Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratMS-2 · Representative
60
/ 100
Average
Attendance96
Avg: 96
Independence2
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone3
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency100
Avg: 57
Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.
Methodology
Bennie G. Thompson
DemocratMS-2 · Representative
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Liberal (-0.519)
Bennie G. Thompson is a Democrat Representative from MS, District 2. He has served 33 years in Congress across 17 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as liberal, voting with his party 98.1% of the time. This member has 1 misconduct entry in our database.
33
Years in Office
17
Terms Served
119
Current Congress
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Report Card
Performance metrics for the current Congress
98.1%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
10 votes against party
3.9%
Missed Votesⓘ
557 total votes
8
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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1
Misconduct Entriesⓘ
How Bennie Compares
vs. the average House member
Party Loyalty+2.2% vs avg
98.1%
Avg: 95.9%
Missed Votes+0.3% vs avg
3.9%
Avg: 3.6%
Bills Sponsored-5.0 vs avg
8
Avg: 13.0
Committee Assignments
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Campaign Finance
2026 cycle · through 2026-03-31
$1,415,264
Cash on Handⓘ
$608,726
Total Receiptsⓘ
$819,626
Disbursementsⓘ
$150,223
Individual Donors
$452,744
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ
Service History
1993–2027House · MS-2 · DemocratCurrent
District Demographics
MS-2 · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.
726,691
Population
$43,811
Median Income
38.0
Median Age
21.0%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 31.6%Black 64.1%Hispanic 2.3%Asian 0.5%