More conservative than 95% of the U.S. Senate
JD Vance
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Data sources 3 on file
- Congress.gov roll calls
- Published advocacy scorecards
- News coverage, outlet lean labeled
Every claim links to its primary source.
- Independent Electrical Contractors scores the record 100. published scorecards
- Sponsored 2 bills on record; most recently 4295 “Encampments or Endowments Act” (Apr 15, 2026). bill records
- Latest coverage: “Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigation” (WPLG Local 10 – Politics, Oct 30, 2026) - one of 501 stories across the spectrum (Left 18 · Center 18 · Right 18). coverage, lean labeled ↗
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Roll-call votes on record.
1 vote · 1 yes. These roll calls don’t record a party-by-party tally, so there’s no party-alignment rate to show - the votes themselves are below. official roll calls · Jan 9, 2025
LATEST: YESLaken Riley ActS5 · Jan 9, 2025
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More conservative than 73% of 2024 U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio
Details
Score+1.54 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale
BasisFrom campaign donors
Party median0.27 more conservative than the Republican median in this group (+1.27)
Compared with11 members of 2024 U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio
Covers2022–2024
● This person Republicans (8)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%
Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗
About these scores
These are third-party academic estimates of one left–right dimension, computed by researchers from roll-call votes or campaign donors. They are not Poliscope’s judgment. Each source uses its own scale, so compare people within a source rather than across sources.
On the Compass
Record Statements
EconomyShared provisionIndividual choice
← More shared provisionMore individual choice →- Record: 33% toward more individual choice · low confidence · 1 answer
- Statements: Not in their statements
From the record- Should tax policy focus more on narrowing income differences, or on letting people keep more of what they earn?Slightly Leave more control with earners
Conservative academic scores and a perfect business scorecard suggest a preference for letting earners keep more of their income. · 100% of readings agreed
- Academic score: DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes covering 118–119, Score 0.85 on a -1 to 1 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Very Conservative". Peer comparison: 95% of U.S. Senate · 119th Congress (n=104) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes covering 118–119
- Scorecard: Independent Electrical Contractors — Legislative Scorecard, Jan 1, 2025, Rating 100 (percent scale, 2025); issuer focus: issue_advocacy; issue areas: Business and Consumers. The issuer's rating of the record on its own criteria.Independent Electrical Contractors — Legislative ScorecardJan 1, 2025
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- Academic score · DIME CFscore score from campaign donors covering 2022–2024 · Jan 1, 2024 · Score 1.543 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Very Conservative". Peer comparison: 73% of 2024 U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio (n=11) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.
Work and wagesWorker protectionsNegotiated flexibility
← More collective worker protectionsMore individually negotiated flexibility →- Record: 33% toward more individually negotiated flexibility · high confidence · 3 answers
- Statements: Not in their statements
From the record- Should pay and conditions be negotiated mainly through collective agreements or individual agreements?Slightly More individual agreements
Perfect rating from a business advocacy group and conservative voting record align with favoring individual agreements over collective mandates.
67% of readings agreed
- Academic score: DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes covering 118–119, Score 0.85 on a -1 to 1 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Very Conservative". Peer comparison: 95% of U.S. Senate · 119th Congress (n=104) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes covering 118–119
- Scorecard: Independent Electrical Contractors — Legislative Scorecard, Jan 1, 2025, Rating 100 (percent scale, 2025); issuer focus: issue_advocacy; issue areas: Business and Consumers. The issuer's rating of the record on its own criteria.Independent Electrical Contractors — Legislative ScorecardJan 1, 2025
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- Academic score · DIME CFscore score from campaign donors covering 2022–2024 · Jan 1, 2024 · Score 1.543 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Very Conservative". Peer comparison: 73% of 2024 U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio (n=11) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.
- Should work schedules follow common predictability rules or arrangements negotiated worker by worker?Slightly Individually negotiated arrangements
Perfect scorecard from a business advocacy group and conservative record support individual workplace arrangements over common mandates. · 67% of readings agreed
- Academic score: DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes covering 118–119, Score 0.85 on a -1 to 1 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Very Conservative". Peer comparison: 95% of U.S. Senate · 119th Congress (n=104) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes covering 118–119
- Scorecard: Independent Electrical Contractors — Legislative Scorecard, Jan 1, 2025, Rating 100 (percent scale, 2025); issuer focus: issue_advocacy; issue areas: Business and Consumers. The issuer's rating of the record on its own criteria.Independent Electrical Contractors — Legislative ScorecardJan 1, 2025
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- Academic score · DIME CFscore score from campaign donors covering 2022–2024 · Jan 1, 2024 · Score 1.543 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Very Conservative". Peer comparison: 73% of 2024 U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio (n=11) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.
