U.S. House · Massachusetts, District 5

Rep. Katherine M. Clark

Democrat Serving since Dec. 12, 2013Term 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 →
Clark
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Katherine M. Clark'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 Congress9thpercentile
More liberal than 91% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
48th most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress18thpercentile
More liberal than 81% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
48th most liberal of 259
The House10thpercentile
More liberal than 90% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
42nd 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
99%
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 100%

Higher than 130 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual99%
Expected100%
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 Katherine M. Clark. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 470 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 98%See the 470 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
8%all votes
Q1 2025: 0% → Q3 2026: 12%

Lower than 111 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual8%
Expected6%
Difference+3 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 Katherine M. Clark. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 142 votes8% on legislation onlySee the 142 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Katherine M. Clark 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 Katherine M. Clark 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 71.3%Trump 26.1%

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

Contact

Phone
202-225-2836
Office
2368 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2105

Issue by issue

How often Katherine M. Clark 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.

Katherine M. Clark votes with their party about equally often on every issue.

Katherine M. ClarkAverage for House Democrats
  1. Finance and Financial Sector 92%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  2. Government Operations and Politics 94%Average 92% · 18 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  3. Environmental Protection 96%Average 96% · 27 votes on Environmental Protection
  4. Crime and Law Enforcement 96%Average 89% · 28 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  5. Congress 100%Average 100% · 112 votes on Congress
  6. Economics and Public Finance 100%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  7. Energy 100%Average 96% · 38 votes on Energy
  8. Armed Forces and National Security 100%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  9. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  10. International Affairs 100%Average 96% · 16 votes on International Affairs
  11. Immigration 100%Average 91% · 15 votes on Immigration
  12. Education 100%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  13. Labor and Employment 100%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  14. Commerce 100%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  15. Agriculture and Food 100%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  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).

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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