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Republican · U.S. House, New Jersey’s 2nd district

Serving since Jan 3, 2019119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 3, 2026

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Portrait of Jefferson Van Drew, rendered as a two-tone print
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98%
of House Republicans score to the right of Drew on the CSIP scale

CSIP score +0.42 (approximate range +0.41 to +0.44, which understates the uncertainty); negative is left of the scale’s centre, positive right. From 4,965 donors and 3,974 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 Drew sits among House Republicans, not how far from the centre.

At a glance

6 measures against House Republicans. 30% of Drew’s statements criticize a policy, 2.0 times the House Republican average of 15%. Drew voted against the majority of House Republicans 32 times; party unity 95.0%, in the bottom tenth of House Republicans (average 97.1%).

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

CSIP ideology

+0.42

More liberal than 98% of House Republicans · ± 0.01

Policy criticism

30%

House Republicans average 15% · ranks 7th of 221

Party unity

95.0%

House Republicans average 97.1% · ranks 204th of 221 · 32 votes against the majority of House Republicans

Out of committee

3.5%

House Republicans average 17% · ranks 200th of 216

From New Jersey, 2026

75%

Of itemized individual dollars · ranks 27th of 216 House Republicans

Personal attacks

3.2%

House Republicans average 2.1% · ranks 52nd of 221

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

Back to topNext: What politicians say

What Drew says

Drew criticizes policies more than 96% of House Republicans. Policy criticism in 30% of 625 statements, against 15% for the average House Republican; 7th of 221.

An AI model reads each of Drew’s 625 statements in the 119th Congress (339 posts on X, 127 press releases, 109 newsletters, 50 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 Republicans and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Drew
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion449 statements
72%
68%
84th of 221
Credit claiming189 statements
30%
37%
165th of 221
Policy criticism186 statements
30%
15%
7th of 221
Bipartisanship31 statements
5%
9%
156th of 221
Personal attacks20 statements
3%
2%
52nd of 221
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Drew's share of statements in each category against the House Republicans average.
RowDrewPeers
Policy discussion72%68%
Credit claiming30%37%
Policy criticism30%15%
Bipartisanship5%9%
Personal attacks3%2%
625

statements classified

339 posts on X, 127 press releases, 109 newsletters, 50 Congressional Record speeches.

posts on X: 339 (54.2%)posts on X 339press releases: 127 (20.3%)newsletters: 109 (17.4%)Congressional Record speeches: 50 (8.0%)
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Drew's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X339
press releases127
newsletters109
Congressional Record speeches50
How to read the bars

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

Extreme labels

Drew used extreme labels in 4.0% of statements, above the peer average. 25 statements, most often aimed at Democrats; peers 3.0%.

