POSITIONS · BY ISSUE · 119TH U.S. CONGRESS
Guns
Leans left 48%Center 2%Leans right 50%·549 tracked
Federal budget, taxes and spendingBusiness, finance and laborTrade and industrial policyForeign policy, trade and defenseHealth careEducationImmigrationCrime and justiceGunsCivil rights, gender and religionElections, representation and accountabilityFederal power and civil libertiesEnergy, environment, land and agricultureHousing, transportation, technology and vice
Where America leans — Guns
AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
CT
RI
MA
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
DE
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
DC
MD
AZ
NM
KS
AR
MS
TN
NC
OK
LA
AL
GA
SC
HI
TX
FL
Leans leftLeans right
State color = average lean of its delegation (House members and senators weighted equally). A tile map, not a geographic one. Click a state for its members.
GUNLoudest voices — Guns
Left flank · score 50
in line with party
Ayanna Pressley · House · MA-7 · D
Right flank · score 50
Rand Paul voted against expanded background-check legislation and the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, consistent with the typical Republican position favoring no new gun restrictions and preservation of immunity.
Rand Paul · Senate · KY · R
Where the parties land — Guns
Senate Republicans
26
n=54
House Republicans
27
n=226
Senate Democrats
26
n=47
House Democrats
31
n=222
Small dots = individual members · numbered dot = caucus average · independents sit with the Democrats.