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

Serving since Jan 3, 2017119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Pramila Jayapal, rendered as a two-tone print
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100%
of House Democrats score to the right of Jayapal on the CSIP scale

CSIP score −1.66 (approximate range −1.68 to −1.65, which understates the uncertainty); negative is left of the scale’s centre, positive right. From 6,252 donors and 4,929 roll calls.

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

At a glance

6 measures against House Democrats. 45% of Jayapal’s statements criticize a policy, 1.6 times the House Democrat average of 28%. Jayapal missed 7.1% of 674 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of House Democrats (average 96.9%).

The measures on which Jayapal 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.

CSIP ideology

−1.66

More liberal than 100% of House Democrats · ± 0.02

Policy criticism

45%

House Democrats average 28% · ranks 5th of 216

Attendance

92.8%

House Democrats average 96.9% · ranks 202nd of 217 · 674 roll calls

Small donations, 2026

46%

House Democrats’ median 13% · ranks 13th of 214

Bipartisanship

4.0%

House Democrats average 9.8% · ranks 192nd of 216

Credit claiming

13%

House Democrats average 23% · ranks 190th of 216

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

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What Jayapal says

Jayapal stresses bipartisanship less than 88% of House Democrats. Bipartisanship in 4.0% of 4,486 statements, against 9.8% for the average House Democrat; 192nd of 216.

An AI model reads each of Jayapal’s 4,486 statements in the 119th Congress (4,101 posts on X, 247 press releases, 80 Congressional Record speeches, 58 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%
Jayapal
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion3,592 statements
80%
73%
35th of 216
Policy criticism2,000 statements
45%
28%
5th of 216
Credit claiming605 statements
13%
23%
190th of 216
Personal attacks481 statements
11%
7%
40th of 216
Bipartisanship180 statements
4%
10%
192nd of 216
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Jayapal's share of statements in each category against the House Democrats average.
RowJayapalPeers
Policy discussion80%73%
Policy criticism45%28%
Credit claiming13%23%
Personal attacks11%7%
Bipartisanship4%10%
4,486

statements classified

4,101 posts on X, 247 press releases, 80 Congressional Record speeches, 58 newsletters.

posts on X: 4,101 (91.4%)posts on X 4,101press releases: 247 (5.5%)Congressional Record speeches: 80 (1.8%)newsletters: 58 (1.3%)
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Jayapal's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X4,101
press releases247
Congressional Record speeches80
newsletters58
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Jayapal used extreme labels in 2.9% of statements, above the peer average. 130 statements, most often aimed at Trump; peers 1.9%.

