10%
10%
85th of 216
Personal attacks57 statements
3%
7%
165th of 216
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Carter's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowCarterPeers
Policy discussion67%73%
Policy criticism24%28%
Credit claiming21%23%
Bipartisanship10%10%
Personal attacks3%7%
1,971

statements classified

1,681 posts on X, 201 press releases, 51 newsletters, 38 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 1,681 (85.3%)posts on X 1,681press releases: 201 (10.2%)newsletters: 51 (2.6%)Congressional Record speeches: 38 (1.9%)
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Carter's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,681
press releases201
newsletters51
Congressional Record speeches38
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Carter used extreme labels in 1.8% of statements, close to the peer average. 35 statements, most often aimed at MAGA Republicans; peers 1.9%.

  1. “MAGA”14
  2. “extreme”10
  3. “radical”2
  4. “communist”1
  5. “fascist”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. MAGA Republicans5
  2. Republicans2
  3. budget cuts1
  4. Charlie Kirk1
  5. Donald Trump1
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: 842025-02: 1042025-03: 1322025-04: 1122025-05: 1212025-06: 1252025-07: 1182025-08: 822025-09: 862025-10: 722025-11: 672025-12: 642026-01: 742026-02: 642026-03: 772026-04: 742026-05: 632026-06: 842026-07: 912026-08: 1172026-09: 782026-10: 82peak 132 · Mar ’25Personal attackspeak 8.0% · Apr ’25 · latest 4.9%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 0.0% of 84Personal attacks, 2025-02: 7.7% of 104Personal attacks, 2025-03: 3.0% of 132Personal attacks, 2025-04: 8.0% of 112Personal attacks, 2025-05: 5.8% of 121Personal attacks, 2025-06: 3.2% of 125Personal attacks, 2025-07: 1.7% of 118Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 82Personal attacks, 2025-09: 4.7% of 86Personal attacks, 2025-10: 0.0% of 72Personal attacks, 2025-11: 1.5% of 67Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 64Personal attacks, 2026-01: 2.7% of 74Personal attacks, 2026-02: 1.6% of 64Personal attacks, 2026-03: 2.6% of 77Personal attacks, 2026-04: 5.4% of 74Personal attacks, 2026-05: 1.6% of 63Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 84Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 91Personal attacks, 2026-08: 2.6% of 117Personal attacks, 2026-09: 1.3% of 78Personal attacks, 2026-10: 4.9% of 82Policy criticismpeak 42.7% · Aug ’25 · latest 6.1%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 10.7% of 84Policy criticism, 2025-02: 39.4% of 104Policy criticism, 2025-03: 22.0% of 132Policy criticism, 2025-04: 27.7% of 112Policy criticism, 2025-05: 39.7% of 121Policy criticism, 2025-06: 28.8% of 125Policy criticism, 2025-07: 41.5% of 118Policy criticism, 2025-08: 42.7% of 82Policy criticism, 2025-09: 32.6% of 86Policy criticism, 2025-10: 30.6% of 72Policy criticism, 2025-11: 32.8% of 67Policy criticism, 2025-12: 23.4% of 64Policy criticism, 2026-01: 8.1% of 74Policy criticism, 2026-02: 17.2% of 64Policy criticism, 2026-03: 33.8% of 77Policy criticism, 2026-04: 18.9% of 74Policy criticism, 2026-05: 14.3% of 63Policy criticism, 2026-06: 15.5% of 84Policy criticism, 2026-07: 11.0% of 91Policy criticism, 2026-08: 6.8% of 117Policy criticism, 2026-09: 6.4% of 78Policy criticism, 2026-10: 6.1% of 82Policy discussionpeak 75.7% · Apr ’26 · latest 75.6%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 53.6% of 84Policy discussion, 2025-02: 71.2% of 104Policy discussion, 2025-03: 63.6% of 132Policy discussion, 2025-04: 57.1% of 112Policy discussion, 2025-05: 67.8% of 121Policy discussion, 2025-06: 64.0% of 125Policy discussion, 2025-07: 67.8% of 118Policy discussion, 2025-08: 65.8% of 82Policy discussion, 2025-09: 72.1% of 86Policy discussion, 2025-10: 72.2% of 72Policy discussion, 2025-11: 67.2% of 67Policy discussion, 2025-12: 70.3% of 64Policy discussion, 2026-01: 70.3% of 74Policy discussion, 2026-02: 56.3% of 64Policy discussion, 2026-03: 75.3% of 77Policy discussion, 2026-04: 75.7% of 74Policy discussion, 2026-05: 69.8% of 63Policy discussion, 2026-06: 66.7% of 84Policy discussion, 2026-07: 67.0% of 91Policy discussion, 2026-08: 65.0% of 117Policy discussion, 2026-09: 75.6% of 78Policy discussion, 2026-10: 75.6% of 82Bipartisanshippeak 20.9% · Sep ’25 · latest 2.4%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 