# Kay Ivey

Kay Ivey is the Republican governor of Alabama.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Governor of Alabama
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-AL-kay-ivey (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Ivey has 54 classified statements in the current term.

## What Ivey says (Current term)

54 classified statements: 54 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Republican governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ivey | Republican governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 0.9% | 18 of 22 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 4.4% | 21 of 22 |
| Policy discussion | 22.2% | 40.0% | 20 of 22 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.7% | 20 of 22 |
| Credit claiming | 18.5% | 29.0% | 17 of 22 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 1.7% | 10 of 22 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 25% (Republican governors 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (Republican governors 5.8%); Immigration 17% (Republican governors 6.0%); Crime and Law Enforcement 8.3% (Republican governors 11%); Government Operations and Politics 8.3% (Republican governors 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.71 (standard error 0.06), from 754 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of Republican governors score lower.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/kayiveyforgov/status/2104617035804144026
- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kayiveyforgov/status/2104655741034393928
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kayiveyforgov/status/2102116657606860983
- 2026-09-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kayiveyforgov/status/2094810055077949700
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kayiveyforgov/status/2082466353533894963
- 2026-06-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/kayiveyforgov/status/2070224673887998289
- 2026-06-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/kayiveyforgov/status/2066173255296172328
- 2026-05-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/kayiveyforgov/status/2056707837661749711
- 2026-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/kayiveyforgov/status/2055280585736614128
- 2026-05-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kayiveyforgov/status/2053842028375470201

## Links

- Official site: https://governor.alabama.gov
- X: https://x.com/kayiveyforgov

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-AL-kay-ivey