110th Congress / House / Members voting with their parties / By class / 1996

These scores represent the percentage of votes on which a lawmaker agrees with the position taken by a majority of his or her party members. The scores do not include missed votes. All lawmakers who served during this congress are included.

Party Voting Averages - first elected in 2006

91.5%
Democratic
(29 members)

The average for all 241 Democrats is 92.4%
83.3%
Republican
(15 members)

The average for all 206 Republicans is 85.9%
88.7%
All Members
(44 members)

The average for all 447 members is 89.3%

Party Voting by Member - First Elected in 1996

98.8%

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

Representing: Maryland, District 7
Voted with Democratic Party: 98.8 percent of 1688 votes.

98.7%

Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D-CA)

Representing: California, District 10
Voted with Democratic Party: 98.7 percent of 1732 votes.

98.5%

Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO)

Representing: Colorado, District 1
Voted with Democratic Party: 98.5 percent of 1656 votes.

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY)

Representing: New York, District 4
Voted with Democratic Party: 98.5 percent of 1712 votes.

98.2%

Rep. Thomas Allen (D-ME)

Representing: Maine, District 1
Voted with Democratic Party: 98.2 percent of 1699 votes.

98.0%

Rep. James McGovern (D-MA)

Representing: Massachusetts, District 3
Voted with Democratic Party: 98.0 percent of 1727 votes.

Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ)

Representing: New Jersey, District 9
Voted with Democratic Party: 98.0 percent of 1661 votes.

97.9%

Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI)

Representing: Michigan, District 13
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.9 percent of 1653 votes.

Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL)

Representing: Florida, District 19
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.9 percent of 1600 votes.

97.8%

Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)

Representing: California, District 47
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.8 percent of 1654 votes.

Rep. John Tierney (D-MA)

Representing: Massachusetts, District 6
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.8 percent of 1724 votes.

97.6%

Rep. Darlene Hooley (D-OR)

Representing: Oregon, District 5
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.6 percent of 1591 votes.

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)

Representing: New Jersey, District 8
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.6 percent of 1692 votes.

97.5%

Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX)

Representing: Texas, District 15
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.5 percent of 1542 votes.

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Representing: California, District 27
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.5 percent of 1730 votes.

97.4%

Rep. Julia Carson (D-IN)

Representing: Indiana, District 7
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.4 percent of 803 votes.

97.2%

Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA)

Representing: Massachusetts, District 10
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.2 percent of 1615 votes.

Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-NC)

Representing: North Carolina, District 2
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.2 percent of 1741 votes.

Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX)

Representing: Texas, District 16
Voted with Democratic Party: 97.2 percent of 1660 votes.

96.9%

Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AR)

Representing: Arkansas, District 2
Voted with Democratic Party: 96.9 percent of 1701 votes.

96.6%

Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)

Representing: Wisconsin, District 3
Voted with Democratic Party: 96.6 percent of 1698 votes.

96.4%

Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA)

Representing: Iowa, District 3
Voted with Democratic Party: 96.4 percent of 1660 votes.

96.1%

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA)

Representing: Washington, District 9
Voted with Democratic Party: 96.1 percent of 1660 votes.

95.9%

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)

Representing: Oregon, District 3
Voted with Democratic Party: 95.9 percent of 1699 votes.

95.8%

Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR)

Representing: Arkansas, District 1
Voted with Democratic Party: 95.8 percent of 1698 votes.

95.0%

Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO)

Representing: Missouri, District 7
Voted with Republican Party: 95.0 percent of 1666 votes.

94.6%

Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)

Representing: Texas, District 12
Voted with Republican Party: 94.6 percent of 1635 votes.

94.4%

Rep. Allen Boyd (D-FL)

Representing: Florida, District 2
Voted with Democratic Party: 94.4 percent of 1720 votes.

93.7%

Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA)

Representing: Pennsylvania, District 16
Voted with Republican Party: 93.7 percent of 1703 votes.

93.1%

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX)

Representing: Texas, District 8
Voted with Republican Party: 93.1 percent of 1665 votes.

93.0%

Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL)

Representing: Alabama, District 4
Voted with Republican Party: 93.0 percent of 1706 votes.

92.6%

Rep. Chip Pickering (R-MS)

Representing: Mississippi, District 3
Voted with Republican Party: 92.6 percent of 1528 votes.

92.4%

Rep. Kenny Hulshof (R-MO)

Representing: Missouri, District 9
Voted with Republican Party: 92.4 percent of 1467 votes.

Rep. John Peterson (R-PA)

Representing: Pennsylvania, District 5
Voted with Republican Party: 92.4 percent of 1441 votes.

92.3%

Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX)

Representing: Texas, District 32
Voted with Republican Party: 92.3 percent of 1562 votes.

92.0%

Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)

Representing: North Carolina, District 7
Voted with Democratic Party: 92.0 percent of 1743 votes.

91.3%

Rep. Virgil Goode (R-VA)

Representing: Virginia, District 5
Voted with Republican Party: 91.3 percent of 1703 votes.

91.0%

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

Representing: Ohio, District 10
Voted with Democratic Party: 91.0 percent of 1601 votes.

90.9%

Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL)

Representing: Illinois, District 19
Voted with Republican Party: 90.9 percent of 1653 votes.

90.4%

Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)

Representing: Kansas, District 1
Voted with Republican Party: 90.4 percent of 1699 votes.

89.6%

Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT)

Representing: Utah, District 3
Voted with Republican Party: 89.6 percent of 1600 votes.

86.4%

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)

Representing: Missouri, District 8
Voted with Republican Party: 86.4 percent of 1706 votes.

82.6%

Rep. Nicholas Lampson (D-TX)

Representing: Texas, District 22
Voted with Democratic Party: 82.6 percent of 1596 votes.
Note: Lampson underwent coronary bypass surgery in March and missed six weeks.

76.0%

Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

Representing: Texas, District 14
Voted with Republican Party: 76.0 percent of 1311 votes.

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