  1. “radical”7
  2. “extreme”5
  3. “woke”2
  4. “communist”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Democrats4
  2. left2
  3. America1
  4. Anti-ICE radicals1
  5. bank surveillance1
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: 412025-02: 292025-03: 322025-04: 222025-05: 202025-06: 532025-07: 242025-08: 102025-09: 242025-10: 182025-11: 122025-12: 162026-01: 282026-02: 332026-03: 342026-04: 412026-05: 332026-06: 402026-07: 282026-08: 102026-09: 472026-10: 30peak 53 · Jun ’25Personal attackspeak 10.3% · Feb ’25 · latest 6.7%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 2.4% of 41Personal attacks, 2025-02: 10.3% of 29Personal attacks, 2025-03: 9.4% of 32Personal attacks, 2025-04: 4.5% of 22Personal attacks, 2025-05: 5.0% of 20Personal attacks, 2025-06: 5.7% of 53Personal attacks, 2025-07: 4.2% of 24Personal attacks, 2025-08: 0.0% of 10Personal attacks, 2025-09: 4.2% of 24Personal attacks, 2025-10: 5.6% of 18Personal attacks, 2025-11: 0.0% of 12Personal attacks, 2025-12: 0.0% of 16Personal attacks, 2026-01: 7.1% of 28Personal attacks, 2026-02: 0.0% of 33Personal attacks, 2026-03: 0.0% of 34Personal attacks, 2026-04: 0.0% of 41Personal attacks, 2026-05: 3.0% of 33Personal attacks, 2026-06: 0.0% of 40Personal attacks, 2026-07: 0.0% of 28Personal attacks, 2026-08: 0.0% of 10Personal attacks, 2026-09: 0.0% of 47Personal attacks, 2026-10: 6.7% of 30Policy criticismpeak 50.0% · Oct ’25 · latest 16.7%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 43.9% of 41Policy criticism, 2025-02: 44.8% of 29Policy criticism, 2025-03: 43.8% of 32Policy criticism, 2025-04: 40.9% of 22Policy criticism, 2025-05: 30.0% of 20Policy criticism, 2025-06: 17.0% of 53Policy criticism, 2025-07: 12.5% of 24Policy criticism, 2025-08: 40.0% of 10Policy criticism, 2025-09: 16.7% of 24Policy criticism, 2025-10: 50.0% of 18Policy criticism, 2025-11: 41.7% of 12Policy criticism, 2025-12: 31.3% of 16Policy criticism, 2026-01: 25.0% of 28Policy criticism, 2026-02: 30.3% of 33Policy criticism, 2026-03: 35.3% of 34Policy criticism, 2026-04: 17.1% of 41Policy criticism, 2026-05: 12.1% of 33Policy criticism, 2026-06: 25.0% of 40Policy criticism, 2026-07: 50.0% of 28Policy criticism, 2026-08: 30.0% of 10Policy criticism, 2026-09: 31.9% of 47Policy criticism, 2026-10: 16.7% of 30Policy discussionpeak 100.0% · Aug ’26 · latest 96.7%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 75.6% of 41Policy discussion, 2025-02: 89.7% of 29Policy discussion, 2025-03: 78.1% of 32Policy discussion, 2025-04: 81.8% of 22Policy discussion, 2025-05: 60.0% of 20Policy discussion, 2025-06: 47.2% of 53Policy discussion, 2025-07: 54.2% of 24Policy discussion, 2025-08: 90.0% of 10Policy discussion, 2025-09: 41.7% of 24Policy discussion, 2025-10: 66.7% of 18Policy discussion, 2025-11: 58.3% of 12Policy discussion, 2025-12: 81.3% of 16Policy discussion, 2026-01: 85.7% of 28Policy discussion, 2026-02: 63.6% of 33Policy discussion, 2026-03: 64.7% of 34Policy discussion, 2026-04: 73.2% of 41Policy discussion, 2026-05: 48.5% of 33Policy discussion, 2026-06: 77.5% of 40Policy discussion, 2026-07: 82.1% of 28Policy discussion, 2026-08: 100.0% of 10Policy discussion, 2026-09: 89.4% of 47Policy discussion, 2026-10: 96.7% of 30Bipartisanshippeak 17.2% · Feb ’25 · latest 3.3%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 0.0% of 41Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 17.2% of 29Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 3.1% of 32Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 0.0% of 22Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 5.0% of 20Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 15.1% of 53Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 0.0% of 24Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 0.0% of 10Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 8.3% of 24Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 16.7% of 18Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 0.0% of 12Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 0.0% of 16Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 3.6% of 28Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 3.0% of 33Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 2.9% of 34Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 9.8% of 41Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 3.0% of 33Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 0.0% of 40Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 0.0% of 28Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 0.0% of 10Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 4.3% of 47Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 3.3% of 30Credit claimingpeak 66.7% · Oct ’26 · latest 66.7%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 63.4% of 41Credit claiming, 2025-02: 44.8% of 29Credit claiming, 2025-03: 34.4% of 32Credit claiming, 2025-04: 18.2% of 22Credit claiming, 2025-05: 20.0% of 20Credit claiming, 2025-06: 13.2% of 53Credit claiming, 2025-07: 20.8% of 24Credit claiming, 2025-08: 60.0% of 10Credit claiming, 2025-09: 29.2% of 24Credit claiming, 2025-10: 11.1% of 18Credit claiming, 2025-11: 25.0% of 12Credit claiming, 2025-12: 31.3% of 16Credit claiming, 2026-01: 10.7% of 28Credit claiming, 2026-02: 15.2% of 33Credit claiming, 2026-03: 23.5% of 34Credit claiming, 2026-04: 41.5% of 41Credit claiming, 2026-05: 30.3% of 33Credit claiming, 2026-06: 25.0% of 40Credit claiming, 2026-07: 17.9% of 28Credit claiming, 2026-08: 0.0% of 10Credit claiming, 2026-09: 38.3% of 47Credit claiming, 2026-10: 66.7% of 30Extreme labelspeak 16.7% · Oct ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 0.0% of 41Extreme labels, 2025-02: 10.3% of 29Extreme labels, 2025-03: 9.4% of 32Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 22Extreme labels, 2025-05: 5.0% of 20Extreme labels, 2025-06: 7.5% of 53Extreme labels, 2025-07: 8.3% of 24Extreme labels, 2025-08: 0.0% of 10Extreme labels, 2025-09: 12.5% of 24Extreme labels, 2025-10: 16.7% of 18Extreme labels, 2025-11: 8.3% of 12Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.0% of 16Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 28Extreme labels, 2026-02: 0.0% of 33Extreme labels, 2026-03: 0.0% of 34Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 41Extreme labels, 2026-05: 6.1% of 33Extreme labels, 2026-06: 0.0% of 40Extreme labels, 2026-07: 10.7% of 28Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 10Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 47Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 30Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Drew, 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 ’25412.4%43.9%75.6%0.0%63.4%0.0%
Feb ’252910.3%44.8%89.7%17.2%44.8%10.3%
Mar ’25329.4%43.8%78.1%3.1%34.4%9.4%
Apr ’25224.5%40.9%81.8%0.0%18.2%0.0%
May ’25205.0%30.0%60.0%5.0%20.0%5.0%
Jun ’25535.7%17.0%47.2%15.1%13.2%7.5%
Jul ’25244.2%12.5%54.2%0.0%20.8%8.3%
Aug ’25100.0%40.0%90.0%0.0%60.0%0.0%
Sep ’25244.2%16.7%41.7%8.3%29.2%12.5%
Oct ’25185.6%50.0%66.7%16.7%11.1%16.7%
Nov ’25120.0%41.7%58.3%0.0%25.0%8.3%
Dec ’25160.0%31.3%81.3%0.0%31.3%0.0%
Jan ’26287.1%25.0%85.7%3.6%10.7%0.0%
Feb ’26330.0%30.3%63.6%3.0%15.2%0.0%
Mar ’26340.0%35.3%64.7%2.9%23.5%0.0%
Apr ’26410.0%17.1%73.2%9.8%41.5%0.0%
May ’26333.0%12.1%48.5%3.0%30.3%6.1%
Jun ’26400.0%25.0%77.5%0.0%25.0%0.0%
Jul ’26280.0%50.0%82.1%0.0%17.9%10.7%
Aug ’26100.0%30.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Sep ’26470.0%31.9%89.4%4.3%38.3%0.0%
Oct ’26306.7%16.7%96.7%3.3%66.7%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 Drew’s words