  1. “extreme”15
  2. “MAGA”6
  3. “fascist”6
  4. “radical”4
  5. “far right”2

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Trump29
  2. Donald Trump11
  3. Republicans10
  4. Supreme Court4
  5. ICE3
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: 2082025-02: 2012025-03: 2592025-04: 2142025-05: 2672025-06: 2452025-07: 2712025-08: 1652025-09: 2222025-10: 2222025-11: 2062025-12: 2602026-01: 2372026-02: 2162026-03: 2052026-04: 1872026-05: 1642026-06: 1462026-07: 1722026-08: 1212026-09: 1572026-10: 141peak 271 · Jul ’25Personal attackspeak 21.9% · Jan ’26 · latest 9.9%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 5.8% of 208Personal attacks, 2025-02: 10.4% of 201Personal attacks, 2025-03: 14.7% of 259Personal attacks, 2025-04: 17.8% of 214Personal attacks, 2025-05: 9.7% of 267Personal attacks, 2025-06: 10.2% of 245Personal attacks, 2025-07: 10.0% of 271Personal attacks, 2025-08: 9.1% of 165Personal attacks, 2025-09: 9.5% of 222Personal attacks, 2025-10: 7.7% of 222Personal attacks, 2025-11: 13.1% of 206Personal attacks, 2025-12: 10.4% of 260Personal attacks, 2026-01: 21.9% of 237Personal attacks, 2026-02: 11.6% of 216Personal attacks, 2026-03: 10.2% of 205Personal attacks, 2026-04: 10.2% of 187Personal attacks, 2026-05: 7.3% of 164Personal attacks, 2026-06: 5.5% of 146Personal attacks, 2026-07: 5.8% of 172Personal attacks, 2026-08: 7.4% of 121Personal attacks, 2026-09: 10.8% of 157Personal attacks, 2026-10: 9.9% of 141Policy criticismpeak 64.4% · Mar ’26 · latest 12.8%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 54.8% of 208Policy criticism, 2025-02: 60.7% of 201Policy criticism, 2025-03: 46.0% of 259Policy criticism, 2025-04: 47.2% of 214Policy criticism, 2025-05: 52.1% of 267Policy criticism, 2025-06: 51.8% of 245Policy criticism, 2025-07: 57.2% of 271Policy criticism, 2025-08: 58.8% of 165Policy criticism, 2025-09: 50.4% of 222Policy criticism, 2025-10: 59.5% of 222Policy criticism, 2025-11: 55.8% of 206Policy criticism, 2025-12: 33.5% of 260Policy criticism, 2026-01: 13.1% of 237Policy criticism, 2026-02: 43.1% of 216Policy criticism, 2026-03: 64.4% of 205Policy criticism, 2026-04: 31.0% of 187Policy criticism, 2026-05: 38.4% of 164Policy criticism, 2026-06: 53.4% of 146Policy criticism, 2026-07: 30.2% of 172Policy criticism, 2026-08: 20.7% of 121Policy criticism, 2026-09: 19.1% of 157Policy criticism, 2026-10: 12.8% of 141Policy discussionpeak 89.5% · Jan ’26 · latest 87.9%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 79.8% of 208Policy discussion, 2025-02: 83.6% of 201Policy discussion, 2025-03: 70.7% of 259Policy discussion, 2025-04: 73.8% of 214Policy discussion, 2025-05: 80.2% of 267Policy discussion, 2025-06: 80.0% of 245Policy discussion, 2025-07: 84.5% of 271Policy discussion, 2025-08: 81.2% of 165Policy discussion, 2025-09: 74.3% of 222Policy discussion, 2025-10: 78.4% of 222Policy discussion, 2025-11: 76.7% of 206Policy discussion, 2025-12: 89.2% of 260Policy discussion, 2026-01: 89.5% of 237Policy discussion, 2026-02: 59.7% of 216Policy discussion, 2026-03: 82.9% of 205Policy discussion, 2026-04: 82.9% of 187Policy discussion, 2026-05: 77.4% of 164Policy discussion, 2026-06: 74.0% of 146Policy discussion, 2026-07: 83.1% of 172Policy discussion, 2026-08: 89.3% of 121Policy discussion, 2026-09: 88.5% of 157Policy discussion, 2026-10: 87.9% of 141Bipartisanshippeak 8.6% · Sep ’25 · latest 1.4%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 5.8% of 208Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 3.0% of 201Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 2.3% of 259Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 2.3% of 214Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 2.6% of 267Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 1.6% of 245Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 