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Republicans in Congress

statements analyzed
387,123
officials covered
274
last updated
Oct 28, 2026

What each party owns

This comparison needs both parties.

Each bar is the share of Democrats’ policy statements that name an area minus the share of Republicans’ that do, in percentage points, among 274 Republicans in Congress in the current term. Bars to the right are areas Democrats name more often; bars to the left, areas Republicans name more often. The AI model tags each policy statement with any of the Congressional Research Service’s 25 policy areas. The figures beside each bar are both parties’ shares.

This comparison needs both parties. It is on the United States dashboard.

Back to topNext: Who stands out

Who stands out

The five highest rates on four kinds of statement among 274 Republicans in Congress. An official needs at least 50 statements in the current term to be ranked.

An AI model labels every statement. An official’s rate is the share of their statements that carry a label.

Most personal attacks

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

  1. 1James ComerRU.S. House · KY-0113%
  2. 2Paul GosarRU.S. House · AZ-0913%
  3. 3Elise StefanikRU.S. House · NY-2112%
  4. 4Don BaconRU.S. House · NE-0212%
  5. 5Darrell IssaRU.S. House · CA-4811%

Most credit claiming

Claims credit for passing legislation, securing funding or grants, or other accomplishments in office.

  1. 1Hal RogersRU.S. House · KY-0571%
  2. 2John MoolenaarRU.S. House · MI-0269%
  3. 3Roger MarshallRU.S. Senate · Kansas69%
  4. 4Randy FeenstraRU.S. House · IA-0468%
  5. 5John JamesRU.S. House · MI-1063%

Most bipartisan language

Emphasises working across the aisle, compromise or common ground between the parties.

  1. 1Susan CollinsRU.S. Senate · Maine35%
  2. 2Roger MarshallRU.S. Senate · Kansas34%
  3. 3Jack BergmanRU.S. House · MI-0133%
  4. 4David ValadaoRU.S. House · CA-2230%
  5. 5Glenn ThompsonRU.S. House · PA-1528%

Most policy-focused

Discusses a specific public policy or policy area (health care, taxes, defense, …).

  1. 1Chris SmithRU.S. House · NJ-0497%
  2. 2Roger MarshallRU.S. Senate · Kansas93%
  3. 3Hal RogersRU.S. House · KY-0593%
  4. 4John MoolenaarRU.S. House · MI-0291%
  5. 5Randy FeenstraRU.S. House · IA-0488%

Each official’s rates are on their profile and in the bulk file.

Back to topNext: Party comparison

Party comparison

Republicans talk about policy in 65% of statements; 2.9% attack opponents personally and 3.5% use extreme labels. The most-discussed policy area is Armed Forces and National Security (23% of policy statements).

Each bar is the share of a party’s statements that carry a label, pooled across 274 Republicans in Congress in the current term. Officials who post more count more. A statement can carry several labels, so a party’s shares can sum to more than 100%.

Statements by label and party

Share of each party’s statements, the current term

  • Personal attacks
  • Policy criticism
  • Policy discussion
  • Bipartisanship
  • Credit claiming
  • Extreme labels
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Share of statements in each category by party, Republicans: Personal attacks Republicans 2.9%; Policy criticism Republicans 15%; Policy discussion Republicans 65%; Bipartisanship Republicans 8.5%; Credit claiming Republicans 34%; Extreme labels Republicans 3.5%.
MeasureRepublicans
Personal attacks2.9%
Policy criticism15%
Policy discussion65%
Bipartisanship8.5%
Credit claiming34%
Extreme labels3.5%
The measures

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

Policy criticism. Objects to a specific policy, law or court ruling with fact-based arguments, without personal attacks or emotional appeals.

Policy discussion. Discusses a specific public policy or policy area (health care, taxes, defense, …).

Bipartisanship. Emphasises working across the aisle, compromise or common ground between the parties.

Credit claiming. Claims credit for passing legislation, securing funding or grants, or other accomplishments in office.

Extreme labels. Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”.

Personal attacks by venue

Share of statements by 274 Republicans in Congress, the current term

Republicans’ personal-attack rate runs from 2.4% of their press releases to 4.5% of their newsletters.

0%2%4%6%Posts on X310,493 statementsPress releases34,021 statementsNewsletters15,516 statementsFloor speeches27,093 statements2.9%2.4%4.5%2.7%RepublicansRepublicans
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Slope chart of each party’s personal-attack rate across four venues, the current term. Republicans: posts on x 2.9%, press releases 2.4%, newsletters 4.5%, floor speeches 2.7%.
VenueRepublicans: personal attacksRepublicans: statements
Posts on X2.9%310493
Press releases2.4%34021
Newsletters4.5%15516
Floor speeches2.7%27093
Notes

Each point is the share of a party’s statements in one venue that the AI model labelled a personal attack, pooled across members. A line joins each party’s four venues. A statement counts once and carries the label if any of its passages does.

Posts on X are 80% of the 387,123 statements here, so the pooled rates elsewhere on this page sit closest to the X points.

A party needs 50 statements in a venue before its point is drawn.

Back to topNext: Polarization

Polarization

The median Republican scores +0.99 on the CSIP scale.

CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official on one left–right scale estimated from roll-call votes, campaign contributions and the text of their statements. Negative scores are to the left and positive scores to the right. The gap is the distance between the two parties’ medians.

CSIP scores by party

← More liberal · 0 · More conservative →

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →Republicansmedian +1.0
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CSIP distributions of 272 Republicans (median +0.99) on one scale from −2 to +2.
GroupOfficialsMedian
Republicans272+1.0

Gap between the party medians

By election cycle

The gap needs both parties.

Notes

Each dot is one official, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, darker further from 0. Overlapping dots form darker patches where officials cluster. The rule in each row marks the party median.

Each official’s score is on their profile, and the full table is in Downloads.

Back to topNext: Trends

Policy topics

Armed Forces and National Security led in Sep ’26, named in 23% of policy statements. Energy rose most from Aug ’26 (+3.1 pts); Agriculture and Food fell most (−3.0 pts).

The AI model tags each policy statement with any of 25 policy areas, so shares can sum to more than 100%. A share is the percentage of a month’s policy statements by members of Congress that name the area. The lists compare the last two complete months, with changes in percentage points. A month needs at least ten policy statements to be compared.

Most discussed, Sep ’26

11,451 policy statements; change since Aug ’26 in grey

  1. Armed Forces and National Security23% +1.2 pts
  2. Government Operations and Politics17% +1.6 pts
  3. Health14% −0.4 pts
  4. Economics and Public Finance13% +0.3 pts
  5. Commerce12% −0.4 pts

Rising

Up most since Aug ’26

  1. Energy+3.1 pts
  2. Science, Technology, Communications+2.5 pts
  3. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues+1.6 pts

Falling

Down most since Aug ’26

  1. Agriculture and Food−3.0 pts
  2. Emergency Management−2.1 pts
  3. Crime and Law Enforcement−1.1 pts

Back to topNext: States

States

Officials’ personal attacks and residents’ affective polarization are barely related across states. Personal attacks run from 0.1% of statements in Maine to 8.4% in Nebraska; affective polarization runs from 47 points in Alaska to 56 in Maine. Across the 42 states on both maps, the correlation is −0.05.

The left map is the share of statements by each state’s congressional delegation that the AI model labelled a personal attack, the current term (members of Congress, by the state they represent). The right map is the lab’s survey estimate of affective polarization in each state: residents’ rating of their own party minus their rating of the other, on a 0–100 thermometer. Each state is a square of the same size, shaded by quintile; darker is higher.

Personal attacks by state

Share of statements, the current term · members of Congress

Alaska: 1.6% (2,282)AK1.6%Maine: 0.1% (1,243)ME0.1%Vermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: no dataNHWashington: 2.2% (2,347)WA2.2%Idaho: 0.5% (5,061)ID0.5%Montana: 1.6% (3,981)MT1.6%North Dakota: 0.4% (4,273)ND0.4%Minnesota: 4.8% (5,470)MN4.8%Illinois: 3.3% (4,110)IL3.3%Wisconsin: 3.9% (6,773)WI3.9%Michigan: 1.2% (7,113)MI1.2%New York: 3.4% (12,026)NY3.4%Rhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: no dataMAOregon: 1.2% (412)OR1.2%Nevada: 1.2% (241)NV1.2%Wyoming: 2.0% (6,163)WY2.0%South Dakota: 0.5% (6,243)SD0.5%Iowa: 1.5% (14,912)IA1.5%Indiana: 1.6% (10,749)IN1.6%Ohio: 2.4% (14,251)OH2.4%Pennsylvania: 0.9% (10,557)PA0.9%New Jersey: 1.3% (3,005)NJ1.3%Connecticut: no dataCTCalifornia: 2.1% (8,486)CA2.1%Utah: 1.3% (6,401)UT1.3%Colorado: 1.2% (3,783)CO1.2%Nebraska: 8.4% (18,205)NE8.4%Missouri: 2.7% (13,504)MO2.7%Kentucky: 4.7% (10,877)KY4.7%West Virginia: 0.4% (5,985)WV0.4%Virginia: 0.8% (7,244)VA0.8%Maryland: 1.6% (1,293)MD1.6%Delaware: no dataDEArizona: 4.1% (10,831)AZ4.1%New Mexico: no dataNMKansas: 1.4% (5,198)KS1.4%Arkansas: 0.8% (8,259)AR0.8%Tennessee: 4.1% (14,162)TN4.1%North Carolina: 2.6% (15,364)NC2.6%South Carolina: 6.3% (17,774)SC6.3%District of Columbia: no dataDCOklahoma: 1.0% (5,107)OK1.0%Louisiana: 3.9% (9,659)LA3.9%Mississippi: 0.4% (4,020)MS0.4%Alabama: 2.3% (9,790)AL2.3%Georgia: 2.8% (9,925)GA2.8%Hawaii: no dataHITexas: 3.1% (41,967)TX3.1%Florida: 3.3% (37,131)FL3.3%
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Tile map of congressional delegations’ personal-attack rate by state, the current term: highest NE 8.4%, SC 6.3%, MN 4.8%; lowest MS 0.4%, ND 0.4%, ME 0.1%.
StatePersonal attacksStatementsFifth
Nebraska8.4%182055 of 5
South Carolina6.3%177745 of 5
Minnesota4.8%54705 of 5
Kentucky4.7%108775 of 5
Tennessee4.1%141625 of 5
Arizona4.1%108315 of 5
Louisiana3.9%96595 of 5
Wisconsin3.9%67735 of 5
New York3.4%120265 of 5
Illinois3.3%41104 of 5
Florida3.3%371314 of 5
Texas3.1%419674 of 5
Georgia2.8%99254 of 5
Missouri2.7%135044 of 5
North Carolina2.6%153644 of 5
Ohio2.4%142514 of 5
Alabama2.3%97904 of 5
Washington2.2%23473 of 5
California2.1%84863 of 5
Wyoming2.0%61633 of 5
Indiana1.6%107493 of 5
Alaska1.6%22823 of 5
Montana1.6%39813 of 5
Maryland1.6%12933 of 5
Iowa1.5%149123 of 5
Kansas1.4%51983 of 5
Utah1.3%64012 of 5
New Jersey1.3%30052 of 5
Nevada1.2%2412 of 5
Colorado1.2%37832 of 5
Michigan1.2%71132 of 5
Oregon1.2%4122 of 5
Oklahoma1.0%51072 of 5
Pennsylvania0.9%105572 of 5
Arkansas0.8%82591 of 5
Virginia0.8%72441 of 5
Idaho0.5%50611 of 5
South Dakota0.5%62431 of 5
West Virginia0.4%59851 of 5
Mississippi0.4%40201 of 5
North Dakota0.4%42731 of 5
Maine0.1%12431 of 5
ConnecticutNo data——
District of ColumbiaNo data——
DelawareNo data——
HawaiiNo data——
MassachusettsNo data——
New HampshireNo data——
New MexicoNo data——
Rhode IslandNo data——
VermontNo data——