- Should employees have a formal collective role in major workplace decisions or influence those decisions through individual agreements?Slightly Individual agreements
High rating from business group and conservative scores indicate preference for individual agreements over collective representation. · 67% of readings agreed
- Academic score: DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes covering 118–119, Score 0.85 on a -1 to 1 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Very Conservative". Peer comparison: 95% of U.S. Senate · 119th Congress (n=104) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes covering 118–119
- Scorecard: Independent Electrical Contractors — Legislative Scorecard, Jan 1, 2025, Rating 100 (percent scale, 2025); issuer focus: issue_advocacy; issue areas: Business and Consumers. The issuer's rating of the record on its own criteria.Independent Electrical Contractors — Legislative ScorecardJan 1, 2025
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- Academic score · DIME CFscore score from campaign donors covering 2022–2024 · Jan 1, 2024 · Score 1.543 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Very Conservative". Peer comparison: 73% of 2024 U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio (n=11) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.
Safety netAutomatic supportIndividual responsibility
← Broader automatic supportMore individual responsibility →- Record: 33% toward more individual responsibility · low confidence · 1 answer
- Statements: Not in their statements
From the record- Should income support be more automatic during periods without work?Slightly More individual responsibility
Conservative academic scores indicate a general preference for individual responsibility over expanded automatic public support. · 67% of readings agreed
- Academic score: DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes covering 118–119, Score 0.85 on a -1 to 1 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Very Conservative". Peer comparison: 95% of U.S. Senate · 119th Congress (n=104) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.DW-NOMINATE score from roll-call votes covering 118–119
- Academic score: DIME CFscore score from campaign donors covering 2022–2024, Jan 1, 2024, Score 1.543 on a -2.5 to 2.5 scale (negative = left, positive = right); label "Very Conservative". Peer comparison: 73% of 2024 U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio (n=11) have a lower (more left) score. A one-dimensional left–right summary; it does not measure any specific policy tradeoff.DIME CFscore score from campaign donors covering 2022–2024Jan 1, 2024
+1 more source
- Scorecard · Independent Electrical Contractors — Legislative Scorecard · Jan 1, 2025 · Rating 100 (percent scale, 2025); issuer focus: issue_advocacy; issue areas: Business and Consumers. The issuer's rating of the record on its own criteria.
LibertyCommon safeguardsPersonal discretion
← More common safeguardsMore personal discretion →- Record: 67% toward more personal discretion · medium confidence · 2 answers
- Statements: 67% toward more personal discretion · low confidence · 1 answer
From the record- When a personal choice can create a public risk, should shared safeguards usually come first?Somewhat Personal discretion first
Sponsorship of the Freedom to Breathe Act to prohibit federal mask mandates shows a preference for personal discretion over shared public health safeguards.
100% of readings agreed
- Sponsorship · Sponsorship of the Freedom to Breathe Act · Sep 6, 2023 · Official action reported by mercercountyoutlook.net
“The legislation which would prohibit any federal official, including the President, from issuing mask mandates applying to domestic air travel, public transit systems, or primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools.”
- Sponsorship · Sponsorship of the Freedom to Breathe Act · Sep 6, 2023 · Official action reported by mercercountyoutlook.net
- Should public programs make protective choices the default, even when opting out is easy?Somewhat Require active personal choice
Sponsorship of legislation banning federal mask mandates shows opposition to government-imposed protective defaults, favoring personal choice.
67% of readings agreed
- Sponsorship · Sponsorship of the Freedom to Breathe Act · Sep 6, 2023 · Official action reported by mercercountyoutlook.net
“The legislation which would prohibit any federal official, including the President, from issuing mask mandates applying to domestic air travel, public transit systems, or primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools.”