0.7% of 271Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 0.0% of 165Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 8.6% of 222Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 8.1% of 222Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 7.8% of 206Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 5.4% of 260Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 4.6% of 237Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 2.8% of 216Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 4.9% of 205Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 3.2% of 187Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 6.1% of 164Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 5.5% of 146Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 8.1% of 172Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 121Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 2.5% of 157Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 1.4% of 141Credit claimingpeak 23.9% · Feb ’25 · latest 10.6%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 21.1% of 208Credit claiming, 2025-02: 23.9% of 201Credit claiming, 2025-03: 12.0% of 259Credit claiming, 2025-04: 9.8% of 214Credit claiming, 2025-05: 13.1% of 267Credit claiming, 2025-06: 15.5% of 245Credit claiming, 2025-07: 11.4% of 271Credit claiming, 2025-08: 10.3% of 165Credit claiming, 2025-09: 15.8% of 222Credit claiming, 2025-10: 10.8% of 222Credit claiming, 2025-11: 11.2% of 206Credit claiming, 2025-12: 18.9% of 260Credit claiming, 2026-01: 8.0% of 237Credit claiming, 2026-02: 11.1% of 216Credit claiming, 2026-03: 11.7% of 205Credit claiming, 2026-04: 15.0% of 187Credit claiming, 2026-05: 9.2% of 164Credit claiming, 2026-06: 17.1% of 146Credit claiming, 2026-07: 20.3% of 172Credit claiming, 2026-08: 8.3% of 121Credit claiming, 2026-09: 8.9% of 157Credit claiming, 2026-10: 10.6% of 141Extreme labelspeak 9.1% · Aug ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 1.0% of 208Extreme labels, 2025-02: 2.0% of 201Extreme labels, 2025-03: 4.6% of 259Extreme labels, 2025-04: 4.2% of 214Extreme labels, 2025-05: 2.6% of 267Extreme labels, 2025-06: 2.9% of 245Extreme labels, 2025-07: 2.6% of 271Extreme labels, 2025-08: 9.1% of 165Extreme labels, 2025-09: 8.6% of 222Extreme labels, 2025-10: 1.8% of 222Extreme labels, 2025-11: 2.4% of 206Extreme labels, 2025-12: 1.5% of 260Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 237Extreme labels, 2026-02: 3.7% of 216Extreme labels, 2026-03: 1.5% of 205Extreme labels, 2026-04: 1.1% of 187Extreme labels, 2026-05: 5.5% of 164Extreme labels, 2026-06: 2.7% of 146Extreme labels, 2026-07: 4.7% of 172Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 121Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.6% of 157Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 141Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Jayapal, 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 ’252085.8%54.8%79.8%5.8%21.1%1.0%
Feb ’2520110.4%60.7%83.6%3.0%23.9%2.0%
Mar ’2525914.7%46.0%70.7%2.3%12.0%4.6%
Apr ’2521417.8%47.2%73.8%2.3%9.8%4.2%
May ’252679.7%52.1%80.2%2.6%13.1%2.6%
Jun ’2524510.2%51.8%80.0%1.6%15.5%2.9%
Jul ’2527110.0%57.2%84.5%0.7%11.4%2.6%
Aug ’251659.1%58.8%81.2%0.0%10.3%9.1%
Sep ’252229.5%50.4%74.3%8.6%15.8%8.6%
Oct ’252227.7%59.5%78.4%8.1%10.8%1.8%
Nov ’2520613.1%55.8%76.7%7.8%11.2%2.4%
Dec ’2526010.4%33.5%89.2%5.4%18.9%1.5%
Jan ’2623721.9%13.1%89.5%4.6%8.0%0.0%
Feb ’2621611.6%43.1%59.7%2.8%11.1%3.7%
Mar ’2620510.2%64.4%82.9%4.9%11.7%1.5%
Apr ’2618710.2%31.0%82.9%3.2%15.0%1.1%
May ’261647.3%38.4%77.4%6.1%9.2%5.5%
Jun ’261465.5%53.4%74.0%5.5%17.1%2.7%
Jul ’261725.8%30.2%83.1%8.1%20.3%4.7%
Aug ’261217.4%20.7%89.3%0.0%8.3%0.0%
Sep ’2615710.8%19.1%88.5%2.5%8.9%0.6%
Oct ’261419.9%12.8%87.9%1.4%10.6%0.0%
How to read the strips

