Election Day, Nov 3 12 daysSenate D 82%House D 92%Governors D 89%Forecast updated Oct 22
U.S. House · Democrat · in Congress since 2021

Troy A. Carter

Louisiana District 2

#423of 537 in Congress
#210of 262 Democrats
21%of members score lower
Fullall four measures on file
50.1of 100D

How the score adds up

each block is a measure, sized by its weight and filled by the score
Points earned50.1of 100

The record

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

PAC money share

22% of the index
67%
  • $951K from PACs and other committees of $1.41M raised
  • $421K from individual donors
  • 2025 to 2026 two year period, filings through Jul 18, 2026
Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

16% of the index
None
  • No trades are listed for this member in Quiver Quantitative's table for the last year. That table can miss members, so a missing entry is not proof of no trades.
Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Crossing the aisle

40% of the index
51.9
  • Left scorecards 103, right scorecards 1, on a scale where each party's average member is 0 or 100
  • A typical member of either party lands near 50. Earning credit from the other side's groups raises it; falling short of your own side's groups lowers it.
Source: how the scorecards are rescaled

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Where Carter stands in Congress

every member, from 0 to 100
0255075100Democrats 57.7Republicans 57.3

The eight scorecards

the raw score each group gives, and where it sits between the parties
Left leaningside score 103
2025avg D 96 · avg R 2
2025-26 (119th Congress, votes since January 2025)avg D 93 · avg R 1
2025avg D 97 · avg R 2
119th Congressavg D 98 · avg R 2
Right leaningside score 1
119th Congressavg D 1 · avg R 87
2025avg D 6 · avg R 83
2025avg D 13 · avg R 89
America First Foundationcounts twice39 · F
117th to 119th Congressavg D 34 · avg R 68

The rest of the Louisiana delegation

7 members

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