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

Bipartisanship

Congressman Van Drew Congratulates Cape May on Desalination Plant Groundbreaking [Representative Jeff Van Drew]<https://vandrew.house.gov/components/redirect/r.aspx?ID=4549-1634570> For Immediate Release October 19, 2026 Contact: Paxton Antonucci<https://vandrew.house.gov/components/redirect/r.as…

Oct 19, 2026 · Newsletters · policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Water Resources Development; Environmental Protection; Economics and Public Finance

Policy criticism

Congressman Van Drew Calls for Independent Audit of Atlantic City Electric Digital Meters Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to help secure an independent audit of Atlantic City Electric's (ACE) digital smart meters after multiple…

Oct 20, 2026 · Press releases · policy criticism; policy discussion; Energy; Commerce · Source

Extreme label

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this bill. This is not about crime. It is about control. Once you can flag a purchase, any purchase, you can flag a person. Once you can flag a person, you can control what they buy, what banks they use, and even what they believe. It is wrong. It is un-Ameri…

Jul 14, 2026 · Congressional Record · policy discussion; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Finance and Financial Sector; Crime and Law Enforcement; extreme label “extreme” aimed at bank surveillance · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

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

  1. Press releases

    Congressman Van Drew Demands ICE Custody of Illegal Immigrant Charged in Crash That Seriously Injured South Jersey Police Officer Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew issued the following statement after a judge ordered the pretrial release of the illegal immigrant charged with drunk driving and seriously injuring Middle Township Police Officer Austin Kapurelos. The release order has since been stayed, keepi…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Crime and Law Enforcement · Immigration · target: Lucio Lopez-PerezSource