Affective polarization by state

Own-party minus other-party thermometer rating, 0–100 · survey estimate as of Oct 27, 2026

Alaska: 47.4 (360)AK47.4Maine: 55.5 (510)ME55.5Vermont: 53.1 (230)VT53.1New Hampshire: 51.5 (456)NH51.5Washington: 52.5 (3,244)WA52.5Idaho: 50.3 (684)ID50.3Montana: 53.5 (431)MT53.5North Dakota: 51.2 (269)ND51.2Minnesota: 52.5 (2,116)MN52.5Illinois: 49.8 (5,019)IL49.8Wisconsin: 51.8 (2,502)WI51.8Michigan: 52.4 (3,821)MI52.4New York: 48.7 (9,106)NY48.7Rhode Island: 52.3 (327)RI52.3Massachusetts: 52.6 (1,928)MA52.6Oregon: 51.5 (2,259)OR51.5Nevada: 52.9 (1,723)NV52.9Wyoming: 53.4 (227)WY53.4South Dakota: 51.3 (397)SD51.3Iowa: 52.9 (1,219)IA52.9Indiana: 52.0 (2,423)IN52.0Ohio: 52.3 (5,062)OH52.3Pennsylvania: 51.8 (5,743)PA51.8New Jersey: 52.4 (3,197)NJ52.4Connecticut: 51.8 (1,102)CT51.8California: 50.7 (13,813)CA50.7Utah: 47.7 (1,053)UT47.7Colorado: 51.4 (2,192)CO51.4Nebraska: 51.2 (717)NE51.2Missouri: 51.7 (2,517)MO51.7Kentucky: 49.0 (1,802)KY49.0West Virginia: 50.3 (834)WV50.3Virginia: 53.0 (3,323)VA53.0Maryland: 49.3 (1,891)MD49.3Delaware: 49.4 (430)DE49.4Arizona: 52.5 (3,353)AZ52.5New Mexico: 51.9 (949)NM51.9Kansas: 50.0 (982)KS50.0Arkansas: 51.6 (1,088)AR51.6Tennessee: 51.8 (2,608)TN51.8North Carolina: 53.6 (3,673)NC53.6South Carolina: 52.2 (1,853)SC52.2District of Columbia: 50.7 (398)DC50.7Oklahoma: 49.2 (1,325)OK49.2Louisiana: 51.1 (1,346)LA51.1Mississippi: 52.0 (791)MS52.0Alabama: 52.8 (1,760)AL52.8Georgia: 51.4 (4,539)GA51.4Hawaii: 50.8 (398)HI50.8Texas: 51.6 (11,953)TX51.6Florida: 52.4 (10,075)FL52.4
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Tile map of the survey’s state estimate of affective polarization: highest ME 55.5, NC 53.6, MT 53.5; lowest NY 48.7, UT 47.7, AK 47.4 points.
StateAffective polarization (points)RespondentsFifth
Maine55.55105 of 5
North Carolina53.636735 of 5
Montana53.54315 of 5
Wyoming53.42275 of 5
Vermont53.12305 of 5
Virginia53.033235 of 5
Iowa52.912195 of 5
Nevada52.917235 of 5
Alabama52.817605 of 5
Massachusetts52.619285 of 5
Minnesota52.521165 of 5
Washington52.532444 of 5
Arizona52.533534 of 5
Michigan52.438214 of 5
Florida52.4100754 of 5
New Jersey52.431974 of 5
Rhode Island52.33274 of 5
Ohio52.350624 of 5
South Carolina52.218534 of 5
Mississippi52.07914 of 5
Indiana52.024234 of 5
New Mexico51.99493 of 5
Wisconsin51.825023 of 5
Pennsylvania51.857433 of 5
Connecticut51.811023 of 5
Tennessee51.826083 of 5
Missouri51.725173 of 5
Texas51.6119533 of 5
Arkansas51.610883 of 5
Oregon51.522593 of 5
New Hampshire51.54563 of 5
Georgia51.445392 of 5
Colorado51.421922 of 5
South Dakota51.33972 of 5
North Dakota51.22692 of 5
Nebraska51.27172 of 5
Louisiana51.113462 of 5
Hawaii50.83982 of 5
District of Columbia50.73982 of 5
California50.7138132 of 5
West Virginia50.38342 of 5
Idaho50.36841 of 5
Kansas50.09821 of 5
Illinois49.850191 of 5
Delaware49.44301 of 5
Maryland49.318911 of 5
Oklahoma49.213251 of 5
Kentucky49.018021 of 5
New York48.791061 of 5
Utah47.710531 of 5
Alaska47.43601 of 5
Show the 95% intervals
The survey’s state estimates of affective polarization with 95% intervals
StateEstimate95% intervalRespondents
Maine55.553.5–57.3510
North Carolina53.652.4–54.73673
Montana53.551.2–55.3431
Wyoming53.450.7–56.3227
Vermont53.149.9–55.5230
Virginia53.051.7–54.53323
Iowa52.951.4–54.61219
Nevada52.951.3–54.11723
Alabama52.851.0–54.61760
Massachusetts52.650.6–54.41928
Minnesota52.551.0–53.82116
Washington52.551.0–53.93244
Arizona52.551.2–53.73353
Michigan52.451.5–53.63821
Florida52.451.5–53.410075
New Jersey52.451.3–53.63197
Rhode Island52.350.3–54.8327
Ohio52.351.4–53.25062
South Carolina52.250.8–53.91853
Mississippi52.050.1–53.6791
Indiana52.050.6–53.22423
New Mexico51.949.9–53.8949
Wisconsin51.850.4–53.02502
Pennsylvania51.850.8–52.85743
Connecticut51.849.9–53.61102
Tennessee51.850.4–53.42608
Missouri51.750.3–53.12517
Texas51.650.7–52.511953
Arkansas51.649.5–53.61088
Oregon51.550.0–53.02259
New Hampshire51.549.3–53.2456
Georgia51.450.4–52.54539
Colorado51.449.9–52.82192
South Dakota51.349.2–53.6397
North Dakota51.248.6–53.6269
Nebraska51.249.4–53.0717
Louisiana51.149.8–52.61346
Hawaii50.848.2–53.2398
District of Columbia50.746.4–54.3398
California50.749.2–51.913813
West Virginia50.348.4–52.9834
Idaho50.348.1–52.6684
Kansas50.048.4–51.6982
Illinois49.848.4–51.05019
Delaware49.446.9–51.4430
Maryland49.347.0–51.21891
Oklahoma49.247.6–51.21325
Kentucky49.047.6–50.61802
New York48.747.6–49.89106
Utah47.745.9–49.41053
Alaska47.445.0–49.4360
Notes