- Sponsorship · Sponsorship of the Freedom to Breathe Act · Sep 6, 2023 · Official action reported by mercercountyoutlook.net
From their statements- When a personal choice can create a public risk, should shared safeguards usually come first?Somewhat Personal discretion first
Vance opposed federal mask mandates, stating they violated basic bodily freedom.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Press release statement on federal mask mandates · Sep 20, 2023 · Reported by lankford.senate.gov
“We tried mask mandates once in this country. They failed to control the spread of respiratory viruses, violated basic bodily freedom, and set our fellow citizens against one another”
- Position reported in news · Press release statement on federal mask mandates · Sep 20, 2023 · Reported by lankford.senate.gov
Change and traditionEstablished customsChanging norms
← More continuity with established customsMore adaptation to changing norms →- Record: Not in the record
- Statements: 67% toward more continuity with established customs · high confidence · 3 answers
From their statements- When social expectations change, should public institutions put more weight on preserving established customs or adapting to newer norms?Somewhat Preserve established customs
Vance celebrated Columbus Day, supporting the preservation of traditional holiday customs over newer cultural norms.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Social media post on Columbus Day · Oct 11, 2021 · Reported by indianz.com
“A half a millennium ago Columbus used technology developed in Europe to sail across a giant ocean and discover a new continent. Today we celebrate that daring and ingenuity. Happy Columbus Day!”
- Position reported in news · Social media post on Columbus Day · Oct 11, 2021 · Reported by indianz.com
- When the meaning of a public holiday is contested, should its established traditions be retained or revised?Somewhat Retain established traditions
Vance celebrated Columbus Day, supporting the retention of traditional holiday celebrations.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Social media post on Columbus Day · Oct 11, 2021 · Reported by indianz.com
“A half a millennium ago Columbus used technology developed in Europe to sail across a giant ocean and discover a new continent. Today we celebrate that daring and ingenuity. Happy Columbus Day!”
- Position reported in news · Social media post on Columbus Day · Oct 11, 2021 · Reported by indianz.com
- When a community changes, should public ceremonies preserve long-standing customs or change to reflect newer ones?Somewhat Preserve long-standing customs
Vance's celebration of Columbus Day shows support for preserving long-standing holiday traditions.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Social media post on Columbus Day · Oct 11, 2021 · Reported by indianz.com
“A half a millennium ago Columbus used technology developed in Europe to sail across a giant ocean and discover a new continent. Today we celebrate that daring and ingenuity. Happy Columbus Day!”
- Position reported in news · Social media post on Columbus Day · Oct 11, 2021 · Reported by indianz.com
- InstitutionsPublic controlNo recordIndependent institutions
WorldLocal self-directionInternational cooperation
← More local self-directionMore international cooperation →- Record: 67% toward more local self-direction · low confidence · 1 answer
- Statements: Not in their statements
From the record- Should countries make it easier for people to move across borders for work and family?Somewhat More national control
Vote for the Laken Riley Act, requiring detention of undocumented immigrants for certain crimes, indicates support for stronger national border and migration control.
100% of readings agreed
- Vote: 5: Laken Riley Act, Jan 9, 2025, Voted yes (senate)5: Laken Riley ActJan 9, 2025
Levels of governmentLocal discretionNational standards
← More local discretionMore national standards →- Record: 67% toward more local discretion · low confidence · 1 answer
- Statements: 67% toward more local discretion · high confidence · 3 answers
From the record- During an emergency affecting several states, should response rules be set mainly by each state or through a common national framework?Somewhat Mainly state-level rules
Sponsorship of the Freedom to Breathe Act to block federal mask mandates indicates opposition to a common national framework for health emergency rules.
100% of readings agreed
- Sponsorship · Sponsorship of the Freedom to Breathe Act · Sep 6, 2023 · Official action reported by mercercountyoutlook.net
“The legislation which would prohibit any federal official, including the President, from issuing mask mandates applying to domestic air travel, public transit systems, or primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools.”
- Sponsorship · Sponsorship of the Freedom to Breathe Act · Sep 6, 2023 · Official action reported by mercercountyoutlook.net
From their statements- Should local services be shaped more by neighborhood decisions or by consistent regional standards?Somewhat More neighborhood decisions
Vance expressed support for federalism and leaving local issues to local officials.
100% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Speech on federalism at the National League of Cities Conference · Mar 10, 2025 · Reported by presidency.ucsb.edu
“Now, the Trump Administration believes in the wisdom of federalism and leaving local issues to local officials.”
- Position reported in news · Speech on federalism at the National League of Cities Conference · Mar 10, 2025 · Reported by presidency.ucsb.edu
- Should national consumer protections set a common rule for every state or leave states more room to set their own rules?Somewhat More state discretion
Vance expressed support for federalism and leaving local issues to local officials.
67% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Speech on federalism at the National League of Cities Conference · Mar 10, 2025 · Reported by presidency.ucsb.edu
“Now, the Trump Administration believes in the wisdom of federalism and leaving local issues to local officials.”
- Position reported in news · Speech on federalism at the National League of Cities Conference · Mar 10, 2025 · Reported by presidency.ucsb.edu
- During an emergency affecting several states, should response rules be set mainly by each state or through a common national framework?Somewhat Mainly state-level rules
Vance opposed federal mask mandates and supported federalism and leaving local issues to local officials.
67% of readings agreed
- Position reported in news · Press release statement on federal mask mandates · Sep 20, 2023 · Reported by lankford.senate.gov
“We tried mask mandates once in this country. They failed to control the spread of respiratory viruses, violated basic bodily freedom, and set our fellow citizens against one another”
- Position reported in news · Speech on federalism at the National League of Cities Conference · Mar 10, 2025 · Reported by presidency.ucsb.edu
“Now, the Trump Administration believes in the wisdom of federalism and leaving local issues to local officials.”
- Position reported in news: Press release statement on federal mask mandates, Sep 20, 2023, Reported by lankford.senate.govPress release statement on federal mask mandatesSep 20, 2023
- Position reported in news: Speech on federalism at the National League of Cities Conference, Mar 10, 2025, Reported by presidency.ucsb.eduSpeech on federalism at the National League of Cities…Mar 10, 2025
- Position reported in news · Press release statement on federal mask mandates · Sep 20, 2023 · Reported by lankford.senate.gov
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- Record: votes, sponsorships, executive actions, scorecards and academic scores.
- Statements: their own words in platforms, questionnaires, campaign sites, messaging and quotes reported in news.
- Fainter marks carry lower confidence.
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Coverage
reporting about them · outlet lean labeled · we don’t pick sides
501 stories · since Jul 2026 · Left 18 · Center 15 · Right 18 of the 51 shown
Left · 18
Ad calling Moody the ‘deciding vote’ on Epstein files misses context, later supportTampa Bay Times · Oct 29, 2026
A new president takes charge at Caltech as uncertainties linger over JPL, Trump and AILos Angeles Times – California · Oct 29, 2026
Trump campaigns in Mississippi, highlighting Republicans' challengesKPBS Public Media · Oct 27, 2026
Mystery Ohio news site boosting Ramaswamy's Amy Acton ad tied to California GOP nonprofitLos Angeles Times – California · Oct 25, 2026
Chabria: What decent people get wrong about the Amy Acton adLos Angeles Times – California · Oct 25, 2026
Trump doubles down on defending Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad against Amy ActonNBC Los Angeles (KNBC) – Politics · Oct 23, 2026
Trump to speak at White House press dinner rescheduled after shootingThe Guardian · Jul 24, 2026
White House has extra asks for stalled federal highway billSF Weekly · Jul 23, 2026
Laura Loomer meets Zelenskyy in Ukraine after her major reversal on war with RussiaNBC Los Angeles (KNBC) – Politics · Jul 23, 2026
Former Trump Officials Are Lobbying the Agencies They Just LeftSludge · Jul 23, 2026
U.S. can't retreat from Iran without any winsChicago Sun-Times · Jul 23, 2026
Trump administration says it's deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California, MinnesotaNBC Los Angeles (KNBC) – Local · Jul 21, 2026