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

In Jayapal’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; Government Operations and Politics; Economics and Public Finance · Source

Bipartisanship

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

Oct 16, 2026 · Posts on X · policy discussion; bipartisanship; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; International Affairs · Source

Extreme label

Mr. Speaker, I thank Congresswoman Torres and the CHC, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, for their leadership on this issue. As ICE detains record numbers of people in overcrowded, unsanitary immigration prisons, 56 people have died under Donald Trump's administration, a 22-year high. Let's be very…

Sep 1, 2026 · Congressional Record · personal attacks; policy discussion; Immigration; Health; Crime and Law Enforcement; Government Operations and Politics; extreme label “fascist” aimed at right wing; target: Donald 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 · target: TrumpSource

  2. Posts on X

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

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

  3. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: TrumpSource

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Immigration · Crime and Law Enforcement · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · target: TrumpSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Economics and Public Finance · target: TrumpSource

All 4,486 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: 4,101 posts on X, 247 press releases, 80 Congressional Record speeches, 58 newsletters.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Immigration is what Jayapal talks about most: 29% of policy statements, 2.8 times the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.69 on a 0–1 scale (House Democrats average 0.67; 88th 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 Jayapal talks about. The bills Jayapal sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Jayapal talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Jayapal
Peers
Immigration1,058 statements
29%
11%
Health855 statements
24%
26%
Government Operations and Politics595 statements
17%
20%
Economics and Public Finance564 statements
16%
20%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues517 statements
14%
13%
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Policy areas Jayapal talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Democrats average.
RowJayapalPeers
Immigration29%11%
Health24%26%
Government Operations and Politics17%20%
Economics and Public Finance16%20%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues14%13%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Jayapal’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 onImmigrationImmigration, talks about: 29% (House Democrats 11%)29%Immigration, legislates on: 8% (House Democrats 4%)8%HealthHealth, talks about: 24% (House Democrats 26%)24%Health, legislates on: 17% (House Democrats 16%)17%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 17% (House Democrats 20%)17%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 8% (House Democrats 11%)8%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 16% (House Democrats 20%)16%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (House Democrats 1%)1%Civil Rights and Liberties,Minority IssuesCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, talks about: 14% (House Democrats 13%)14%Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues, legislates on: 5% (House Democrats 5%)5%
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Jayapal's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Democrats, legislates on
Immigration29%11%8%4%
Health24%26%17%16%
Government Operations and Politics17%20%8%11%
Economics and Public Finance16%20%1%1%
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues14%13%5%5%
0.69

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Democrats average 0.67. Ranks 88th of 216.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Jayapal sits at −1.66 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more liberal than 100% of House Democrats. Approximate range −1.68 to −1.65, which understates the uncertainty; from 6,252 donors and 4,929 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”.

−1.66

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.68 to −1.65. From 6,252 donors and 4,929 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Jayapal −1.7House Democrats −1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Jayapal, 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 Jayapal’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 Jayapal sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Democratsmedian −1.0Jayapal −1.7All Housemedian +0.3
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Jayapal's CSIP score of −1.66 placed against House Democrats, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Jayapal
House Democrats217−1.00%
All House439+0.30%
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 Jayapal 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 Jayapal.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Jayapal raised $2.9M in the 2026 cycle, above the House Democrats’ median of $2.0M. 46% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 69% of itemized individual money came from Washington.

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
$2.9M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 1,532 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): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.3M (46.0%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $1.1M (39.2%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)PACs and other committees: $361.9K (12.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $69.5K (2.4%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $69.5K (2.4%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)46 squares$1.3M
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)39 squares$1.1M
  • PACs and other committees13 squares$361.9K
  • Party committees$613
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)2 squares$69.5K
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Sources of Jayapal's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$1.3M46.0%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$1.1M39.2%
PACs and other committees$361.9K12.4%
Party committees$6130.0%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$69.5K2.4%
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: $2.7M$2.7M20202022 cycle: $2.8M$2.8M20222024 cycle: $2.8M$2.8M20242026 cycle: $2.9M$2.9M2026House Democrats median $2.0M
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Jayapal's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$2.7M
2022 cycle$2.8M
2024 cycle$2.8M
2026 cycle$2.9M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 69% came from Washington.