7.1% of 84Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 8.6% of 104Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 10.6% of 132Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 10.7% of 112Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 7.4% of 121Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 11.2% of 125Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 10.2% of 118Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 7.3% of 82Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 20.9% of 86Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 11.1% of 72Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 10.4% of 67Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 20.3% of 64Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 10.8% of 74Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 9.4% of 64Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 7.8% of 77Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 6.8% of 74Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 6.3% of 63Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 11.9% of 84Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 14.3% of 91Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 6.8% of 117Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 7.7% of 78Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 2.4% of 82Credit claimingpeak 40.5% · Jun ’26 · latest 9.8%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 33.3% of 84Credit claiming, 2025-02: 28.8% of 104Credit claiming, 2025-03: 15.2% of 132Credit claiming, 2025-04: 17.0% of 112Credit claiming, 2025-05: 16.5% of 121Credit claiming, 2025-06: 15.2% of 125Credit claiming, 2025-07: 17.0% of 118Credit claiming, 2025-08: 18.3% of 82Credit claiming, 2025-09: 24.4% of 86Credit claiming, 2025-10: 18.1% of 72Credit claiming, 2025-11: 22.4% of 67Credit claiming, 2025-12: 34.4% of 64Credit claiming, 2026-01: 21.6% of 74Credit claiming, 2026-02: 20.3% of 64Credit claiming, 2026-03: 26.0% of 77Credit claiming, 2026-04: 16.2% of 74Credit claiming, 2026-05: 19.1% of 63Credit claiming, 2026-06: 40.5% of 84Credit claiming, 2026-07: 27.5% of 91Credit claiming, 2026-08: 17.9% of 117Credit claiming, 2026-09: 21.8% of 78Credit claiming, 2026-10: 9.8% of 82Extreme labelspeak 7.6% · Mar ’25 · latest 2.4%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 1.2% of 84Extreme labels, 2025-02: 3.9% of 104Extreme labels, 2025-03: 7.6% of 132Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.9% of 112Extreme labels, 2025-05: 0.8% of 121Extreme labels, 2025-06: 1.6% of 125Extreme labels, 2025-07: 2.5% of 118Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 82Extreme labels, 2025-09: 2.3% of 86Extreme labels, 2025-10: 1.4% of 72Extreme labels, 2025-11: 1.5% of 67Extreme labels, 2025-12: 1.6% of 64Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 74Extreme labels, 2026-02: 1.6% of 64Extreme labels, 2026-03: 3.9% of 77Extreme labels, 2026-04: 1.4% of 74Extreme labels, 2026-05: 0.0% of 63Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.0% of 84Extreme labels, 2026-07: 1.1% of 91Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 117Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 78Extreme labels, 2026-10: 2.4% of 82Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Carter, 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 ’25840.0%10.7%53.6%7.1%33.3%1.2%
Feb ’251047.7%39.4%71.2%8.6%28.8%3.9%
Mar ’251323.0%22.0%63.6%10.6%15.2%7.6%
Apr ’251128.0%27.7%57.1%10.7%17.0%0.9%
May ’251215.8%39.7%67.8%7.4%16.5%0.8%
Jun ’251253.2%28.8%64.0%11.2%15.2%1.6%
Jul ’251181.7%41.5%67.8%10.2%17.0%2.5%
Aug ’25820.0%42.7%65.8%7.3%18.3%0.0%
Sep ’25864.7%32.6%72.1%20.9%24.4%2.3%
Oct ’25720.0%30.6%72.2%11.1%18.1%1.4%
Nov ’25671.5%32.8%67.2%10.4%22.4%1.5%
Dec ’25640.0%23.4%70.3%20.3%34.4%1.6%
Jan ’26742.7%8.1%70.3%10.8%21.6%0.0%
Feb ’26641.6%17.2%56.3%9.4%20.3%1.6%
Mar ’26772.6%33.8%75.3%7.8%26.0%3.9%
Apr ’26745.4%18.9%75.7%6.8%16.2%1.4%
May ’26631.6%14.3%69.8%6.3%19.1%0.0%
Jun ’26840.0%15.5%66.7%11.9%40.5%0.0%
Jul ’26910.0%11.0%67.0%14.3%27.5%1.1%
Aug ’261172.6%6.8%65.0%6.8%17.9%0.0%
Sep ’26781.3%6.4%75.6%7.7%21.8%0.0%
Oct ’26824.9%6.1%75.6%2.4%9.8%2.4%
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 Carter’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 23, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Government Operations and Politics · Source