Hunter Biden for president? Stranger things have happened | Arwa MahdawiThe Guardian · Jul 21, 2026
Anna Paulina Luna had insider info, may have helped influencer make bets: reportTampa Bay Times · Jul 20, 2026
Usha Vance gives birth to fourth childNBC Los Angeles (KNBC) – Politics · Jul 19, 2026
Did Trump fire someone trying to stop IRS abuses?Vox · Jul 17, 2026
Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby YoungThe Guardian · Jul 17, 2026
The GOP nomination is Vance’s to lose. And he might lose it.Vox · Jul 17, 2026
Center · 15
Peltola denies knowing about Alaska spoiler candidate as Justice Department escalates investigationWPLG Local 10 – Politics · Oct 30, 2026
A midterm crossroads for both parties eyeing the beginning of the end of the Trump eraWPLG Local 10 – Main Feed · Oct 30, 2026
Controversial attack ad featuring Democrat’s estranged mother is off the air in OhioWPLG Local 10 – Politics · Oct 30, 2026
The Latest: DOJ subpoenas California officials in escalation of local election scrutinyWPLG Local 10 · Oct 29, 2026
Justice Department issues new subpoenas over Alaska spoiler candidate controversy, AP source saysWSVN 7News – Politics · Oct 29, 2026
Justice Department issues new subpoenas over Alaska spoiler candidate controversy, AP source saysWPLG Local 10 · Oct 29, 2026
The Latest: Trump brings another last-minute rally boost to Darline Graham for US Senate seatWPLG Local 10 · Oct 29, 2026
The Latest: Alaska spoiler candidate probe ordered, Democrats point to GOP dirty tricksWPLG Local 10 · Oct 29, 2026
Alaska's governor orders a probe into Peltola's Senate campaign over spoiler candidate controversyWPLG Local 10 · Oct 29, 2026
High-Stakes Midterm Blitz: Trump Rallies in Ohio as Vance and Obama Clash Down South(Videos)South Florida Reporter · Oct 29, 2026
Trump continues red-state campaign push with days until midtermsABC7 News San Francisco (KGO-TV) · Oct 27, 2026
Rising Prices Squeeze More Americans Ahead Of Pivotal Midterm ElectionsSouth Florida Reporter · Oct 27, 2026
Trump campaigns in Mississippi, highlighting Republicans' challengesWPLG Local 10 · Oct 27, 2026
The Latest: Trump rallies in Mississippi as GOP midterm challenges mountWPLG Local 10 · Oct 27, 2026
The Latest: Trump rallies in Mississippi as GOP midterm woes mountWPLG Local 10 · Oct 26, 2026
Right · 18
Justice Department issues new subpoenas over Alaska spoiler candidate controversy, AP source saysWSVN 7 News Miami · Oct 29, 2026
Obama, in Midwest, assails ‘cruelty’ and indecency from Trump and his allies in the midterm campaignWSVN 7 News Miami · Oct 25, 2026
Vance says he’s ‘disgusted’ by GOP pushback to Ramaswamy ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged motherWSVN 7 News Miami · Oct 21, 2026
Trump to commemorate 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks at the PentagonWSVN 7 News Miami · Sep 11, 2026
Republicans gather in Dallas for two-day midterm convention billed as a ‘Trump-a-Palooza’WSVN 7 News Miami · Sep 9, 2026
US strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying warships were targeted with ballistic missilesWSVN 7 News Miami · Sep 5, 2026
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, White House saysWSVN 7 News Miami · Sep 1, 2026
The US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolutionWSVN 7 News Miami · Jul 30, 2026
Secret Service agent on JD Vance's detail investigated for allegedly leaking operational security infoFox News Politics · Jul 23, 2026
Member of Vance's secret service detail under investigationSan Francisco Examiner · Jul 23, 2026
New poll complicates Vance’s status as Trump’s likely 2028 heir apparentFox News Politics · Jul 23, 2026
Trump touts historic tax cuts, child savings accounts in speechFlorida's Voice · Jul 23, 2026
FIRST ON FOX: White House reveals who’s joining Trump at correspondents’ dinner — and who can’t attendFox News Politics · Jul 23, 2026
Jared Moskowitz bill honoring Nancy Metayer cleared for House floor voteFlorida Politics · Jul 22, 2026
MAGA Inc. hits $400 million as RNC builds record $128.5 million war chest ahead of midtermsFlorida's Voice · Jul 22, 2026
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.21.26Florida Politics — Opinions · Jul 21, 2026
UNF PORL Poll: Property Tax Amendment Support Sinks When Voters Hear Fiscal EstimateThe Capitolist · Jul 20, 2026
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