Each map is cut at the quintiles of its own measure, so each shade holds about ten states. The correlation in the headline compares the two maps.

States whose officials made fewer than 100 statements in the window are hatched and excluded. The survey estimates come from a multilevel model fit to every wave (MRP), which also estimates small states. Most states fall within a few points of each other; the 95% intervals are in the table.

Back to topNext: Challengers

Challengers and incumbents

Challengers post personal attacks more often than the incumbents they face. On posts on X since Oct 1, 2025, the median challenger’s rate is 4.2% and the median incumbent’s 0.5%; 94 of 128 challengers post personal attacks more often than the incumbent they face and 26 less often, across 112 House and Senate races with both sides measured. The widest Senate gap is in Texas, 14.2 points.

Every 2026 House and Senate race with an incumbent running and at least one challenger. A candidate’s rate is the share of their posts on X that the AI model labelled a personal attack. Both sides are measured over the same months, since Oct 1, 2025, and incumbents’ press releases, newsletters and floor speeches are excluded. Candidates with fewer than 10 posts are left out.

Incumbents and challengers

Personal attacks, share of posts on X · 112 incumbents, 128 challengers · rates above 20% are drawn at the edge

0%5%10%15%20%+Incumbentsmedian 0.5%Challengersmedian 4.2%
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Every candidate in the comparison
RaceCandidatePartyStatusPosts on XPersonal attacks
Alaska At-LargeNicholas Begich IIIRepublicansIncumbent1550.0%
Alaska At-LargeMatthew SchultzDemocratsChallenger593.4%
Alaska SenateDan SullivanRepublicansIncumbent4550.2%
Alaska SenateMary PeltolaDemocratsChallenger10324.5%
Alabama 5th DistrictDale StrongRepublicansIncumbent1760.6%
Alabama 5th DistrictAndrew SneedDemocratsChallenger2601.1%
Alabama SenateThomas TubervilleRepublicansIncumbent14043.4%
Alabama SenateJared HudsonRepublicansChallenger7623.1%
Arkansas 2nd DistrictFrench HillRepublicansIncumbent2790.0%
Arkansas 2nd DistrictChris JonesDemocratsChallenger5471.1%
Arkansas 3rd DistrictStephen WomackRepublicansIncumbent6180.0%
Arkansas 3rd DistrictRobb RyerseDemocratsChallenger596.8%
Arkansas SenateThomas CottonRepublicansIncumbent13361.1%
Arkansas SenateHallie ShoffnerDemocratsChallenger6446.1%
Arizona 2nd DistrictEli CraneRepublicansIncumbent19002.3%
Arizona 2nd DistrictJonathan NezDemocratsChallenger4042.2%
Arizona 5th DistrictAndy BiggsRepublicansIncumbent14843.4%
Arizona 5th DistrictMark LambRepublicansChallenger1811.7%
Arizona 6th DistrictJuan CiscomaniRepublicansIncumbent8170.1%
Arizona 6th DistrictJoanna MendozaDemocratsChallenger4254.9%
Arizona 8th DistrictAbraham HamadehRepublicansIncumbent10534.1%
Arizona 8th DistrictBernadette Greene-PlacentiaDemocratsChallenger1169.5%
California 1st DistrictDoug LamalfaRepublicansIncumbent2350.4%
California 1st DistrictJames GallagherRepublicansChallenger84711.0%
California 1st DistrictMike McguireDemocratsChallenger4464.0%
California 22nd DistrictDavid ValadaoRepublicansIncumbent2960.3%
California 22nd DistrictRandy VillegasDemocratsChallenger3114.8%
California 48th DistrictDarrell IssaRepublicansIncumbent12611.1%
California 48th DistrictMarni Von WilpertDemocratsChallenger3024.6%
California 5th DistrictThomas McclintockRepublicansIncumbent1402.9%
California 5th DistrictMichael MasudaDemocratsChallenger1664.2%
California 6th DistrictKevin KileyRepublicansIncumbent3284.0%
California 6th DistrictRichard PanDemocratsChallenger24015.4%
Colorado 4th DistrictLauren BoebertRepublicansIncumbent4115.1%
Colorado 4th DistrictEileen LaubacherDemocratsChallenger6016.7%
Colorado 5th DistrictJeff CrankRepublicansIncumbent5630.4%
Colorado 5th DistrictJessica KillinDemocratsChallenger4623.7%
Colorado 8th DistrictTimothy EvansRepublicansIncumbent4830.8%
Colorado 8th DistrictManny RutinelDemocratsChallenger1903.2%
Florida 1st DistrictJimmy PatronisRepublicansIncumbent8041.2%
Florida 1st DistrictJimmy Patronis Jr.RepublicansChallenger19033.9%