  2. Newsletters

    Congressman Van Drew Demands ICE Custody of Illegal Immigrant Charged in Crash That Seriously Injured South Jersey Police Officer Congressman Van Drew Demands ICE Custody of Illegal Immigrant Charged in Crash That Serio [Representative Jeff Van Drew]<https://vandrew.house.gov/components/redirect/r.aspx?ID=4590-1634570> For Immediate Release October 26, 2026 Contact: Paxton Antonucci<https://vandrew.house.gov/comp…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Crime and Law Enforcement · Immigration · target: Lucio Lopez-Perez

  3. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: MayorkasSource

  4. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Crime and Law Enforcement · Law · target: Jack SmithSource

  5. Posts on X

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

    personal attacks · target: Jack SmithSource

All 625 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: 339 posts on X, 127 press releases, 109 newsletters, 50 Congressional Record speeches.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Government Operations and Politics is what Drew talks about most: 22% of policy statements, above the peer share. Talk and legislation agree at 0.65 on a 0–1 scale (House Republicans average 0.64; 98th of 221).

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

What Drew talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Drew
Peers
Government Operations and Politics99 statements
22%
19%
Crime and Law Enforcement94 statements
21%
12%
Immigration92 statements
20%
13%
Energy84 statements
19%
9%
Economics and Public Finance77 statements
17%
19%
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Policy areas Drew talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the House Republicans average.
RowDrewPeers
Government Operations and Politics22%19%
Crime and Law Enforcement21%12%
Immigration20%13%
Energy19%9%
Economics and Public Finance17%19%
How to read the bars

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

Talks about · legislates on

Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 35%. Grey ticks are the House Republicans averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onGovernment Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 22% (House Republicans 19%)22%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 8% (House Republicans 12%)8%Crime and Law EnforcementCrime and Law Enforcement, talks about: 21% (House Republicans 12%)21%Crime and Law Enforcement, legislates on: 10% (House Republicans 9%)10%ImmigrationImmigration, talks about: 20% (House Republicans 13%)20%Immigration, legislates on: 4% (House Republicans 5%)4%EnergyEnergy, talks about: 19% (House Republicans 9%)19%Energy, legislates on: 4% (House Republicans 3%)4%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 17% (House Republicans 19%)17%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 0% (House Republicans 2%)0%
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Drew's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutHouse Republicans, talks aboutLegislates onHouse Republicans, legislates on
Government Operations and Politics22%19%8%12%
Crime and Law Enforcement21%12%10%9%
Immigration20%13%4%5%
Energy19%9%4%3%
Economics and Public Finance17%19%0%2%
0.65

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

House Republicans average 0.64. Ranks 98th of 221.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

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

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Drew sits at +0.42 on the CSIP scale, right of 0, more liberal than 98% of House Republicans. Approximate range +0.41 to +0.44, which understates the uncertainty; from 4,965 donors and 3,974 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”.

+0.42

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range +0.41 to +0.44. From 4,965 donors and 3,974 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Drew +0.4House Republicans +1.0All House +0.3

The outlined dot is Drew, 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 Drew’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 Drew sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →House Republicansmedian +1.0Drew +0.4All Housemedian +0.3
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Drew's CSIP score of +0.42 placed against House Republicans, All House.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Drew
House Republicans221+1.01%
All House439+0.350%
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 Drew 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 Drew.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Drew raised $2.4M in the 2026 cycle, close to the House Republicans’ median of $2.2M. 14% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 75% of itemized individual money came from New Jersey.

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
$2.4M

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 993 itemized donors. House Republicans’ median $2.2M.

Where the money came from

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

Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $1.6M (68.0%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $273.0K (11.3%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)PACs and other committees: $450.2K (18.6%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $49.6K (2.1%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $49.6K (2.1%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)68 squares$1.6M
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)11 squares$273.0K
  • PACs and other committees19 squares$450.2K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)2 squares$49.6K
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Sources of Drew's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$1.6M68.0%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$273.0K11.3%
PACs and other committees$450.2K18.6%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$49.6K2.1%
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 Republicans’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $4.3M$4.3M20202022 cycle: $3.1M$3.1M20222024 cycle: $3.2M$3.2M20242026 cycle: $2.4M$2.4M2026House Republicans median $2.2M
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Drew's receipts by cycle against the 2026 House Republicans median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$4.3M
2022 cycle$3.1M
2024 cycle$3.2M
2026 cycle$2.4M

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 75% came from New Jersey.

