U.S. House · North Carolina, District 1

Rep. Donald G. Davis

Democrat Serving since Jan. 3, 2023Term ends Jan. 3, 2027
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Votes with own party 70% 22 pts below expected Lower than 210 of 212 House Democrats Votes with the President 62% 42 pts above expected 62% on legislation only Bipartisan bills led 94 More than 99% of House members Liberal-to-conservative rank 42ndpercentile in all of Congress · 86th percentile among Democrats

Where they sit

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

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

Donald G. Davis'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 Congress42ndpercentile
More liberal than 57% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
224th most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress86thpercentile
More conservative than 86% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
36th most conservative of 259
The House43rdpercentile
More liberal than 57% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
184th 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
70%
Q1 2025: 68% → Q3 2026: 54%

Lower than 210 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual70%
Expected92%
Difference−22 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 Donald G. Davis. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 464 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 46%See the 464 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
62%all votes
Q1 2025: 61% → Q3 2026: 80%

Higher than 210 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual62%
Expected21%
Difference+42 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 Donald G. Davis. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 141 votes62% on legislation onlySee the 141 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Donald G. Davis 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 Donald G. Davis 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

Your district

North Carolina's delegation →

How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 48.1%Trump 51.2%

North Carolina redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 1 voted 55% Trump and 44% Harris in 2024.

Contact

Phone
202-225-3101
Office
1123 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-3301

Issue by issue

How often Donald G. Davis 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.

Donald G. Davis sides with their party least often on Crime and Law Enforcement (32%) and Immigration (33%).

Donald G. DavisAverage for House Democrats
  1. Crime and Law Enforcement 32%Average 89% · 28 votes
  2. Immigration 33%Average 91% · 15 votes
  3. Education 33%Average 89% · 12 votes
  4. Commerce 38%Average 94% · 8 votes
  5. Energy 46%Average 96% · 37 votes
  6. Armed Forces and National Security 50%Average 97% · 40 votes
  7. Government Operations and Politics 50%Average 92% · 20 votes
  8. Finance and Financial Sector 54%Average 88% · 13 votes
  9. Environmental Protection 56%Average 96% · 27 votes
  10. Agriculture and Food 62%Average 94% · 8 votes
  11. Law 67%Average 99% · 6 votes
  12. Public Lands and Natural Resources 79%Average 98% · 19 votes
  13. International Affairs 81%Average 96% · 16 votes
  14. Economics and Public Finance 84%Average 99% · 58 votes
  15. Health 86%Average 100% · 7 votes
  16. Labor and Employment 92%Average 97% · 12 votes
  17. Congress 98%Average 100% · 112 votes

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), Science, Technology, Communications (1 vote), Native Americans (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Water Resources Development (1 vote), Emergency Management (1 vote), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (1 vote), Sports and Recreation (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

4 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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