U.S. House · Connecticut, District 2

Rep. Joe Courtney

Democrat Serving since Jan. 4, 2007Term 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 →
Courtney
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Joe Courtney'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 Congress32ndpercentile
More liberal than 68% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
170th most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress66thpercentile
More conservative than 65% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
90th most conservative of 259
The House32ndpercentile
More liberal than 67% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
140th 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
96%
Q1 2025: 88% → Q3 2026: 96%

Lower than 153 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual96%
Expected94%
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 55%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Joe Courtney. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 444 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 93%See the 444 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
12%all votes
Q1 2025: 22% → Q3 2026: 6%

Higher than 138 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual12%
Expected17%
Difference−5 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 Joe Courtney. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 133 votes12% on legislation onlySee the 133 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Joe Courtney 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 Joe Courtney 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 53.0%Trump 45.3%

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

Contact

Phone
202-225-2076
Office
2449 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0702

Issue by issue

How often Joe Courtney 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.

Joe Courtney sides with their party least often on Education (75%) and Immigration (80%).

Joe CourtneyAverage for House Democrats
  1. Education 75%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  2. Immigration 80%Average 91% · 15 votes on Immigration
  3. Crime and Law Enforcement 83%Average 89% · 24 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  4. Commerce 88%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  5. Agriculture and Food 88%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  6. Labor and Employment 92%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  7. Finance and Financial Sector 92%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  8. Government Operations and Politics 94%Average 92% · 18 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  9. Economics and Public Finance 97%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  10. Congress 100%Average 100% · 110 votes on Congress
  11. Energy 100%Average 96% · 35 votes on Energy
  12. Armed Forces and National Security 100%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  13. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  14. Environmental Protection 100%Average 96% · 17 votes on Environmental Protection
  15. International Affairs 100%Average 96% · 14 votes on International Affairs
  16. Law 100%Average 99% · 6 votes on Law

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), Health (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

0 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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