U.S. House · Alabama, District 2

Rep. Shomari Figures

Democrat Serving since Jan. 3, 2025Term 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 →
Figures
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Shomari Figures'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 Congress20thpercentile
More liberal than 79% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
109th most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress42ndpercentile
More liberal than 58% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
109th most liberal of 259
The House22ndpercentile
More liberal than 78% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
94th 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
94%
Q1 2025: 88% → Q3 2026: 88%

Lower than 171 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual94%
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 Shomari Figures. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 464 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 91%See the 464 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
16%all votes
Q1 2025: 17% → Q3 2026: 25%

Higher than 171 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual16%
Expected17%
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 Shomari Figures. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 140 votes16% on legislation onlySee the 140 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Shomari Figures 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 Shomari Figures 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 45.4%

Alabama redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 2 voted 57% Trump and 42% Harris in 2024.

Contact

Phone
202-225-4931
Office
225 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0102

Issue by issue

How often Shomari Figures 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.

Shomari Figures sides with their party least often on Finance and Financial Sector (69%) and Government Operations and Politics (74%).

Shomari FiguresAverage for House Democrats
  1. Finance and Financial Sector 69%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  2. Government Operations and Politics 74%Average 92% · 19 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  3. Immigration 80%Average 91% · 15 votes on Immigration
  4. International Affairs 88%Average 96% · 16 votes on International Affairs
  5. Education 92%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  6. Environmental Protection 92%Average 96% · 26 votes on Environmental Protection
  7. Armed Forces and National Security 93%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  8. Energy 94%Average 96% · 36 votes on Energy
  9. Crime and Law Enforcement 96%Average 89% · 27 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  10. Economics and Public Finance 98%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  11. Congress 100%Average 100% · 110 votes on Congress
  12. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  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).

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

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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