U.S. House · Texas, District 22

Rep. Troy E. Nehls

Republican Serving since Jan. 3, 2021Term ends Jan. 3, 2027
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Votes with own party 99% 2 pts above expected Higher than 166 of 219 House Republicans Votes with the President 100% 2 pts above expected 100% on legislation only Bipartisan bills led 17 More than 64% of House members Liberal-to-conservative rank 84thpercentile in all of Congress · 68th 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 →
Nehls
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Troy E. Nehls'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 Congress84thpercentile
More conservative than 83% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
88th most conservative of 531
Republicans in Congress68thpercentile
More conservative than 67% of Republicans in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
88th most conservative of 272
The House84thpercentile
More conservative than 83% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
70th 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
99%
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 98%

Higher than 166 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual99%
Expected97%
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 Troy E. Nehls. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 451 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 98%See the 451 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%
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 0%100%

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

Based on 138 votes100% on legislation onlySee the 138 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Troy E. Nehls 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 Troy E. Nehls 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

Your district

Texas's delegation →

How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 39.3%Trump 58.8%

Texas redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 22 voted 60% Trump and 38% Harris in 2024.

Contact

Phone
202-225-5951
Office
1104 Longworth House Office Building Washington DC 20515-4322

Issue by issue

How often Troy E. Nehls 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.

Troy E. Nehls sides with their party least often on Agriculture and Food (88%).

Troy E. NehlsAverage for House Republicans
  1. Agriculture and Food 88%Average 87% · 8 votes
  2. Environmental Protection 96%Average 98% · 26 votes
  3. Armed Forces and National Security 97%Average 96% · 39 votes
  4. Congress 100%Average 99% · 107 votes
  5. Economics and Public Finance 100%Average 91% · 58 votes
  6. Energy 100%Average 100% · 36 votes
  7. Crime and Law Enforcement 100%Average 100% · 28 votes
  8. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 100% · 18 votes
  9. International Affairs 100%Average 98% · 16 votes
  10. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 100% · 20 votes
  11. Immigration 100%Average 100% · 15 votes
  12. Finance and Financial Sector 100%Average 99% · 13 votes
  13. Education 100%Average 100% · 12 votes
  14. Labor and Employment 100%Average 97% · 10 votes
  15. Commerce 100%Average 100% · 7 votes
  16. Law 100%Average 100% · 6 votes
  17. Health 100%Average 100% · 7 votes

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Families (4 votes), Animals (3 votes), Taxation (3 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), Transportation and Public Works (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

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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