Personal attacks

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

Oct 20, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Health; Economics and Public Finance; Armed Forces and National Security; target: Donald Trump · Source

Extreme label

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

Oct 14, 2026 · Posts on X · personal attacks; policy discussion; Agriculture and Food; extreme label “MAGA” aimed at Republicans; target: Trump · 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 · Economics and Public Finance · Armed Forces and National Security · target: Donald TrumpSource

  2. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: TrumpSource

  3. 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 · extreme label “MAGA” aimed at Republicans · target: TrumpSource

  4. Press releases

    Congressman Carter Condemns ICE Raid of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s Residence WASHINGTON, D.C. – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement regarding the pre-dawn raid of the residence of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) by federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE): “I stand with Ilhan. The raid of Congresswoman Omar’s home is an unpreceden…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Immigration · Crime and Law Enforcement · Government Operations and Politics · target: Donald TrumpSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Transportation and Public Works · Health · Environmental Protection · target: RepublicanSource

All 1,971 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: 1,681 posts on X, 201 press releases, 51 newsletters, 38 Congressional Record speeches.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Health is what Carter talks about most: 32% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.72 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 25th 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 Carter talks about. The bills Carter sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Carter talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Carter
Peers
Health420 statements
32%
26%
Government Operations and Politics269 statements
20%
20%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues262 statements
20%
13%
Economics and Public Finance194 statements
15%
20%
Armed Forces and National Security131 statements
10%
16%
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Policy areas Carter talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowCarterPeers
Health32%26%
Government Operations and Politics20%20%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20%13%
Economics and Public Finance15%20%
Armed Forces and National Security10%16%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Carter’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: 32% (House Democrats 26%)32%Health, legislates on: 21% (House Democrats 16%)21%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 20% (House Democrats 20%)20%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 6% (House Democrats 11%)6%Civil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 20% (House Democrats 13%)20%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 5% (House Democrats 5%)5%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 15% (House Democrats 20%)15%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (House Democrats 1%)0%Armed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 10% (House Democrats 16%)10%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 5% (House Democrats 7%)5%
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Carter's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Health32%26%21%16%
Government Operations and Politics20%20%6%11%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues20%13%5%5%
Economics and Public Finance15%20%0%1%
Armed Forces and National Security10%16%5%7%
0.72

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 25th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Carter sits at −0.81 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more conservative than 73% of House Democrats. Approximate range −0.83 to −0.79, which understates the uncertainty; from 1,784 donors and 2,735 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”.

−0.81

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −0.83 to −0.79. From 1,784 donors and 2,735 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Carter −0.8House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Carter, 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 Carter’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 Carter sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Carter −0.8All Housemedian +0.3
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Carter's CSIP score of −0.81 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Carter
House Democrats217−1.073%
All House439+0.336%
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 Carter 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 Carter.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Carter raised $1.9M in the 2026 cycle, close to the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 1.6% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 44% of itemized individual money came from Louisiana.

