John R. Carter
RRepublicanTX-31 · Representative
59
/ 100
Average
Attendance98
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone6
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency84
Avg: 57
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
John R. Carter
RepublicanTX-31 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.487)
John R. Carter is a Republican Representative from TX, District 31. He has served 23 years in Congress across 12 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 98.2% of the time.
23
Years in Office
12
Terms Served
119
Current Congress
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Report Card
Performance metrics for the current Congress
How John Compares
vs. the average House member
Party Loyalty+2.3% vs avg
98.2%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes-1.6% vs avg
2%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-9.0 vs avg
4
Avg: 13.0
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31
$246,499
Cash on Handⓘ
$1,347,562
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,142,503
Disbursementsⓘ
$344,454
Individual Donors
$473,311
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ
Service History
2003–2027House · TX-31 · RepublicanCurrent
District Demographics
TX-31 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.
810,684
Population
$93,699
Median Income
36.0
Median Age
37.8%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 67.2%Black 7.8%Hispanic 23.5%Asian 5.1%