# Daniel McKee

Daniel McKee is the Democratic governor of Rhode Island.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Governor of Rhode Island
- Current term: Current term

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-RI-daniel-mckee (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

McKee sits at +0.07 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of Democratic governors.

## What McKee says (Current term)

147 classified statements: 147 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Democratic governors average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | McKee | Democratic governors average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6 of 21 |
| Policy criticism | 3.4% | 14.2% | 20 of 21 |
| Policy discussion | 47.6% | 48.6% | 11 of 21 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.7% | 21 of 21 |
| Credit claiming | 28.6% | 25.9% | 10 of 21 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.7% | 20 of 21 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 30% (Democratic governors 17%); Health 27% (Democratic governors 21%); Labor and Employment 26% (Democratic governors 7.1%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (Democratic governors 20%); Families 10% (Democratic governors 4.3%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.07 (standard error 0.02), from 4,312 donors and 0 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of Democratic governors score lower.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI/status/2098040539136274650
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI/status/2097490350940029058
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI/status/2097654272573796575
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI/status/2097684283947176396
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI/status/2097712228996718620
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI/status/2097785785369972912
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI/status/2097804237962944744
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI/status/2097115952328630530
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI/status/2097317782467829816
- 2026-09-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI/status/2097365345631969388

## Links

- Official site: https://governor.ri.gov
- Campaign site: https://www.governordanmckee.com/
- X: https://x.com/DanMcKeeRI

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/gov-RI-daniel-mckee