Congress WatchCopy-trade rankings: Democrats
Among 54 democrats with enough history, 15 would have beaten the S&P 500 on the days they held stocks, copying their disclosed trades three days after filing, and 39 would not. The median gap was -2.7 percentage points a year.
| # | Politician | Period | Invested avg share of money | Copied holdings per year | S&P 500 same days, per year | Gap | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James R. Langevin Democrat, RI | 2015-10 to 2026-11 | 64% | +22.9% | +13.0% | +9.9 pts | 120 |
| 2 | Ron L Wyden Democrat, OR | 2020-05 to 2026-11 | 86% | +25.5% | +16.6% | +8.9 pts | 48 |
| 3 | Valerie Hoyle Democrat, OR | 2025-09 to 2026-11 | 43% | +18.2% | +11.4% | +6.8 pts | 41 |
| 4 | Zoe Lofgren Democrat, CA | 2016-03 to 2026-11 | 48% | +19.8% | +13.9% | +5.9 pts | 87 |
| 5 | John F Reed Democrat, RI | 2014-04 to 2026-11 | 33% | +15.8% | +12.5% | +3.2 pts | 63 |
| 6 | Greg Stanton Democrat, AZ | 2023-11 to 2026-11 | 98% | +22.3% | +19.9% | +2.3 pts | 20 |
| 7 | Jonathan Jackson Democrat, IL | 2023-05 to 2026-11 | 94% | +21.2% | +19.3% | +1.9 pts | 99 |
| 8 | Cleo Fields Democrat, LA | 2025-07 to 2026-11 | 97% | +15.6% | +13.8% | +1.8 pts | 41 |
| 9 | Julie Johnson Democrat, TX | 2025-02 to 2026-11 | 61% | +14.2% | +12.6% | +1.6 pts | 114 |
| 10 | Rubén Hinojosa Democrat, TX | 2014-02 to 2026-11 | 57% | +13.5% | +12.6% | +0.9 pts | 52 |
| 11 | Nick J. Rahall II Democrat, WV | 2014-02 to 2026-11 | 58% | +13.1% | +12.3% | +0.8 pts | 20 |
| 12 | Raúl M. Grijalva Democrat, AZ | 2014-02 to 2026-11 | 55% | +13.0% | +12.5% | +0.5 pts | 100 |
| 13 | Dwight Evans Democrat, PA | 2017-05 to 2026-11 | 84% | +13.7% | +13.4% | +0.3 pts | 90 |
| 14 | Ed Perlmutter Democrat, CO | 2017-09 to 2026-11 | 56% | +13.8% | +13.5% | +0.2 pts | 69 |
| 15 | John A. Yarmuth Democrat, KY | 2014-08 to 2026-11 | 79% | +12.2% | +12.1% | +0.1 pts | 87 |
| 16 | Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat, RI | 2014-02 to 2026-11 | 96% | +12.2% | +12.3% | -0.0 pts | 144 |
| 17 | Donna Shalala Democrat, FL | 2020-04 to 2026-11 | 93% | +15.5% | +16.2% | -0.7 pts | 20 |
| 18 | Alan S. Lowenthal Democrat, CA | 2014-01 to 2026-11 | 82% | +11.3% | +12.2% | -0.9 pts | 308 |
| 19 | Daniel Goldman Democrat, NY | 2023-02 to 2026-11 | 57% | +18.3% | +19.4% | -1.1 pts | 57 |
| 20 | William R. Keating Democrat, MA | 2021-04 to 2026-11 | 96% | +10.6% | +11.7% | -1.1 pts | 48 |
| 21 | Susan A. Davis Democrat, CA | 2014-07 to 2026-11 | 56% | +10.1% | +12.1% | -2.0 pts | 39 |
| 22 | Greg Landsman Democrat, OH | 2024-08 to 2026-11 | 34% | +12.5% | +14.7% | -2.2 pts | 54 |
| 23 | Kathy Castor Democrat, FL | 2014-05 to 2026-11 | 34% | +9.9% | +12.3% | -2.4 pts | 44 |
| 24 | Cindy Axne Democrat, IA | 2021-10 to 2026-11 | 95% | +9.3% | +11.8% | -2.5 pts | 36 |
| 25 | Scott H. Peters Democrat, CA | 2014-08 to 2026-11 | 24% | +10.0% | +12.6% | -2.6 pts | 46 |
| 26 | Kathy Manning Democrat, NC | 2021-02 to 2026-11 | 98% | +10.2% | +12.8% | -2.6 pts | 96 |
| 27 | Thomas Suozzi Democrat, NY | 2021-09 to 2026-11 | 92% | +8.7% | +11.4% | -2.7 pts | 62 |
| 28 | David E. Price Democrat, NC | 2014-10 to 2026-11 | 91% | +9.8% | +12.7% | -2.9 pts | 39 |
| 29 | Lois Frankel Democrat, FL | 2014-05 to 2026-11 | 82% | +9.4% | +12.4% | -3.0 pts | 210 |
| 30 | Gilbert Cisneros Democrat, CA | 2019-02 to 2026-11 | 97% | +11.4% | +14.4% | -3.1 pts | 131 |
