Democrats vs Republicans: what your vote actually decides

Описание: Which party is better for you? Here's what their votes say, and what they can't.

Decided by votes (final House and Senate votes, combined):
Top income tax rate: since 1990, every raise passed mostly on Democratic votes, every cut on Republican votes.
Minimum wage: at least 80% of Democrats backed each of the six raises since 1966. Republican support ranged from 20% to 80%.
Health coverage: Medicare 1965 (Democrats 84% yes, Republicans 49%), the Medicare drug benefit 2003 (Republicans 88%, Democrats 11%), the Affordable Care Act 2010 (no Republican votes).

Undecided: the economy. Credit the president's party and Democrats win 6 of 10 outcomes since 1965. Credit the party controlling Congress and Republicans win 7. Same years: in 24 of the last 60, the president faced a Congress run by the other party.

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Sources: House Clerk, Senate.gov, Voteview (UCLA), IRS, Department of Labor; economy: BEA, BLS, NBER, OMB, Census Bureau, Federal Reserve. Data as of 16 October 2026.
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