  1. New Jersey$1.4M
  2. Florida$175.3K
  3. Pennsylvania$143.0K
  4. North Carolina$18.0K
  5. Texas$17.3K

Small donations

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

0%60%
Drew
Median
2026
14%
9%
2024
35%
9%
2022
23%
9%
2020
25%
9%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the House Republicans median
RowDrewMedian
2026 cycle14%9%
2024 cycle35%9%
2022 cycle23%9%
2020 cycle25%9%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: $250VTNew Hampshire: $625NHWashington: $1,360WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: no dataMTNorth Dakota: no dataNDMinnesota: $1,109MNIllinois: $4,051ILWisconsin: $250WIMichigan: $14.3KMINew York: $6,912NYRhode Island: $1,201RIMassachusetts: $9,229MAOregon: $360ORNevada: $200NVWyoming: no dataWYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $518INOhio: $2,835OHPennsylvania: $143.0KPANew Jersey: $1.4MNJConnecticut: $2,388CTCalifornia: $11.5KCAUtah: $196UTColorado: $3,650CONebraska: $100NEMissouri: $288MOKentucky: $171KYWest Virginia: $275WVVirginia: $6,898VAMaryland: $5,500MDDelaware: $2,500DEArizona: $2,323AZNew Mexico: no dataNMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: $902TNNorth Carolina: $18.0KNCSouth Carolina: $1,000SCDistrict of Columbia: $16.9KDCOklahoma: $188OKLouisiana: $1,898LAMississippi: $690MSAlabama: $300ALGeorgia: $500GAHawaii: $240HITexas: $17.3KTXFlorida: $175.3KFL
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Drew's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
New Jersey$1.4M
Florida$175.3K
Pennsylvania$143.0K
North Carolina$18.0K
Texas$17.3K
District of Columbia$16.9K
Michigan$14.3K
California$11.5K
Massachusetts$9,229
New York$6,912
Virginia$6,898
Maryland$5,500
Illinois$4,051
Colorado$3,650
Ohio$2,835
Delaware$2,500
Connecticut$2,388
Arizona$2,323
Louisiana$1,898
Washington$1,360
Rhode Island$1,201
Minnesota$1,109
South Carolina$1,000
Tennessee$902
Mississippi$690
New Hampshire$625
Indiana$518
Georgia$500
Oregon$360
Alabama$300
Missouri$288
West Virginia$275
Vermont$250
Wisconsin$250
Hawaii$240
Nevada$200
Utah$196
Oklahoma$188
Kentucky$171
Nebraska$100
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
IdahoNo data
MontanaNo data
North DakotaNo data
WyomingNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
New MexicoNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
993

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

75%

from New Jersey

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

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 0.2%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 0.7%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 0.8%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 2.9%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 8.4%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 63%63%CSIP +0.50 to +0.75: 13%CSIP +0.75 to +1.00: 8.3%CSIP +1.00 to +1.25: 2.7%CSIP +1.25 to +1.50: 0%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Drew's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.00 to +1.50: 8.4% between 0.00 and +0.25, 63% between +0.25 and +0.50, 13% between +0.50 and +0.75, 8.3% between +0.75 and +1.00.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.00 to −0.750.2%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.500.7%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.250.8%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.002.9%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.258.4%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.5063%
CSIP +0.50 to +0.7513%
CSIP +0.75 to +1.008.3%
CSIP +1.00 to +1.252.7%
CSIP +1.25 to +1.500%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Drew’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Drew’s own score is +0.42.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. RETIRED$423.7K 359 donors
  2. OWNER$157.3K 44 donors
  3. CEO$114.4K 21 donors
  4. PRESIDENT$75.2K 25 donors
  5. ATTORNEY$64.0K 38 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$10.0K
  2. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10.0K
  3. ANTI-WOKE FUND$10.0K
  4. BOOTS ON THE GROUND - FEDERAL$10.0K
  5. CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10.0K

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. ENTREPRENEUR$38.6K 12 donors
  2. TURNER ENTERPRISES$5,500 3 donors
  3. DUNKIN$3,001 3 donors
  4. RESORTS CASINO HOTEL$2,020 5 donors
  5. WINNING STRATEGIES WASHINGTON$2,000 3 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Drew voted with the majority of House Republicans on 95.0% of party-line votes and missed 1.3% of 674 roll calls. House Republicans on average: 97.1% party unity, 96.3% attendance. Across all roll calls, Drew voted against the majority of House Republicans 32 times.

