U.S. House · Massachusetts, District 9

Rep. William R. Keating

Democrat Serving since Jan. 5, 2011Term 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 →
Keating
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

William R. Keating'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 Congress33rdpercentile
More liberal than 66% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
176th most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress68thpercentile
More conservative than 67% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
84th most conservative of 259
The House33rdpercentile
More liberal than 66% of House members.
Most liberalMost conservative
144th 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
98%
Q1 2025: 94% → Q3 2026: 96%

Lower than 127 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual98%
Expected94%
Difference+3 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 William R. Keating. 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: 96%See the 454 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
12%all votes
Q1 2025: 17% → Q3 2026: 19%

Higher than 141 of 212 House Democrats.

Actual12%
Expected16%
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 William R. Keating. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this district voted for president in 2024.

Based on 140 votes12% on legislation onlySee the 140 votes
How this is measured

Where they broke ranks

Votes where William R. Keating 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 William R. Keating 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 54.6%Trump 43.8%

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

Contact

Phone
202-225-3111
Office
2372 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-2109

Issue by issue

How often William R. Keating 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.

William R. Keating sides with their party least often on Crime and Law Enforcement (82%) and Immigration (86%).

William R. KeatingAverage for House Democrats
  1. Crime and Law Enforcement 82%Average 89% · 28 votes on Crime and Law Enforcement
  2. Immigration 86%Average 91% · 14 votes on Immigration
  3. Labor and Employment 92%Average 97% · 12 votes on Labor and Employment
  4. International Affairs 94%Average 96% · 16 votes on International Affairs
  5. Government Operations and Politics 95%Average 92% · 19 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  6. Armed Forces and National Security 98%Average 97% · 41 votes on Armed Forces and National Security
  7. Congress 100%Average 100% · 108 votes on Congress
  8. Economics and Public Finance 100%Average 99% · 63 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  9. Energy 100%Average 96% · 33 votes on Energy
  10. Environmental Protection 100%Average 96% · 27 votes on Environmental Protection
  11. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 98% · 17 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  12. Finance and Financial Sector 100%Average 88% · 13 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  13. Education 100%Average 89% · 10 votes on Education
  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), Arts, Culture, Religion (2 votes), Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues (2 votes), Science, Technology, Communications (1 vote), Transportation and Public Works (1 vote), Native Americans (1 vote), Social Welfare (1 vote), Water Resources Development (1 vote), Sports and Recreation (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

2 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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