An Interactive Ideological History of the United States House
Investigate the ideological spread of the U.S. House of Representatives from its inception all the way up
to the 111th Congress! Filter by state or party and mouse over each dot (whose y-axis values are determined by
how liberal or conservative that representative's votes were in that Congress) for additional information.
Data courtesy of DW-NOMINATE .
All States
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Presidential Votes
All Parties
Democrat
Republican
Federalist
Adams
Anti-Masonic
Whig
Constitutional Unionist
Nullifier
State rights
Anti-Lecompton Democrat
Conservative
Readjuster
Readjuster Democrat
Unconditional Unionist
Unionist
Liberal Republican
Progressive Republican
Free Soil
American
National Greenbacker
Independent
Ind. Democrat
Ind. Republican
Populist
Prohibitionist
Silver Republican
Union
Union labor
Progressive
Socialist
Liberal
Law and Order
Farmer-Labor
Jackson Dem
Ind. Whig
Silver
Liberty
Conservative Republican
Anti-Jackson
Jackson Republican
Opposition
Anti-Administration
Union
Pro-Administration
Crawford Federalist
Jackson Federalist
Crawford Republican
Adams-Clay Federalist
Adams-Clay Republican
Democratic-Republican