Florida 11th DistrictDaniel WebsterRepublicansIncumbent1990.0%
Florida 11th DistrictBarbara HallDemocratsChallenger184818.1%
Florida 11th DistrictMichael WilnauRepublicansChallenger53658.7%
Florida 11th DistrictDan WilliamsDemocratsChallenger510.0%
Florida 16th DistrictVernon BuchananRepublicansIncumbent7960.1%
Florida 16th DistrictJonathan HarrisDemocratsChallenger952.1%
Florida 19th DistrictByron DonaldsRepublicansIncumbent4124.4%
Florida 19th DistrictJim SchwartzelRepublicansChallenger1683.0%
Florida 2nd DistrictNeal DunnRepublicansIncumbent2220.0%
Florida 2nd DistrictAmanda GreenDemocratsChallenger3761.1%
Florida 2nd DistrictAustin RogersRepublicansChallenger2290.4%
Florida 21st DistrictBrian MastRepublicansIncumbent11330.4%
Florida 21st DistrictJames MartinDemocratsChallenger3416.2%
Florida 28th DistrictCarlos GimenezRepublicansIncumbent18985.7%
Florida 28th DistrictPhil EhrDemocratsChallenger192413.4%
Florida 6th DistrictMichael WaltzRepublicansIncumbent2127.1%
Florida 6th DistrictEric YonceDemocratsChallenger36316.0%
Florida 7th DistrictCory MillsRepublicansIncumbent5730.4%
Florida 7th DistrictBale DaltonDemocratsChallenger3029.6%
Florida SenateAshley MoodyRepublicansIncumbent10211.7%
Florida SenateAngela NixonDemocratsChallenger15766.3%
Georgia 3rd DistrictBrian JackRepublicansIncumbent790.0%
Georgia 3rd DistrictMaura KellerDemocratsChallenger1341.5%
Georgia 7th DistrictRichard MccormickRepublicansIncumbent9900.4%
Georgia 7th DistrictCase NortonDemocratsChallenger17142.1%
Iowa 1st DistrictMariannette Miller-MeeksRepublicansIncumbent9540.2%
Iowa 1st DistrictChristina BohannanDemocratsChallenger6014.3%
Iowa 3rd DistrictZach NunnRepublicansIncumbent12230.0%
Iowa 3rd DistrictSarah Trone GarriottDemocratsChallenger3424.1%
Idaho 1st DistrictRussell FulcherRepublicansIncumbent2690.0%
Idaho 1st DistrictKaylee PetersonDemocratsChallenger150.0%
Illinois 12th DistrictMichael BostRepublicansIncumbent2980.0%
Illinois 12th DistrictJulie FortierDemocratsChallenger3621.4%
Illinois 16th DistrictDarin LahoodRepublicansIncumbent3980.0%
Illinois 16th DistrictPaul NolleyDemocratsChallenger823.7%
Indiana 3rd DistrictMarlin StutzmanRepublicansIncumbent5932.2%
Indiana 3rd DistrictKelly ThompsonDemocratsChallenger3415.6%
Indiana 3rd DistrictMarlin StutzmanRepublicansChallenger510.0%
Indiana 4th DistrictJames BairdRepublicansIncumbent5100.0%
Indiana 4th DistrictDrew CoxDemocratsChallenger1234.9%
Indiana 5th DistrictVictoria SpartzRepublicansIncumbent2712.2%
Indiana 5th DistrictJ.D. FordDemocratsChallenger850.0%
Indiana 9th DistrictErin HouchinRepublicansIncumbent4600.0%
Indiana 9th DistrictBradley MeyerDemocratsChallenger2290.0%
Kansas 2nd DistrictDerek SchmidtRepublicansIncumbent4730.6%
Kansas 2nd DistrictDon CooverDemocratsChallenger2093.4%
Kentucky 1st DistrictJames ComerRepublicansIncumbent34912.0%
Kentucky 1st DistrictJohn WilliamsDemocratsChallenger6060.2%
Kentucky 2nd DistrictBrett GuthrieRepublicansIncumbent3390.0%
Kentucky 2nd DistrictMegan WingfieldDemocratsChallenger1323.1%
Kentucky 4th DistrictThomas MassieRepublicansIncumbent22805.1%
Kentucky 4th DistrictMelissa StrangeDemocratsChallenger803.8%
Kentucky 4th DistrictEd GallreinRepublicansChallenger3523.4%
Louisiana 1st DistrictSteve ScaliseRepublicansIncumbent5353.0%
Louisiana 1st DistrictLauren JewettDemocratsChallenger1000.0%
Louisiana 4th DistrictJames JohnsonRepublicansIncumbent10042.7%
Louisiana 4th DistrictConrad CableDemocratsChallenger2843.2%
Louisiana 5th DistrictJulia LetlowRepublicansIncumbent5950.2%
Louisiana 5th DistrictStewart Cathey Jr.RepublicansChallenger17010.0%
Louisiana 5th DistrictDixon McmakinRepublicansChallenger590.0%
Louisiana 5th DistrictLarry FoyDemocratsChallenger410.0%
Louisiana 5th DistrictMisti CordellRepublicansChallenger160.0%
Maryland 1st DistrictAndrew HarrisRepublicansIncumbent4981.6%
Maryland 1st DistrictDaniel SchwartzDemocratsChallenger17010.0%
Maine SenateSusan CollinsRepublicansIncumbent3510.0%
Maine SenateGraham PlatnerDemocratsChallenger7839.6%
Michigan 1st DistrictJohn BergmanRepublicansIncumbent150.0%
