U.S. House · New Hampshire, District 1

Rep. Chris Pappas

Democrat Serving since Jan. 3, 2019Term ends Jan. 3, 2027Missed 0% of votes (0 of 674) · How this is measured

Where they sit

Seated by voting record in the House. Percentiles run from 0 (most liberal) to 100 (most conservative).

How this is measured →
Pappas
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Chris Pappas's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How this is measured

All of Congress44thpercentile
More liberal than 56% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
233rd most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress90thpercentile
More conservative than 89% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
27th most conservative of 259
The House44thpercentile
More liberal than 55% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
191st most liberal of 431

This score measures who votes with whom. A member who votes no because a bill goes too far, or not far enough, can look more moderate than their views.

With their party and with the President

How this is measured →
Votes with own party
90%
Q1 2025: 78% → Q3 2026: 92%

Lower than 193 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual90%
Expected93%
Difference−3 pts

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 55%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Chris Pappas. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 468 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 82%See the 468 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
24%all votes
Q1 2025: 33% → Q3 2026: 25%

Higher than 192 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual24%
Expected19%
Difference+5 pts

Expected is the typical score for members of the same party whose districts voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Chris Pappas. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 142 votes24% on legislation onlySee the 142 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Chris Pappas went against most of their party or against the President's stated position.

Every vote

Every roll call in the House this Congress, with how Chris Pappas voted, how their party voted and the President's position.

How this is measured
DateVoteTheir voteMost of their partyPresident wantedResult
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A dash means the parties didn't split on that vote, or the President took no public position before it. “Party-line” and “President took a position” list exactly the votes each score counts: the ones cast Yes or No. Missed votes don't count either way and are under “Missed”.

Votes most like

How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 50.5%Trump 48.5%

New Hampshire's district lines are not changing for the next Congress.

Issue by issue

How often Chris Pappas votes with their party, and with the President, on each kind of issue. Issues are the policy areas Congress assigns to each bill. "With their party" counts only votes where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides; "With the President" counts only votes where he took a public position first.

Chris Pappas sides with their party least often on Education (50%) and Crime and Law Enforcement (54%).

Chris PappasAverage for House Democrats
  1. Education 50%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  2. Crime and Law Enforcement 54%Average 89% · 28 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  3. Finance and Financial Sector 69%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  4. Immigration 71%Average 91% · 14 votes on Immigration
  5. Government Operations and Politics 72%Average 92% · 18 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  6. Agriculture and Food 75%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  7. Commerce 88%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  8. Labor and Employment 92%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  9. Energy 92%Average 96% · 38 votes on Energy
  10. International Affairs 94%Average 96% · 16 votes on International Affairs
  11. Public Lands and Natural Resources 95%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  12. Armed Forces and National Security 95%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  13. Environmental Protection 96%Average 96% · 27 votes on Environmental Protection
  14. Congress 98%Average 100% · 112 votes on Congress
  15. Economics and Public Finance 100%Average 99% · 62 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  16. Law 100%Average 99% · 6 votes on Law
  17. Health 100%Average 100% · 7 votes on Health

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Families (4 votes), Animals (3 votes), Taxation (3 votes), Transportation and Public Works (2 votes), Arts, Culture, Religion (2 votes), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (2 votes), Science, Technology, Communications (1 vote), Native Americans (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Water Resources Development (1 vote), Emergency Management (1 vote), Sports and Recreation (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

2 passed their chamber · 1 became law

How this is measured →
How far each bill got:IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law

Contact and committees

Contact

D.C. office phone
202-225-5456
Office
452 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2901
Official website
pappas.house.gov

Committees

  • Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
    3 subcommittees
    • Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
    • Highways and Transit
    • Water Resources and Environment
  • Committee on Veterans' Affairs
    2 subcommittees
    • Economic Opportunity Ranking member
    • Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs

Committee data: the congress-legislators project (public domain), refreshed with every update. Chair and ranking-member roles as published there.

Votes: Voteview (UCLA). Bills: Congress.gov. President's positions: our public list. 2024 results by district: The Downballot. How this is measured · Corrections

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