Shelley Moore Capito

Senator from West Virginia

SENATEREPUBLICAN2001–nowID C001047

LegislationHEADLINE

13%with Dems

of 6,828 votes

Nominations

11%with Dems

of 1,774 · confirmations only

All contested

12%with Dems

of 8,602 · both combined

Steepest move

−14 pts

2023 → 2025

still a Republican

Career arc

Legislation leads. Each point is one Congress: how often they sided with the Democratic majority on contested bills, resolutions and amendments.

100%75%50%25%0%sides with Democrats ↑sides with Republicans ↓20012007201320192025

2025–26119th Congress

Sat as a Republican

1.5%with Democrats

legislation only

Votes for this Congress are open below

Steepest move: 2023 → 2025, −14 pts — within one party label.

Sat as a DemocratSat as a RepublicanVotes available below

Votes

DateBillVoteTypeCastSided with

Sep 30, 2026noneKeith Sonderling, of Florida, to be Secretary of LaborNOMINATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 30, 2026H.R. 9340A bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Full textA bill to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to establish a Federal standard relating to the recovery of the full, incremental costs of upgrades that serve large-load customers, and for other purposes.Party majoritiesDemocrats Nay · Republicans YeaCounts toward scoreYes — the parties split.

Where this lands

YEASided with the Republican majority

Open roll call

Sep 30, 2026H.R. 7008A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEAREP MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2026S.Res. 852A resolution requesting information on Israel's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Sep 29, 2026S.J.Res. 197A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Sep 28, 2026S. 4668A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.LEGISLATIONYEABOTH · NOT SCORED

Sep 28, 2026S. 4668To establish certain standards with respect to coaches of varsity sports teams.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

Sep 28, 2026S. 4668To increase the limitation on funding for post-eligibility insurance and catastrophic injury for student athletes.LEGISLATIONNAYREP MAJORITY

9 most recent roll calls shown · 825 contested votes scored in the 119th CongressAll votes this Congress →

By policy area

career · legislation

Economics and Public Finance22.8% · 1,761 votes

Congress0.7% · 1,532 votes

Armed Forces and National Security11.3% · 415 votes

Energy6% · 299 votes

Health12.8% · 226 votes

Taxation7.1% · 225 votes

Public Lands and Natural Resources10.4% · 201 votes

Government Operations and Politics11.2% · 196 votes

Environmental Protection5.8% · 191 votes

Finance and Financial Sector5.5% · 183 votes

Emergency Management17.3% · 168 votes

International Affairs6.7% · 165 votes

Transportation and Public Works20.7% · 140 votes

Education26.6% · 124 votes

Labor and Employment16.2% · 111 votes

Agriculture and Food29.1% · 110 votes

Crime and Law Enforcement11.7% · 94 votes

Science, Technology, Communications27.8% · 90 votes

Housing and Community Development23.5% · 85 votes

Immigration1.4% · 72 votes

Law8.3% · 60 votes

Commerce17% · 53 votes

Foreign Trade and International Finance15.9% · 44 votes

Water Resources Development10.5% · 38 votes

Native Americans28% · 25 votes

Social Welfare34.8% · 23 votes

Animals72.2% · 18 votes

Commemorations5.6% · 18 votes

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues23.5% · 17 votes

Too few contested votes to score

Families— · 5 votes

Sports and Recreation— · 5 votes

They also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split, so there is nothing to score — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Blue is the share of votes siding with the Democratic majority; the tick marks 50%.

Service record

13 Congresses

107th · 2001114th · 2015119th · 2025

Republican · House · WV107th–113th

Republican · Senate · WV114th–119th

Term datesexact

Shelley Moore Capito

Senator from West Virginia

SENATER2001–now13 CONGRESSES

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LegislationHEADLINE

12.8%with Democrats

of 6,828 votes · 87.2% with Republicans

Nominations11%of 1,774 votes

All contested12%of 8,602 · combined

Steepest move−14 pts2023→25, as a Republican

Career arc

10050020012025

2025–26 · 119th · Republican1.5%

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Votes

Democratic majorityNay

Republican majorityYea

Counts toward scoreYes

Open roll call

Latest 6 shown · 825 contested votes scored in the 119th

By policy area

career

Economics and Public Finance22.8% · 1,761

Congress0.7% · 1,532

Armed Forces and National Security11.3% · 415

Energy6% · 299

Health12.8% · 226

Taxation7.1% · 225

Public Lands and Natural Resources10.4% · 201

Government Operations and Politics11.2% · 196

Environmental Protection5.8% · 191

Finance and Financial Sector5.5% · 183

Emergency Management17.3% · 168

International Affairs6.7% · 165

Transportation and Public Works20.7% · 140

Education26.6% · 124

Labor and Employment16.2% · 111

Agriculture and Food29.1% · 110

Crime and Law Enforcement11.7% · 94

Science, Technology, Communications27.8% · 90

Housing and Community Development23.5% · 85

Immigration1.4% · 72

Law8.3% · 60

Commerce17% · 53

Foreign Trade and International Finance15.9% · 44

Water Resources Development10.5% · 38

Native Americans28% · 25

Social Welfare34.8% · 23

Animals72.2% · 18

Commemorations5.6% · 18

Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues23.5% · 17

Families— · 5

Sports and Recreation— · 5

Also voted in 2 areas where the parties never split — never on a contested question: Arts, Culture, Religion, Social Sciences and History.

Service record

107th · 2001119th · 2025

Republican107th–113th

Republican114th–119th

Party switchers

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