U.S. House · South Carolina, District 2

Rep. Joe Wilson

Republican Serving since Dec. 18, 2001Term ends Jan. 3, 2027
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Votes with own party 98% 2 pts above expected Higher than 118 of 219 House Republicans Votes with the President 100% 2 pts above expected 100% on legislation only Bipartisan bills led 45 More than 95% of House members Liberal-to-conservative rank 73rdpercentile in all of Congress · 48th percentile among Republicans

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

Joe Wilson'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 Congress73rdpercentile
More conservative than 73% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
143rd most conservative of 531
Republicans in Congress48thpercentile
More liberal than 52% of Republicans in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
130th most liberal of 272
The House74thpercentile
More conservative than 73% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
113th most conservative 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
98%
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 98%

Higher than 118 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual98%
Expected97%
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 Wilson. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 450 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 98%See the 450 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
100%all votes
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 100%

Highest of all 219 House Republicans.

Actual100%
Expected98%
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 Joe Wilson. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 138 votes100% on legislation onlySee the 138 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Joe Wilson 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 Wilson 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

South Carolina's delegation →

How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 42.3%Trump 56.2%

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

Contact

Phone
202-225-2452
Office
1436 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4002

Issue by issue

How often Joe Wilson 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 Wilson sides with their party least often on International Affairs (88%) and Agriculture and Food (88%).

Joe WilsonAverage for House Republicans
  1. International Affairs 88%Average 98% · 16 votes
  2. Agriculture and Food 88%Average 87% · 8 votes
  3. Economics and Public Finance 95%Average 91% · 63 votes
  4. Congress 99%Average 99% · 106 votes
  5. Energy 100%Average 100% · 38 votes
  6. Crime and Law Enforcement 100%Average 100% · 26 votes
  7. Armed Forces and National Security 100%Average 96% · 41 votes
  8. Environmental Protection 100%Average 98% · 18 votes
  9. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 100% · 18 votes
  10. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 100% · 20 votes
  11. Immigration 100%Average 100% · 15 votes
  12. Finance and Financial Sector 100%Average 99% · 13 votes
  13. Education 100%Average 100% · 11 votes
  14. Labor and Employment 100%Average 97% · 12 votes
  15. Commerce 100%Average 100% · 8 votes
  16. Law 100%Average 100% · 6 votes
  17. Health 100%Average 100% · 5 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), Water Resources Development (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Emergency Management (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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