Senate Mainstream Democrat
19 members clustered on panel issue scores from roll-call votes — k-means on legislator positions across eight shared topics.
Faction #6What makes this faction distinct
Issue factions are clustered so members share similar panel issue profiles from roll-call votes. The charts below show which issues separate this group from every other faction in Congress.
vs. strongest contrast faction
Compared to House Main Street Republican — the faction furthest away on average across shared panel issues.
Senate Mainstream Democrat
- Climate & environment: 84
- Economy & labor: 81
- Immigration: 77
House Main Street Republican
- Immigration: 6
- Climate & environment: 10
- LGBTQ+ rights: 15
Defining issue leans
Bar length = faction lean. Δ = how far this faction sits from all others on that issue.
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Solid cells = defining issues for that faction (largest gap vs all others). Blue = progressive lean, red = traditionalist. Blank = issue not in that faction's top profile.
Biggest contrast pair: Senate Mainstream Democrat vs House Main Street Republican
Map — zoomed to this faction
526 members in 9 issue factions (silhouette 0.54), clustered on combined vote + sponsorship dimension profiles. Compare with All factions →
Members
Senate Mainstream Democrat
Defining panel issues
- Climate & environment — mean 84 (100% coverage)
- Economy & labor — mean 81 (100% coverage)
- Immigration — mean 77 (100% coverage)
| Member | State | Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Cantwell | WA | Senate |
| Amy Klobuchar | MN | Senate |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | RI | Senate |
| Richard J. Durbin | IL | Senate |
| Jack Reed | RI | Senate |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | NY | Senate |
| Christopher A. Coons | DE | Senate |
| Tammy Baldwin | WI | Senate |
| Michael F. Bennet | CO | Senate |
| Richard Blumenthal | CT | Senate |
| Martin Heinrich | NM | Senate |
| Ben Ray Luján | NM | Senate |
| Patty Murray | WA | Senate |
| Charles E. Schumer | NY | Senate |
| Brian Schatz | HI | Senate |
| Tim Kaine | VA | Senate |
| Tina Smith | MN | Senate |
| Andy Kim | NJ | Senate |
| John W. Hickenlooper | CO | Senate |