Emanuel Cleaver Voting Record: MO-05

House Votes Analyzed

Explore Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's voting record for Missouri's 5th congressional district across 12 key policy areas.

Emanuel Cleaver's Congressional Voting Record: A Data-Driven Profile

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) represents Missouri's 5th congressional district. VoteStance has analyzed 320 tracked votes to provide a data-driven overview of Rep. Cleaver's legislative behavior.

Key Facts

• Tracked votes: 320
• Party-line vote rate: 98.8%
• Attendance rate: 65.8%

Voting Patterns and Attendance

Rep. Cleaver aligned with the Democrat Party position on 98.8% of the 320 tracked votes.

Attendance rates can vary due to committee work, district obligations, and other official duties.

Policy Positions Across Key Issues

The following shows Rep. Cleaver's voting alignment on major policy areas. 'Pro-stance' indicates support for the policy direction defined for each issue in VoteStance's methodology.

• Government Spending: 28.8% pro-stance (15 pro, 37 con out of 52 votes)
• Environmental Protection: 49.0% pro-stance (25 pro, 26 con out of 51 votes)
• Climate Change: 60.9% pro-stance (28 pro, 18 con out of 46 votes)
• Energy Costs: 22.5% pro-stance (9 pro, 31 con out of 40 votes)
• Defense Spending: 18.4% pro-stance (7 pro, 31 con out of 38 votes)
• Immigration: 51.5% pro-stance (17 pro, 16 con out of 33 votes)
• Criminal Justice Reform: 51.6% pro-stance (16 pro, 15 con out of 31 votes)
• Tax Policy: 39.1% pro-stance (9 pro, 14 con out of 23 votes)
• Public Education Funding: 18.2% pro-stance (4 pro, 18 con out of 22 votes)
• Small Business Support: 4.5% pro-stance (1 pro, 21 con out of 22 votes)
• Foreign Aid: 19.0% pro-stance (4 pro, 17 con out of 21 votes)
• Veterans Affairs: 10.0% pro-stance (2 pro, 18 con out of 20 votes)

Understanding the Data

Congressional votes often involve complex legislation containing multiple provisions. A vote against a bill does not necessarily indicate opposition to the overall goal of that bill. The pro-stance percentages represent patterns across multiple related votes rather than positions on any single vote in isolation.

Learn More About Your Representative

VoteStance provides nonpartisan analysis of voting records to help voters evaluate representatives based on actual legislative behavior. To explore the full dataset or compare Rep. Cleaver with other candidates in Missouri's 5th congressional district, visit the MO-05 page on VoteStance.