| 31 | Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr Democrat, VA | 2019-12 to 2026-11 | 93% | +10.1% | +13.9% | -3.8 pts | 104 |
| 32 | Nancy Pelosi Democrat, CA | 2014-11 to 2026-11 | 65% | +8.3% | +12.2% | -3.9 pts | 66 |
| 33 | Debbie Dingell Democrat, MI | 2015-05 to 2026-11 | 86% | +8.1% | +12.3% | -4.2 pts | 81 |
| 34 | Joe Courtney Democrat, CT | 2020-07 to 2026-11 | 77% | +9.9% | +14.9% | -5.0 pts | 54 |
| 35 | Susie Lee Democrat, NV | 2019-03 to 2026-11 | 55% | +9.5% | +14.5% | -5.1 pts | 177 |
| 36 | Dean Phillips Democrat, MN | 2019-02 to 2026-11 | 97% | +9.3% | +14.4% | -5.1 pts | 72 |
| 37 | Bradley S. Schneider Democrat, IL | 2014-12 to 2026-11 | 32% | +6.7% | +12.4% | -5.7 pts | 63 |
| 38 | Katherine M. Clark Democrat, MA | 2014-12 to 2026-11 | 74% | +6.3% | +12.1% | -5.8 pts | 144 |
| 39 | Marie Newman Democrat, IL | 2021-02 to 2026-11 | 96% | +6.3% | +12.5% | -6.2 pts | 88 |
| 40 | Josh Gottheimer Democrat, NJ | 2018-08 to 2026-11 | 87% | +6.5% | +13.3% | -6.8 pts | 268 |
| 41 | Lloyd Doggett Democrat, TX | 2014-04 to 2026-11 | 85% | +5.6% | +12.6% | -7.0 pts | 86 |
| 42 | Mikie Sherrill Democrat, NJ | 2019-05 to 2026-11 | 48% | +7.3% | +14.5% | -7.2 pts | 45 |
| 43 | Earl Blumenauer Democrat, OR | 2014-04 to 2026-11 | 72% | +6.0% | +13.5% | -7.6 pts | 122 |
| 44 | Gary C Peters Democrat, MI | 2015-05 to 2026-11 | 87% | +4.6% | +12.3% | -7.7 pts | 37 |
| 45 | Steve Cohen Democrat, TN | 2015-09 to 2026-11 | 27% | +3.0% | +10.8% | -7.8 pts | 22 |
| 46 | Jared Moskowitz Democrat, FL | 2023-03 to 2026-11 | 93% | +12.6% | +20.5% | -7.9 pts | 55 |
| 47 | Peter Welch Democrat, VT | 2018-07 to 2026-11 | 38% | +3.0% | +13.4% | -10.4 pts | 52 |
| 48 | Rick Larsen Democrat, WA | 2023-05 to 2026-11 | 96% | +6.9% | +18.9% | -11.9 pts | 51 |
| 49 | Ritchie John Torres Democrat, NY | 2025-08 to 2026-11 | 97% | -0.2% | +12.6% | -12.7 pts | 20 |
| 50 | Cheri Bustos Democrat, IL | 2016-06 to 2026-11 | 16% | +0.9% | +13.8% | -12.9 pts | 25 |
| 51 | Gerald E. Connolly Democrat, VA | 2014-04 to 2026-11 | 13% | -1.0% | +12.3% | -13.4 pts | 22 |
| 52 | John W Hickenlooper Democrat, CO | 2021-04 to 2026-11 | 34% | -3.7% | +12.3% | -16.0 pts | 39 |
| 53 | Tom Malinowski Democrat, NJ | 2021-03 to 2026-11 | 97% | -3.5% | +13.2% | -16.7 pts | 52 |
| 54 | April McClain Delaney Democrat, MD | 2025-03 to 2026-11 | 91% | -0.2% | +18.7% | -18.9 pts | 123 |
How to read this table
- Each politician gets the same experiment: $10,000 invested when their first purchase in this dataset became public, copying every stock or fund purchase and sale three calendar days after filing, with no leverage or shorting.
- The copy portfolio is often mostly cash (few holdings, each a small slice), which would unfairly drag it below the index. So the table compares the return of the copied holdings with SPY on the same days, and shows how much of the money was invested on average.
- Only people with at least 20 executed copy trades, about a year of days holding stocks, and price history for most of their trades are ranked. Others are listed on their own page with the reason.
- Survivorship bias: stocks that were delisted, renamed or acquired have no price history, so those copy trades are rejected. That tends to flatter results.
- Disclosed amounts are ranges, the data has gaps (see the methodology), and one lucky position can drive a result. This is not investment advice.