U.S. House · Texas, District 28

Rep. Henry Cuellar

Democrat Serving since Jan. 4, 2005Term ends Jan. 3, 2027
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Votes with own party 65% 26 pts below expected Lowest of all 212 House Democrats Votes with the President 72% 50 pts above expected 72% on legislation only Bipartisan bills led 20 More than 71% of House members Liberal-to-conservative rank 45thpercentile in all of Congress · 93rd 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 →
Cuellar
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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Henry Cuellar'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 Congress45thpercentile
More liberal than 54% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
241st most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress93rdpercentile
More conservative than 93% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
19th most conservative of 259
The House46thpercentile
More liberal than 54% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
198th 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
65%
Q1 2025: 57% → Q3 2026: 54%

Lowest of all 212 House Democrats.

Actual65%
Expected91%
Difference−26 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 Henry Cuellar. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 467 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 39%See the 467 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
72%all votes
Q1 2025: 89% → Q3 2026: 75%

Highest of all 212 House Democrats.

Actual72%
Expected22%
Difference+50 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 Henry Cuellar. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 142 votes72% on legislation onlySee the 142 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Henry Cuellar 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 Henry Cuellar 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

Texas's delegation →

How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 45.9%Trump 53.2%

Texas redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 28 voted 55% Trump and 44% Harris in 2024.

Contact

Phone
202-225-1640
Office
2308 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4328

Issue by issue

How often Henry Cuellar 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.

Henry Cuellar sides with their party least often on Education (25%) and Commerce (25%).

Henry CuellarAverage for House Democrats
  1. Education 25%Average 89% · 12 votes
  2. Commerce 25%Average 94% · 8 votes
  3. Crime and Law Enforcement 29%Average 89% · 28 votes
  4. Immigration 33%Average 91% · 15 votes
  5. Energy 34%Average 96% · 38 votes
  6. Government Operations and Politics 35%Average 92% · 20 votes
  7. Environmental Protection 41%Average 96% · 27 votes
  8. Armed Forces and National Security 44%Average 97% · 41 votes
  9. Agriculture and Food 50%Average 94% · 8 votes
  10. Finance and Financial Sector 54%Average 88% · 13 votes
  11. International Affairs 62%Average 96% · 16 votes
  12. Public Lands and Natural Resources 78%Average 98% · 18 votes
  13. Labor and Employment 83%Average 97% · 12 votes
  14. Health 86%Average 100% · 7 votes
  15. Economics and Public Finance 87%Average 99% · 62 votes
  16. Congress 98%Average 100% · 109 votes
  17. Law 100%Average 99% · 6 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), 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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