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
$1.9M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 269 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): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)Itemized individual (over $200): $557.4K (28.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)PACs and other committees: $1.2M (61.7%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $176.3K (9.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $176.3K (9.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $176.3K (9.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $176.3K (9.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $176.3K (9.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $176.3K (9.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $176.3K (9.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $176.3K (9.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $176.3K (9.1%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)29 squares$557.4K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$8,818
  • PACs and other committees62 squares$1.2M
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)9 squares$176.3K
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Sources of Carter's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$557.4K28.7%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$8,8180.5%
PACs and other committees$1.2M61.7%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$176.3K9.1%
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: $405.1K$405.1K20202022 cycle: $3.1M$3.1M20222024 cycle: $2.0M$2.0M20242026 cycle: $1.9M$1.9M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Carter's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$405.1K
2022 cycle$3.1M
2024 cycle$2.0M
2026 cycle$1.9M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 44% came from Louisiana.

  1. Louisiana$176.6K
  2. District of Columbia$57.0K
  3. Virginia$36.7K
  4. Florida$22.5K
  5. Texas$19.0K

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%
Carter
Median
2026
2%
13%
2024
2%
13%
2022
2%
13%
2020
2%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowCarterMedian
2026 cycle2%13%
2024 cycle2%13%
2022 cycle2%13%
2020 cycle2%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: no dataWAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: $3,500ILWisconsin: no dataWIMichigan: $500MINew York: $11.0KNYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: $2,750MAOregon: $500ORNevada: no dataNVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: $2,500IAIndiana: $1,500INOhio: no dataOHPennsylvania: $500PANew Jersey: $1,500NJConnecticut: $3,000CTCalifornia: $12.8KCAUtah: $1,000UTColorado: no dataCONebraska: no dataNEMissouri: $1,500MOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $36.7KVAMaryland: $9,607MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: no dataAZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: $2,500ARTennessee: $9,500TNNorth Carolina: $300NCSouth Carolina: no dataSCDistrict of Columbia: $57.0KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: $176.6KLAMississippi: $4,500MSAlabama: $5,000ALGeorgia: $10.3KGAHawaii: no dataHITexas: $19.0KTXFlorida: $22.5KFL
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Carter's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Louisiana$176.6K
District of Columbia$57.0K
Virginia$36.7K
Florida$22.5K
Texas$19.0K
California$12.8K
New York$11.0K
Georgia$10.3K
Maryland$9,607
Tennessee$9,500
Alabama$5,000
Mississippi$4,500
Illinois$3,500
Connecticut$3,000
Massachusetts$2,750
Iowa$2,500
Arkansas$2,500
Indiana$1,500
New Jersey$1,500
Missouri$1,500
Utah$1,000
Michigan$500
Oregon$500
Pennsylvania$500
North Carolina$300
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
New HampshireNo data
WashingtonNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
MinnesotaNo data
WisconsinNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
NevadaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
OhioNo data
ColoradoNo data
NebraskaNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
ArizonaNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
South CarolinaNo data
OklahomaNo data
HawaiiNo data
269

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

44%

from Louisiana

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 Louisiana. 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: 0.1%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 8.9%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 53%53%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 10%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 5.9%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 4.8%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 6.8%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 4.6%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 3.7%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 1.8%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 0.1%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Carter's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.50 to +1.25: 8.9% between −1.25 and −1.00, 53% between −1.00 and −0.75, 10% between −0.75 and −0.50, 5.9% between −0.50 and −0.25, 6.8% between 0.00 and +0.25.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.250.1%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.008.9%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7553%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.5010%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.255.9%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.004.8%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.256.8%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.504.6%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.753.7%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.001.8%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.250.1%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Carter’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Carter’s own score is −0.81.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. ATTORNEY$48.1K 35 donors
  2. CEO$30.1K 11 donors
  3. NOT EMPLOYED$27.6K 25 donors
  4. CONSULTANT$23.1K 22 donors
  5. LOBBYIST$17.4K 15 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$13.5K
  2. AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATION PAC$10.0K
  3. ARPAC$10.0K
  4. BREAD FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. PAC (AKA BREAD FINANCIAL PAC)$10.0K
  5. BUILD THE BENCH PAC$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. ENTERGY$11.5K 7 donors
  2. CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC$9,500 4 donors
  3. LILETTE ADVISORS$7,000 3 donors
  4. JONES WALKER$6,500 4 donors
  5. LCMC HEALTH$4,500 4 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Carter voted with the majority of House Democrats on 98.5% of party-line votes and missed 1.3% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Carter voted against the majority of House Democrats 11 times.