  1. Washington$725.4K
  2. California$149.5K
  3. New York$35.9K
  4. Massachusetts$33.9K
  5. District of Columbia$18.3K

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%
Jayapal
Median
2026
46%
13%
2024
31%
13%
2022
34%
13%
2020
27%
13%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Democrats median
RowJayapalMedian
2026 cycle46%13%
2024 cycle31%13%
2022 cycle34%13%
2020 cycle27%13%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: $71AKMaine: $774MEVermont: $1,307VTNew Hampshire: $721NHWashington: $725.4KWAIdaho: $1,472IDMontana: $610MTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $2,155MNIllinois: $3,509ILWisconsin: $2,181WIMichigan: $1,798MINew York: $35.9KNYRhode Island: $650RIMassachusetts: $33.9KMAOregon: $6,248ORNevada: $65NVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: $250SDIowa: $34IAIndiana: $1,017INOhio: $204OHPennsylvania: $6,959PANew Jersey: $3,076NJConnecticut: $4,023CTCalifornia: $149.5KCAUtah: $355UTColorado: $8,001CONebraska: $100NEMissouri: $850MOKentucky: $7,202KYWest Virginia: $134WVVirginia: $2,670VAMaryland: $5,451MDDelaware: $7,000DEArizona: $580AZNew Mexico: $1,896NMKansas: $150KSArkansas: $250ARTennessee: $1,330TNNorth Carolina: $3,347NCSouth Carolina: $2,422SCDistrict of Columbia: $18.3KDCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: $865LAMississippi: $105MSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $1,315GAHawaii: $3,944HITexas: $3,662TXFlorida: $5,723FL
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Jayapal's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Washington$725.4K
California$149.5K
New York$35.9K
Massachusetts$33.9K
District of Columbia$18.3K
Colorado$8,001
Kentucky$7,202
Delaware$7,000
Pennsylvania$6,959
Oregon$6,248
Florida$5,723
Maryland$5,451
Connecticut$4,023
Hawaii$3,944
Texas$3,662
Illinois$3,509
North Carolina$3,347
New Jersey$3,076
Virginia$2,670
South Carolina$2,422
Wisconsin$2,181
Minnesota$2,155
New Mexico$1,896
Michigan$1,798
Idaho$1,472
Tennessee$1,330
Georgia$1,315
Vermont$1,307
Indiana$1,017
Louisiana$865
Missouri$850
Maine$774
New Hampshire$721
Rhode Island$650
Montana$610
Arizona$580
Utah$355
South Dakota$250
Arkansas$250
Ohio$204
Kansas$150
West Virginia$134
Mississippi$105
Nebraska$100
Alaska$71
Nevada$65
Iowa$34
North DakotaNo data
WyomingNo data
OklahomaNo data
AlabamaNo data
1,532

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

69%

from Washington

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −2.00 to −1.75: 0%CSIP −1.75 to −1.50: 21%CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 20%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 53%53%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 5.1%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 0.1%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 0.0%← More liberalMore conservative →
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Ideology of Jayapal's itemized donors in 2026, from −2.00 to 0.00: 21% between −1.75 and −1.50, 20% between −1.50 and −1.25, 53% between −1.25 and −1.00, 5.1% between −1.00 and −0.75.
ItemValue
CSIP −2.00 to −1.750%
CSIP −1.75 to −1.5021%
CSIP −1.50 to −1.2520%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0053%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.755.1%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.500.1%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.000.0%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Jayapal’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Jayapal’s own score is −1.66.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$623.0K 995 donors
  2. CONSULTANT$21.7K 25 donors
  3. WRITER$19.2K 11 donors
  4. SOFTWARE ENGINEER$17.9K 15 donors
  5. PHYSICIAN$14.1K 15 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. INT'L UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10.0K
  3. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10.0K
  4. CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10.0K
  5. INDIVISIBLE ACTION$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. MICROSOFT$4,035 11 donors
  2. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON$3,237 6 donors
  3. KING COUNTY$2,702 4 donors
  4. KAISER$2,100 3 donors
  5. NVG LLC$2,071 4 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Jayapal voted with the majority of House Democrats on 99.7% of party-line votes and missed 7.1% of 674 roll calls. House Democrats on average: 96.4% party unity, 96.9% attendance. Across all roll calls, Jayapal voted against the majority of House Democrats 22 times.

