U.S. House · Pennsylvania, District 6

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan

Democrat Serving since Jan. 3, 2019Term ends Jan. 3, 2027

Where they sit

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

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

Chrissy Houlahan'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 Congress41stpercentile
More liberal than 59% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
218th most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress84thpercentile
More conservative than 84% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
42nd most conservative of 259
The House42ndpercentile
More liberal than 58% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
180th 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
94%
Q1 2025: 86% → Q3 2026: 92%

Lower than 173 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual94%
Expected94%
DifferenceAbout the same

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 Chrissy Houlahan. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 460 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 89%See the 460 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
19%all votes
Q1 2025: 22% → Q3 2026: 31%

Higher than 173 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual19%
Expected16%
Difference+2 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 Chrissy Houlahan. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 140 votes19% on legislation onlySee the 140 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Chrissy Houlahan 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 Chrissy Houlahan voted, how their party voted and the President's position.

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 55.2%Trump 43.8%

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

Contact

Phone
202-225-4315
Office
1727 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3806

Issue by issue

How often Chrissy Houlahan 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.

Chrissy Houlahan sides with their party least often on Finance and Financial Sector (69%) and Government Operations and Politics (76%).

Chrissy HoulahanAverage for House Democrats
  1. Finance and Financial Sector 69%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  2. Government Operations and Politics 76%Average 92% · 17 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  3. Education 82%Average 89% · 11 votes on Education
  4. Immigration 83%Average 91% · 12 votes on Immigration
  5. Crime and Law Enforcement 85%Average 89% · 27 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  6. Commerce 88%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  7. Energy 90%Average 96% · 38 votes on Energy
  8. Labor and Employment 91%Average 97% · 11 votes on Labor and Employment
  9. International Affairs 94%Average 96% · 16 votes on International Affairs
  10. Public Lands and Natural Resources 95%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  11. Armed Forces and National Security 95%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  12. Congress 99%Average 100% · 109 votes on Congress
  13. Economics and Public Finance 100%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  14. Environmental Protection 100%Average 96% · 27 votes on Environmental Protection
  15. Agriculture and Food 100%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  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

3 passed their chamber · 0 became law

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

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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