U.S. House · Texas, District 10

Rep. Michael T. McCaul

Republican Serving since Jan. 4, 2005Term ends Jan. 3, 2027Missed 14% of votes (96 of 674) · How this is measured
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Votes with own party 96% 2 pts below expected Lower than 191 of 219 House Republicans Votes with the President 100% About as expected 100% on legislation only Bipartisan bills led 20 More than 71% of House members Liberal-to-conservative rank 61stpercentile in all of Congress · 23rd 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 →
McCaul
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Michael T. McCaul'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 Congress61stpercentile
More conservative than 60% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
210th most conservative of 531
Republicans in Congress23rdpercentile
More liberal than 77% of Republicans in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
63rd most liberal of 272
The House61stpercentile
More conservative than 61% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
167th 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
96%
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 95%

Lower than 191 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual96%
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 55%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Michael T. McCaul. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 431 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 92%See the 431 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%
Expected99%
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 0%100%

Each line is one House member, grouped by party. The dot is Michael T. McCaul. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 129 votes100% on legislation onlySee the 129 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Michael T. McCaul 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 Michael T. McCaul 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

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How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 36.9%Trump 61.8%

Texas redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 10 voted 61% Trump and 38% Harris in 2024.

Issue by issue

How often Michael T. McCaul 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.

Michael T. McCaul sides with their party least often on Economics and Public Finance (78%) and International Affairs (88%).

Michael T. McCaulAverage for House Republicans
  1. Economics and Public Finance 78%Average 91% · 59 votes
  2. International Affairs 88%Average 98% · 16 votes
  3. Agriculture and Food 88%Average 87% · 8 votes
  4. Environmental Protection 96%Average 98% · 27 votes
  5. Congress 99%Average 99% · 98 votes
  6. Crime and Law Enforcement 100%Average 100% · 27 votes
  7. Energy 100%Average 100% · 32 votes
  8. Armed Forces and National Security 100%Average 96% · 40 votes
  9. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 100% · 19 votes
  10. Immigration 100%Average 100% · 15 votes
  11. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 100% · 18 votes
  12. Finance and Financial Sector 100%Average 99% · 11 votes
  13. Labor and Employment 100%Average 97% · 12 votes
  14. Education 100%Average 100% · 9 votes
  15. Commerce 100%Average 100% · 8 votes
  16. Law 100%Average 100% · 5 votes
  17. Health 100%Average 100% · 7 votes

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Families (4 votes), Taxation (3 votes), Arts, Culture, Religion (2 votes), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (2 votes), Animals (1 vote), Science, Technology, Communications (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Transportation and Public Works (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

Contact and committees

Contact

D.C. office phone
202-225-2401
Office
2300 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4310
Official website
mccaul.house.gov

Committees

  • Committee on Homeland Security Vice chair
  • Committee on Foreign Affairs
    2 subcommittees
    • East Asia and Pacific
    • Europe

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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