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

22

votes against the majority of House Democrats

Party unity 99.7%, House Democrats average 96.4%, ranks 32nd of 217. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Jayapal
Peers
Rank
Attendance
92.8%
96.9%
202nd of 217
Party unity
99.7%
96.4%
32nd of 217
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Jayapal's attendance and party unity against House Democrats.
RowJayapalPeers
Attendance92.8%96.9%
Party unity99.7%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 Jayapal most often

  1. Gregorio CasarD530 shared votes99%
  2. Maxwell FrostD623 shared votes99%
  3. Maxine DexterD620 shared votes99%
  4. Adelita GrijalvaD368 shared votes99%
  5. Chuy GarcíaD615 shared votes99%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Jayapal least often

  1. Chip RoyR596 shared votes15%
  2. Ralph NormanR568 shared votes16%
  3. Eric BurlisonR597 shared votes17%
  4. Andy BiggsR563 shared votes17%
  5. Josh BrecheenR594 shared votes17%
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

Jayapal sponsored 52 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 567 others. 1.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Democrats average 4.9%; 127th of 207).

The bills Jayapal 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

Sponsored52 billsSponsored, Introduced: 5252Sponsored, In committee: 5252Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 11Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored567 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 567567Cosponsored, In committee: 567567Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 88Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Cosponsored, Became law: 00IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Jayapal sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored5252100
Cosponsored567567800
How to read the blocks

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

1.9%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Democrats average 4.9%. Ranks 127th of 207.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Eleanor Norton134
  2. Rashida Tlaib122
  3. Shri Thanedar66
  4. Ilhan Omar61
  5. Jan Schakowsky59
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 Jayapal’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. 10875To amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to lower the Medicare eligibility age to 50, and for other purposes.SponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 22, 2026
H.R. 10794Improving Access to WIC ActCosponsorOct 9, 2026In committeeAgriculture and FoodReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Oct 9, 2026
H.R. 10642STS ActCosponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeInternational AffairsReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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 1, 2026
H.R. 10557Protection of Social Security Benefits Restoration ActCosponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeLabor and EmploymentReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. Sep 24, 2026
H.R. 10561Workforce Opportunities for Communities in Recovery ActSponsorSep 24, 2026In committeeLabor and EmploymentReferred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. Sep 24, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 156 times in 90 days. Jayapal’s official site had 47 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Jayapal posted on Oct 26, 2026.

The lab crawls Jayapal’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 Jayapal 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 Jayapal posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A news graphic from Common Dreams with a large headline and quotation about deaths in immigration detention and a call to dismantle ICE. Below the text is a photograph of people in orange and white clothing inside a fenced detention facility surrounded by chain-link fencing and razor wire.
    A news graphic from Common Dreams with a large headline and quotation about deaths in immigration detention and a call to dismantle ICE. Below the text is a photograph of people in orange and white clothing inside a fenced detention facility surrounded by chain-link fencing and razor wire.View post
  • A magazine article graphic with a photograph of two women outdoors above a headline and subheading. One woman wears a bright blue jacket, and the other wears a patterned headscarf and glasses. The New Republic logo and article text appear below the photo.
    A magazine article graphic with a photograph of two women outdoors above a headline and subheading. One woman wears a bright blue jacket, and the other wears a patterned headscarf and glasses. The New Republic logo and article text appear below the photo.View post
  • A social media-style news graphic shows two men standing together in a dimly lit setting. A large headline overlays the lower half of the photograph.
    A social media-style news graphic shows two men standing together in a dimly lit setting. A large headline overlays the lower half of the photograph.View post
  • A newspaper-style graphic with a headline above a photo of young children seated around tables in a classroom or childcare center. Artwork of boots hanging above a puddle is in the foreground. Text appears at the top.
    A newspaper-style graphic with a headline above a photo of young children seated around tables in a classroom or childcare center. Artwork of boots hanging above a puddle is in the foreground. Text appears at the top.View post
  • A colorful election-themed graphic with a mint-green badge in the center, large stylized lettering, and two pink stars against a dark textured background. Text is arranged around the badge and across its center.
    A colorful election-themed graphic with a mint-green badge in the center, large stylized lettering, and two pink stars against a dark textured background. Text is arranged around the badge and across its center.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 Jayapal 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
J000298
Bioguide
J000298
FEC candidate ids
H6WA07458

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.

America’s Political Pulse · Polarization Research Lab

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