674 roll calls Carter 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 Carter voted with the majority of House Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

11

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 98.5%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 108th of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Carter
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.6%
96.9%
82nd of 217
Party unity
98.5%
96.4%
108th of 217
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Carter's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowCarterPeers
Attendance98.6%96.9%
Party unity98.5%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 Carter most often

  1. Bennie ThompsonD640 shared votes99%
  2. Alma AdamsD664 shared votes98%
  3. Shontel BrownD664 shared votes98%
  4. David ScottD478 shared votes98%
  5. Glenn IveyD657 shared votes98%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Carter least often

  1. Chip RoyR626 shared votes16%
  2. Ralph NormanR591 shared votes18%
  3. Eric BurlisonR634 shared votes18%
  4. Keith SelfR653 shared votes18%
  5. Andy BiggsR600 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

Carter sponsored 33 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 638 others. 12% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 24th of 207).

The bills Carter 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

Sponsored33 billsSponsored, Introduced: 3333Sponsored, In committee: 3333Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 44Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored638 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 638638Cosponsored, In committee: 638638Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 2121Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 22Cosponsored, Became law: 11IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Carter sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored3333400
Cosponsored6386382121
How to read the blocks

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

12%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 24th of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Eleanor Norton109
  2. Shri Thanedar50
  3. Rashida Tlaib48
  4. André Carson45
  5. LaMonica McIver45
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 Carter’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.Res. 1630Expressing the importance of raising awareness of opportunity youth and the necessity of investing in and supporting reconnection to education and career pathways across the United States.CosponsorOct 19, 2026In committeeFamiliesReferred to the Committee on Education and Workforce, 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 19, 2026
H.Res. 1633Expressing support for the designation of the week of October 19 through October 23, 2026, as "Careers in Energy Week".CosponsorOct 19, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Oct 19, 2026
H.R. 10771Emergency Preparedness in Higher Education ActSponsorOct 9, 2026In committeeEducationReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Oct 9, 2026
H.R. 10752CISA Securing AI Task Force ActSponsorOct 6, 2026In committeeArmed Forces and National SecurityReferred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. Oct 6, 2026
H.R. 107229–8–8 Crisis Response Workforce ActSponsorOct 5, 2026In committeeHealthReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Oct 5, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 54 times in 90 days. Carter’s official site had 24 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Carter posted on Oct 26, 2026.

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

Websites

How to read the counts

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

Images Carter posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A birthday greeting graphic featuring a bearded man wearing glasses, a blue plaid suit, and a white shirt, standing in front of a brick wall. Large celebratory text and a congressional logo appear on the image.
    A birthday greeting graphic featuring a bearded man wearing glasses, a blue plaid suit, and a white shirt, standing in front of a brick wall. Large celebratory text and a congressional logo appear on the image.View post
  • A group of people in a conference room stand and applaud, with round tables and chairs in the foreground. Some attendees wear name badges. A small sign with a symbol is on one table; there is no prominent text.
    A group of people in a conference room stand and applaud, with round tables and chairs in the foreground. Some attendees wear name badges. A small sign with a symbol is on one table; there is no prominent text.View post
  • A man wearing glasses, a dark pinstriped suit, and a light blue shirt poses in front of a pink step-and-repeat backdrop. The backdrop contains repeated logos and text.
    A man wearing glasses, a dark pinstriped suit, and a light blue shirt poses in front of a pink step-and-repeat backdrop. The backdrop contains repeated logos and text.View post
  • A man speaks at a conference from behind a podium, raising one hand. A laptop and microphone are on the podium, with plants in the foreground and a large event backdrop behind him. The backdrop contains text.
    A man speaks at a conference from behind a podium, raising one hand. A laptop and microphone are on the podium, with plants in the foreground and a large event backdrop behind him. The backdrop contains text.View post
  • A woman in white clothing, glasses, and a headwrap stands on a stage holding a wooden cup and raising one hand. A beaded bag hangs at her side, and a seated man with drums is beside her. A backdrop with large text and red-and-white graphics is behind them.
    A woman in white clothing, glasses, and a headwrap stands on a stage holding a wooden cup and raising one hand. A beaded bag hangs at her side, and a seated man with drums is beside her. A backdrop with large text and red-and-white graphics is behind them.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 Carter 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
C001125
Bioguide
C001125
FEC candidate ids
H2LA02149

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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