U.S. House · Connecticut, District 4

Rep. James A. Himes

Democrat Serving since Jan. 6, 2009Term ends Jan. 3, 2027Missed 0.9% of votes (6 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 →
Himes
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

James A. Himes'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 58% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
223rd most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress86thpercentile
More conservative than 86% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
37th most conservative of 259
The House42ndpercentile
More liberal than 57% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
183rd 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
95%
Q1 2025: 90% → Q3 2026: 96%

Lower than 168 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual95%
Expected96%
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 James A. Himes. 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: 92%See the 467 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
14%all votes
Q1 2025: 12% → Q3 2026: 12%

Higher than 163 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual14%
Expected12%
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 James A. Himes. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 140 votes14% on legislation onlySee the 140 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where James A. Himes 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 James A. Himes 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 60.9%Trump 37.5%

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

Issue by issue

How often James A. Himes 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.

James A. Himes sides with their party least often on Finance and Financial Sector (77%) and Government Operations and Politics (83%).

James A. HimesAverage for House Democrats
  1. Finance and Financial Sector 77%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  2. Government Operations and Politics 83%Average 92% · 18 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  3. Immigration 87%Average 91% · 15 votes on Immigration
  4. Commerce 88%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  5. Agriculture and Food 88%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  6. Energy 92%Average 96% · 36 votes on Energy
  7. Education 92%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  8. Labor and Employment 92%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  9. Crime and Law Enforcement 93%Average 89% · 27 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  10. Public Lands and Natural Resources 95%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  11. Economics and Public Finance 97%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  12. Armed Forces and National Security 98%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  13. Congress 99%Average 100% · 112 votes on Congress
  14. Environmental Protection 100%Average 96% · 27 votes on Environmental Protection
  15. International Affairs 100%Average 96% · 16 votes on International Affairs
  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

1 passed their chamber · 0 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
202-225-5541
Office
2137 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0704
Official website
himes.house.gov

Committees

  • Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Ranking member
  • Committee on Financial Services

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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