U.S. House · Georgia, District 2

Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.

Democrat Serving since Jan. 5, 1993Term 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 →
Bishop
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.'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 Congress38thpercentile
More liberal than 62% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
201st most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress78thpercentile
More conservative than 77% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
59th most conservative of 259
The House38thpercentile
More liberal than 61% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
166th 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
93%
Q1 2025: 86% → Q3 2026: 94%

Lower than 177 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual93%
Expected94%
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 Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 463 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 88%See the 463 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
19%all votes
Q1 2025: 28% → Q3 2026: 25%

Higher than 175 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual19%
Expected17%
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 Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 142 votes19% on legislation onlySee the 142 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. 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 Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. 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 53.6%Trump 46.0%

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

Contact

Phone
202-225-3631
Office
2407 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1002

Issue by issue

How often Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. 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.

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. sides with their party least often on Agriculture and Food (62%) and Crime and Law Enforcement (74%).

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.Average for House Democrats
  1. Agriculture and Food 62%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  2. Crime and Law Enforcement 74%Average 89% · 27 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  3. Environmental Protection 82%Average 96% · 27 votes on Environmental Protection
  4. Education 83%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  5. Energy 90%Average 96% · 38 votes on Energy
  6. Government Operations and Politics 90%Average 92% · 19 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  7. Labor and Employment 92%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  8. International Affairs 93%Average 96% · 15 votes on International Affairs
  9. Immigration 93%Average 91% · 15 votes on Immigration
  10. Public Lands and Natural Resources 95%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  11. Economics and Public Finance 97%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  12. Armed Forces and National Security 98%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  13. Congress 100%Average 100% · 107 votes on Congress
  14. Finance and Financial Sector 100%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  15. Commerce 100%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  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), Water Resources Development (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Emergency Management (1 vote), Sports and Recreation (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

1 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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