Republican Party
On the political map: Strongly right economically · socially conservative
Founded in 1854 as an anti-slavery party — Abraham Lincoln was its first president — the modern Republican Party is a center-right coalition of economic conservatives, social conservatives, and, more recently, populist nationalists. It favors lower taxes and lighter regulation, strong border enforcement, gun rights, a robust military, and originalist judges.
Signature positions
- Cut taxes and roll back federal regulation
- Tighten border security and immigration enforcement
- Protect Second Amendment gun rights
- Appoint originalist judges; leave abortion to the states
- Expand domestic oil and gas production
- School choice and a strong national defense
The platform, issue by issue
Each issue runs left ↔ right(−1…+1), distilled from the party's most recent national platform. A simplified, directional read — not a substitute for the platform itself.
Members of Congress most aligned with this platform
Every current member ranked by how closely their voting record matches this platform, using the same issue-by-issue similarity as the My Politics quiz.
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John HoevenR · ND · Senate94% - 2
Mike CrapoR · ID · Senate94% - 3
Mike RoundsR · SD · Senate94% - 4
Bill CassidyR · LA · Senate94% - 5
Roger F. WickerR · MS · Senate94% - 6
James E. RischR · ID · Senate93% - 7
John ThuneR · SD · Senate93% - 8
Steve DainesR · MT · Senate93% - 9
Tim ScottR · SC · Senate93% - 10
Tom CottonR · AR · Senate93% - 11
Deb FischerR · NE · Senate93% - 12
John BoozmanR · AR · Senate93% - 13
Mitch McConnellR · KY · Senate93% - 14
John KennedyR · LA · Senate93% - 15
Ben ClineR · VA-6 · House93% - 16
Dan CrenshawR · TX-2 · House93% - 17
Scott PerryR · PA-10 · House93% - 18
Kevin CramerR · ND · Senate93% - 19
John BarrassoR · WY · Senate93% - 20
Brian J. MastR · FL-21 · House93% - 21
John CornynR · TX · Senate93% - 22
W. Gregory SteubeR · FL-17 · House93% - 23
Chuck GrassleyR · IA · Senate93% - 24
Kevin HernR · OK-1 · House93%
Where it sits on the political map
Each small dot is a current member (Dem · Rep); the larger dots are the party platforms. Economic axis: taxes, healthcare, labor, energy. Social axis: abortion, guns, immigration, civil rights, crime.