U.S. House · Idaho, District 1

Rep. Russ Fulcher

Republican Serving since Jan. 3, 2019Term ends Jan. 3, 2027Missed 2% of votes (11 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 →
Fulcher
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Russ Fulcher'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 Congress87thpercentile
More conservative than 87% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
69th most conservative of 531
Republicans in Congress75thpercentile
More conservative than 74% of Republicans in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
69th most conservative of 272
The House87thpercentile
More conservative than 87% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
55th 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

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Votes with own party
99%
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 96%

Higher than 135 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual99%
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 55%100%

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

On 466 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 98%See the 466 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
99%all votes
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 100%

Lower than 159 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual99%
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 Russ Fulcher. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 140 votes99% on legislation onlySee the 140 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Russ Fulcher 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 Russ Fulcher 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 26.2%Trump 71.3%

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

Issue by issue

How often Russ Fulcher 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.

Russ Fulcher sides with their party least often on Armed Forces and National Security (90%).

Russ FulcherAverage for House Republicans
  1. Armed Forces and National Security 90%Average 96% · 39 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  2. Finance and Financial Sector 92%Average 99% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  3. Environmental Protection 96%Average 98% · 27 votes on Environmental Protection
  4. Congress 100%Average 99% · 111 votes on Congress
  5. Economics and Public Finance 100%Average 91% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  6. Energy 100%Average 100% · 38 votes on Energy
  7. Crime and Law Enforcement 100%Average 100% · 28 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  8. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 100% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  9. International Affairs 100%Average 98% · 15 votes on International Affairs
  10. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 100% · 20 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  11. Immigration 100%Average 100% · 15 votes on Immigration
  12. Education 100%Average 100% · 12 votes on Education
  13. Labor and Employment 100%Average 97% · 11 votes on Labor and Employment
  14. Agriculture and Food 100%Average 87% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  15. Law 100%Average 100% · 6 votes on Law
  16. Commerce 100%Average 100% · 7 votes on Commerce
  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

4 passed their chamber · 1 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
202-225-6611
Office
1514 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1201
Official website
fulcher.house.gov

Committees

  • Committee on Energy and Commerce
    3 subcommittees
    • Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Vice chair
    • Communications and Technology
    • Oversight and Investigations
  • Committee on Natural Resources
    2 subcommittees
    • Energy and Mineral Resources
    • Federal Lands

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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