U.S. House · MO-05
Cleaver, Emanuel
DMissouri 5th38 issues mapped from the public record
Stances are based on mapped issues and the public record (Congress.gov, FEC, and related sources). Add your own views to see how you line up.
Public record freshness
- Legislator stats: May 29, 2026
- Vote ingest: May 29, 2026
- FEC sync: Mar 20, 2026
- Finance cycle: 2026
Your alignment
Issue spotlight
High confidence based on 20 mapped decisive vote(s): 17 supporting and 3 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
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Opposing votes
17
Supporting votes
21 votes analyzed
Issue voting record
Based on public votes and official records. Browse by topic or sort by confidence.
High confidence based on 34 mapped decisive vote(s): 29 supporting and 5 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
29 supporting · 5 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 30 mapped decisive vote(s): 29 supporting and 1 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
29 supporting · 1 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 24 mapped decisive vote(s): 10 supporting and 14 opposing with 1 absence/present vote(s).
10 supporting · 14 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 20 mapped decisive vote(s): 17 supporting and 3 opposing.
17 supporting · 3 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 11 supporting and 7 opposing with 2 absence/present vote(s).
11 supporting · 7 opposingHIGH confidence
High confidence based on 18 mapped decisive vote(s): 6 supporting and 12 opposing.
6 supporting · 12 opposingHIGH confidence
What kind of representative is this?
HIGH confidenceRep. Cleaver voted with his party 98.8% of the time across 322 recorded votes, with a 58.2% attendance rate. His mapped record shows consistent opposition to economic expansion measures—including tax policy, government spending, defense spending, and infrastructure investment—alongside support for immigration, climate action, gun control, and LGBTQ+ rights. He opposed healthcare affordability measures, education funding, and most social safety-net expansions. On criminal justice reform, voting rights, workers' rights, and environmental protection, his votes split roughly evenly.
Opposed tax policy, government spending, defense spending, and most economic initiatives (54+ mapped votes on spending alone)
Supported immigration, climate change action, gun control, abortion rights, and LGBTQ+ rights (23–32 pro votes per issue)
Opposed education funding, healthcare affordability, and social programs across multiple categories
Mixed or neutral stance on criminal justice reform, voting rights, and environmental protection
- Missed 231 votes (58.2% attendance)
Signature issues
- Immigration — Supported immigration: 23 pro, 2 con across 25 mapped votesHIGH confidence
- Government Spending — Opposed government spending: 37 con, 17 pro across 54 mapped votesHIGH confidence
- Climate Change — Supported climate change action: 32 pro, 14 con across 46 mapped votesHIGH confidence
- Tax Policy — Opposed tax policy: 14 con, 9 pro across 23 mapped votesHIGH confidence
- Healthcare Affordability — Opposed healthcare affordability: 7 con, 0 pro across 7 mapped votesHIGH confidence
Synthesized from public voting and stance records only; not motive, corruption, electoral prospects, or district-wide opinion.
38 mapped issues • Updated May 22, 2026 • 38 non-gated high-confidence issues · Model claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
About and public record
Sources & transparency
- Congress.gov — votes and bills
- FEC.gov — campaign finance
Sources: Congress.gov · FEC · public disclosures. Methodology and citations on this district record.