U.S. House · Texas, District 18

Rep. Christian D. Menefee

Democrat Serving since Feb. 2, 2026Term 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 →
Menefee
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Christian D. Menefee'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 Congress2ndpercentile
More liberal than 97% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
12th most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress4thpercentile
More liberal than 95% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
12th most liberal of 259
The House2ndpercentile
More liberal than 97% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
11th 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
100%
Q1 2026: 100% → Q3 2026: 100%

Highest of all 212 House Democrats.

Actual100%
Expected99%
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 Christian D. Menefee. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 175 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 100%See the 175 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
4%all votes
Q1 2026: 0% → Q3 2026: 6%

Lower than 196 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual4%
Expected8%
Difference−4 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 Christian D. Menefee. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 52 votes4% on legislation onlySee the 52 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Christian D. Menefee 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 Christian D. Menefee 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 69.2%Trump 29.4%

Texas redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 18 voted 22% Trump and 77% Harris in 2024.

Contact

Phone
202-225-3816
Office
1318 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4318

Issue by issue

How often Christian D. Menefee 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.

Christian D. Menefee votes with their party about equally often on every issue.

Christian D. MenefeeAverage for House Democrats
  1. Congress 100%Average 100% · 39 votes on Congress
  2. Armed Forces and National Security 100%Average 97% · 24 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  3. Economics and Public Finance 100%Average 99% · 20 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  4. International Affairs 100%Average 96% · 12 votes on International Affairs
  5. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 92% · 11 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  6. Environmental Protection 100%Average 96% · 9 votes on Environmental Protection
  7. Energy 100%Average 96% · 7 votes on Energy
  8. Crime and Law Enforcement 100%Average 89% · 7 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  9. Immigration 100%Average 91% · 6 votes on Immigration
  10. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 98% · 7 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  11. Agriculture and Food 100%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Finance and Financial Sector (4 votes), Education (4 votes), Law (3 votes), Arts, Culture, Religion (2 votes), Animals (2 votes), Families (2 votes), Labor and Employment (2 votes), Transportation and Public Works (1 vote), Science, Technology, Communications (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Commerce (1 vote), Taxation (1 vote).

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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