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

32

votes against the majority of House Republicans

Party unity 95.0%, House Republicans average 97.1%, ranks 204th of 221. 674 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

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

80%100%
Drew
Peers
Rank
Attendance
98.6%
96.3%
75th of 221
Party unity
95.0%
97.1%
204th of 221
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Drew's attendance and party unity against House Republicans.
RowDrewPeers
Attendance98.6%96.3%
Party unity95.0%97.1%
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
YeaWith 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
YeaWith 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
YeaWith 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
YeaWith 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 Drew most often

  1. Chris SmithR659 shared votes97%
  2. Mike JohnsonR517 shared votes97%
  3. Mark E. GreenR169 shared votes96%
  4. Doug LamalfaR336 shared votes96%
  5. Barry LoudermilkR629 shared votes96%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Drew least often

  1. Rashida TlaibD649 shared votes25%
  2. Adelita GrijalvaD383 shared votes25%
  3. Delia RamirezD632 shared votes26%
  4. Gregorio CasarD567 shared votes27%
  5. Grace MengD619 shared votes27%
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

Drew sponsored 58 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 457 others. 3.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans average 17%; 200th of 216).

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

Bills by stage

Counts for the 119th Congress

Sponsored58 billsSponsored, Introduced: 5858Sponsored, In committee: 5858Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 22Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored457 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 457457Cosponsored, In committee: 457457Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 4747Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 66Cosponsored, Became law: 44IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Drew sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored5858200
Cosponsored4574574764
How to read the blocks

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

3.5%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

House Republicans average 17%. Ranks 200th of 216.

Cosponsorship partners

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

  1. Michael Lawler42
  2. Josh Gottheimer38
  3. Brian Fitzpatrick37
  4. Eugene Vindman36
  5. Nicole Malliotakis27
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 Drew’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. 10902To reduce crime on public transportation, and for other purposes.SponsorOct 22, 2026In committeeUnassignedReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Oct 22, 2026
H.R. 10678Fight Against Fentanyl ActCosponsorOct 1, 2026In committeeCrime and Law EnforcementReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Oct 1, 2026
H.R. 10511Lower Commuting Costs Act of 2026CosponsorSep 21, 2026In committeeTaxationReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Sep 21, 2026
H.R. 10522Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing ActCosponsorSep 21, 2026In committeeScience, Technology, CommunicationsReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Sep 21, 2026
H.R. 10419SMILE for Veterans ActCosponsorSep 16, 2026In committeeArmed Forces and National SecurityReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Sep 16, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 88 times in 90 days. Drew’s official site had 23 pages when last crawled on Oct 25, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Drew posted on Oct 12, 2026.

The lab crawls Drew’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 Drew 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 Drew posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • A dark blue commemorative graphic featuring a faint portrait of Christopher Columbus, a compass rose, and a small congressional-style emblem. Large decorative lettering is centered across the image.
    A dark blue commemorative graphic featuring a faint portrait of Christopher Columbus, a compass rose, and a small congressional-style emblem. Large decorative lettering is centered across the image.View post
  • A blue police SUV with emergency lights and a large designated-driver awareness campaign wrap is parked near a crowd gathered outdoors. Text appears on the vehicle.
    A blue police SUV with emergency lights and a large designated-driver awareness campaign wrap is parked near a crowd gathered outdoors. Text appears on the vehicle.View post
  • A nighttime view of the New York City skyline, with the Statue of Liberty in the foreground and two bright blue beams rising behind the buildings. No visible text.
    A nighttime view of the New York City skyline, with the Statue of Liberty in the foreground and two bright blue beams rising behind the buildings. No visible text.View post
  • A black-and-white memorial-style graphic featuring a portrait of a man in a suit on the right and a tribute with text on the left.
    A black-and-white memorial-style graphic featuring a portrait of a man in a suit on the right and a tribute with text on the left.View post
  • A news graphic shows a collage of portrait photographs of 13 people arranged in two rows over a distressed American flag background. Each portrait has a name caption beneath it, and a news channel logo appears in the lower-left corner.
    A news graphic shows a collage of portrait photographs of 13 people arranged in two rows over a distressed American flag background. Each portrait has a name caption beneath it, and a news channel logo appears in the lower-left corner.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 Drew is most unusual among House Republicans, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

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

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

Identifiers

Profile id
V000133
Bioguide
V000133
FEC candidate ids
H8NJ02166

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 27, 20261 days agoImages 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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