Michigan 1st DistrictCallie BarrDemocratsChallenger3992.5%
Michigan 4th DistrictWilliam HuizengaRepublicansIncumbent1800.0%
Michigan 4th DistrictSean MccannDemocratsChallenger2922.1%
Michigan 5th DistrictTimothy WalbergRepublicansIncumbent6310.2%
Michigan 5th DistrictChristian VukasovichDemocratsChallenger3799.0%
Michigan 7th DistrictThomas BarrettRepublicansIncumbent7690.3%
Michigan 7th DistrictWilliam LawrenceDemocratsChallenger7927.4%
Missouri 2nd DistrictAnn WagnerRepublicansIncumbent2810.0%
Missouri 2nd DistrictFrederick WellmanDemocratsChallenger11942.9%
Missouri 7th DistrictEric BurlisonRepublicansIncumbent9021.8%
Missouri 7th DistrictMissi HeskethDemocratsChallenger5899.3%
Missouri 8th DistrictJason SmithRepublicansIncumbent5111.8%
Missouri 8th DistrictChristopher ReichardDemocratsChallenger362.8%
Mississippi 1st DistrictJohn KellyRepublicansIncumbent660.0%
Mississippi 1st DistrictCliff JohnsonDemocratsChallenger290.0%
Mississippi SenateCindy Hyde-SmithRepublicansIncumbent5540.0%
Mississippi SenateScott ColomDemocratsChallenger10414.6%
Montana 1st DistrictRyan ZinkeRepublicansIncumbent2970.7%
Montana 1st DistrictSamuel ForstagDemocratsChallenger3904.4%
North Carolina 11th DistrictChuck EdwardsRepublicansIncumbent5120.0%
North Carolina 11th DistrictJamie AgerDemocratsChallenger1801.7%
North Carolina 13th DistrictBrad KnottRepublicansIncumbent6884.7%
North Carolina 13th DistrictPaul BarringerDemocratsChallenger9710.9%
North Carolina 3rd DistrictGregory MurphyRepublicansIncumbent7064.0%
North Carolina 3rd DistrictRaymond Smith Jr.DemocratsChallenger510.0%
North Carolina 5th DistrictVirginia FoxxRepublicansIncumbent2088.2%
North Carolina 5th DistrictChuck HubbardDemocratsChallenger2103.8%
North Carolina 7th DistrictDavid RouzerRepublicansIncumbent1960.0%
North Carolina 7th DistrictKimberly HardyDemocratsChallenger1210.0%
North Carolina 9th DistrictRichard Hudson Jr.RepublicansIncumbent4060.7%
North Carolina 9th DistrictRichard OjedaDemocratsChallenger6496.2%
North Dakota At-LargeJulie FedorchakRepublicansIncumbent4610.9%
North Dakota At-LargeTrygve HammerDemocratsChallenger2835.7%
Nebraska 1st DistrictMike FloodRepublicansIncumbent4840.2%
Nebraska 1st DistrictChristopher BackemeyerDemocratsChallenger3387.1%
Nebraska 3rd DistrictAdrian SmithRepublicansIncumbent3800.0%
Nebraska 3rd DistrictBecky StilleDemocratsChallenger205.0%
New Jersey 7th DistrictThomas Kean Jr.RepublicansIncumbent7680.0%
New Jersey 7th DistrictRebecca BennettDemocratsChallenger9352.8%
Nevada 2nd DistrictMark AmodeiRepublicansIncumbent751.3%
Nevada 2nd DistrictRick ShepherdRepublicansChallenger93510.1%
Nevada 2nd DistrictDavid FlippoRepublicansChallenger4863.1%
Nevada 2nd DistrictMatthew FonkenDemocratsChallenger761.3%
New York 1st DistrictLalota NickRepublicansIncumbent7531.2%
New York 1st DistrictChristopher GallantDemocratsChallenger3501.7%
New York 11th DistrictNicole MalliotakisRepublicansIncumbent9311.2%
New York 11th DistrictMichael DecillisDemocratsChallenger2235.4%
New York 17th DistrictMichael LawlerRepublicansIncumbent12710.5%
New York 17th DistrictCait ConleyDemocratsChallenger9398.0%
New York 2nd DistrictAndrew GarbarinoRepublicansIncumbent3040.0%
New York 2nd DistrictPatrick HalpinDemocratsChallenger1241.7%
New York 23rd DistrictNick LangworthyRepublicansIncumbent6480.9%
New York 23rd DistrictAaron GiesDemocratsChallenger2532.8%
New York 24th DistrictClaudia TenneyRepublicansIncumbent10385.6%
New York 24th DistrictAlissa EllmanDemocratsChallenger11911.8%
Ohio 10th DistrictMichael TurnerRepublicansIncumbent3760.3%
Ohio 10th DistrictKristina KnickerbockerDemocratsChallenger1739.3%
Ohio 12th DistrictWilliam BaldersonRepublicansIncumbent2070.0%
Ohio 12th DistrictJerrad ChristianDemocratsChallenger114310.2%
Ohio 7th DistrictMax MillerRepublicansIncumbent1900.5%
Ohio 7th DistrictBrian PoindexterDemocratsChallenger3313.0%
Ohio SenateJon HustedRepublicansIncumbent9550.1%
Ohio SenateSherrod BrownDemocratsChallenger8958.7%
Oklahoma 5th DistrictStephanie BiceRepublicansIncumbent4000.3%
Oklahoma 5th DistrictJena NelsonDemocratsChallenger39811.6%
