U.S. House · Florida, District 16

Rep. Vern Buchanan

Republican Serving since Jan. 4, 2007Term ends Jan. 3, 2027
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Votes with own party 96% About as expected Lower than 177 of 219 House Republicans Votes with the President 99% About as expected 99% on legislation only Bipartisan bills led 46 More than 95% of House members Liberal-to-conservative rank 57thpercentile in all of Congress · 15th 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 →
Buchanan
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Vern Buchanan'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 Congress57thpercentile
More conservative than 56% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
231st most conservative of 531
Republicans in Congress15thpercentile
More liberal than 84% of Republicans in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
42nd most liberal of 272
The House58thpercentile
More conservative than 57% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
182nd 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
96%
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 92%

Lower than 177 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual96%
Expected97%
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 Vern Buchanan. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

On 454 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 93%See the 454 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
99%all votes
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 100%

Lower than 124 of 219 House Republicans.

Actual99%
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 0%100%

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

Based on 135 votes99% on legislation onlySee the 135 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where Vern Buchanan 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 Vern Buchanan 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

Florida's delegation →

How this district voted for president in 2024

Harris 41.8%Trump 57.3%

Florida redrew its House map. The new lines take effect in January 2027. Under the new lines, District 16 voted 56% Trump and 43% Harris in 2024.

Contact

Phone
202-225-5015
Office
2409 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-0916

Issue by issue

How often Vern Buchanan 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.

Vern Buchanan sides with their party least often on Agriculture and Food (75%) and Economics and Public Finance (82%).

Vern BuchananAverage for House Republicans
  1. Agriculture and Food 75%Average 87% · 8 votes
  2. Economics and Public Finance 82%Average 91% · 63 votes
  3. Armed Forces and National Security 95%Average 96% · 41 votes
  4. Environmental Protection 96%Average 98% · 26 votes
  5. Congress 100%Average 99% · 108 votes
  6. Energy 100%Average 100% · 36 votes
  7. Crime and Law Enforcement 100%Average 100% · 26 votes
  8. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 100% · 19 votes
  9. International Affairs 100%Average 98% · 15 votes
  10. Immigration 100%Average 100% · 15 votes
  11. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 100% · 17 votes
  12. Finance and Financial Sector 100%Average 99% · 13 votes
  13. Education 100%Average 100% · 11 votes
  14. Labor and Employment 100%Average 97% · 12 votes
  15. Law 100%Average 100% · 6 votes
  16. Health 100%Average 100% · 7 votes
  17. Commerce 100%Average 100% · 5 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

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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