U.S. House · Maryland, District 5

Rep. Steny H. Hoyer

Democrat Serving since Jan. 5, 1981Term 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 →
Hoyer
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Steny H. Hoyer'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 Congress25thpercentile
More liberal than 75% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
132nd most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress51stpercentile
More conservative than 50% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
128th most conservative of 259
The House26thpercentile
More liberal than 73% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
113th 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
96%
Q1 2025: 94% → Q3 2026: 94%

Lower than 146 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual96%
Expected98%
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 Steny H. Hoyer. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 462 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 94%See the 462 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
14%all votes
Q1 2025: 12% → Q3 2026: 12%

Higher than 158 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual14%
Expected10%
Difference+4 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 Steny H. Hoyer. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 139 votes14% on legislation onlySee the 139 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Steny H. Hoyer 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 Steny H. Hoyer 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 65.5%Trump 32.2%

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

Contact

Phone
202-225-4131
Office
1705 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2005

Issue by issue

How often Steny H. Hoyer 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.

Steny H. Hoyer sides with their party least often on International Affairs (88%).

Steny H. HoyerAverage for House Democrats
  1. International Affairs 88%Average 96% · 16 votes on International Affairs
  2. Crime and Law Enforcement 89%Average 89% · 28 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  3. Labor and Employment 92%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  4. Energy 92%Average 96% · 37 votes on Energy
  5. Armed Forces and National Security 93%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  6. Public Lands and Natural Resources 95%Average 98% · 19 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  7. Environmental Protection 96%Average 96% · 26 votes on Environmental Protection
  8. Economics and Public Finance 97%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  9. Congress 100%Average 100% · 109 votes on Congress
  10. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 92% · 18 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  11. Immigration 100%Average 91% · 14 votes on Immigration
  12. Finance and Financial Sector 100%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  13. Education 100%Average 89% · 12 votes on Education
  14. Commerce 100%Average 94% · 8 votes on Commerce
  15. Law 100%Average 99% · 6 votes on Law
  16. Agriculture and Food 100%Average 94% · 8 votes on Agriculture and Food
  17. Health 100%Average 100% · 7 votes on Health

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Families (4 votes), Taxation (3 votes), Animals (2 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), Sports and Recreation (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

0 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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