Pennsylvania 10th DistrictScott PerryRepublicansIncumbent4104.6%
Pennsylvania 10th DistrictJanelle StelsonDemocratsChallenger5375.8%
Pennsylvania 11th DistrictLloyd SmuckerRepublicansIncumbent4650.4%
Pennsylvania 11th DistrictNancy MannionDemocratsChallenger1581.3%
Pennsylvania 14th DistrictGuy ReschenthalerRepublicansIncumbent150.0%
Pennsylvania 14th DistrictDavid BradstockDemocratsChallenger780.0%
Pennsylvania 7th DistrictRyan MackenzieRepublicansIncumbent4390.0%
Pennsylvania 7th DistrictBob BrooksDemocratsChallenger58911.5%
Pennsylvania 9th DistrictDaniel MeuserRepublicansIncumbent7561.2%
Pennsylvania 9th DistrictRachel WallaceDemocratsChallenger3404.4%
South Carolina 7th DistrictRussell FryRepublicansIncumbent6203.7%
South Carolina 7th DistrictJohn VincentDemocratsChallenger362.8%
South Dakota SenateMike RoundsRepublicansIncumbent4400.2%
South Dakota SenateJulian BeaudionDemocratsChallenger2062.9%
Tennessee 4th DistrictScott DesjarlaisRepublicansIncumbent1480.7%
Tennessee 4th DistrictVictoria BroderickDemocratsChallenger2810.7%
Tennessee 5th DistrictAndy OglesRepublicansIncumbent11886.1%
Tennessee 5th DistrictChaz MolderDemocratsChallenger6661.2%
Tennessee 5th DistrictCharlie HatcherRepublicansChallenger1320.0%
Tennessee 6th DistrictJohn RoseRepublicansIncumbent3573.6%
Tennessee 6th DistrictJohnny GarrettRepublicansChallenger5382.0%
Texas 15th DistrictMonica De La CruzRepublicansIncumbent4780.0%
Texas 15th DistrictBobby PulidoDemocratsChallenger2710.4%
Texas 17th DistrictPete SessionsRepublicansIncumbent2060.0%
Texas 17th DistrictJamilah FloresDemocratsChallenger195.3%
Texas 2nd DistrictDaniel CrenshawRepublicansIncumbent3258.9%
Texas 2nd DistrictSteve TothRepublicansChallenger2818.2%
Texas 2nd DistrictShaun FinnieDemocratsChallenger2750.7%
Texas 23rd DistrictErnest Gonzales IIRepublicansIncumbent3140.0%
Texas 23rd DistrictBrandon HerreraRepublicansChallenger108812.7%
Texas 23rd DistrictKaty StoutDemocratsChallenger789.0%
Texas 24th DistrictElizabeth Van DuyneRepublicansIncumbent15340.5%
Texas 24th DistrictTimothy Ware IIDemocratsChallenger525.8%
Texas 24th DistrictKevin BurgeDemocratsChallenger1225.7%
Texas 25th DistrictRoger WilliamsRepublicansIncumbent7410.1%
Texas 25th DistrictDione SimsDemocratsChallenger720.0%
Texas 3rd DistrictKeith SelfRepublicansIncumbent16891.1%
Texas 3rd DistrictEvan HuntDemocratsChallenger40511.4%
Texas 31st DistrictJohn CarterRepublicansIncumbent630.0%
Texas 31st DistrictJustin EarlyDemocratsChallenger310.0%
Texas 5th DistrictLance GoodenRepublicansIncumbent11928.8%
Texas 5th DistrictRuth TorresDemocratsChallenger16314.7%
Texas 6th DistrictJohn Ellzey Sr.RepublicansIncumbent640.0%
Texas 6th DistrictDanny MintonDemocratsChallenger41450.7%
Texas SenateJohn CornynRepublicansIncumbent22583.0%
Texas SenateJames TalaricoDemocratsChallenger14017.1%
Texas SenateWarren Paxton Jr.RepublicansChallenger102510.2%
Virginia 1st DistrictRobert WittmanRepublicansIncumbent4630.2%
Virginia 1st DistrictShannon TaylorDemocratsChallenger24313.6%
Virginia 2nd DistrictJennifer KiggansRepublicansIncumbent6730.0%
Virginia 2nd DistrictElaine LuriaDemocratsChallenger7098.0%
Virginia 6th DistrictBenjamin ClineRepublicansIncumbent7422.0%
Virginia 6th DistrictBeth MacyDemocratsChallenger10310.7%
Virginia 9th DistrictH GriffithRepublicansIncumbent5000.6%
Virginia 9th DistrictJoy PowersDemocratsChallenger5616.1%
Wisconsin 1st DistrictBryan SteilRepublicansIncumbent7591.7%
Wisconsin 1st DistrictMitchell BermanDemocratsChallenger1923.1%
Wisconsin 3rd DistrictDerrick Van OrdenRepublicansIncumbent4830.4%
Wisconsin 3rd DistrictRebecca CookeDemocratsChallenger5693.3%
Wisconsin 5th DistrictScott FitzgeraldRepublicansIncumbent1701.2%
Wisconsin 5th DistrictAndrew BeckDemocratsChallenger851.2%
Wisconsin 6th DistrictGlenn GrothmanRepublicansIncumbent2830.0%
Wisconsin 6th DistrictBradley SmithDemocratsChallenger1421.4%
West Virginia 2nd DistrictRiley MooreRepublicansIncumbent14291.1%
West Virginia 2nd DistrictAhsan ParsiDemocratsChallenger170.0%
Wyoming At-LargeHarriet HagemanRepublicansIncumbent4501.1%
Wyoming At-LargeChuck GrayRepublicansChallenger2244.0%

Both are measured on posts on X since Oct 1, 2025.

Five Senate races with the widest gaps

Each incumbent (outlined) and the challenger whose rate differs most, personal attacks as a share of posts on X

Texas Senate

John Cornyn (R), 2,258 posts · James Talarico (D), 140 posts

Maine Senate

Susan Collins (R), 351 posts · Graham Platner (D), 783 posts

Ohio Senate

Jon Husted (R), 955 posts · Sherrod Brown (D), 895 posts

Arkansas Senate

Thomas Cotton (R), 1,336 posts · Hallie Shoffner (D), 644 posts

Florida Senate

Ashley Moody (R), 1,021 posts · Angela Nixon (D), 1,576 posts

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The races shown, incumbent and challenger
RaceIncumbentRatePostsChallengerRatePostsGap (points)
Texas SenateJohn Cornyn (Republican)3.0%2258James Talarico (Democrat)17.1%140+14.2
Maine SenateSusan Collins (Republican)0.0%351Graham Platner (Democrat)9.6%783+9.6
Ohio SenateJon Husted (Republican)0.1%955Sherrod Brown (Democrat)8.7%895+8.6
Arkansas SenateThomas Cotton (Republican)1.1%1336Hallie Shoffner (Democrat)6.1%644+4.9
Florida SenateAshley Moody (Republican)1.7%1021Angela Nixon (Democrat)6.3%1576+4.7

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