The inference to which we are brought is, that the causes of faction cannot be removed, and that relief is only to be sought in the means of controlling its effects.
-The Federalist 10 (James Madison)
Note: Cliques are held to a higher standard than factions. A member of a faction agrees with at least one other member to the specified affinity, while a member of a clique agrees with all other members to the specified affinity. A member can be part of multiple cliques at the same affinity. The opposition is defined like before - a member of an opposition group agrees with all members of the reference clique (or faction) to the specified affinity, and the group is formed by including all members who meet that criteria. How members of an opposition group agree with each other is not specified.
Only cliques with three or more members are analyzed for opposition groups. Pairwise cliques are listed at the end.
Number of Roll Call Votes To Date = 388
Cliques in the range of 97% to less than or equal to 100% affinity
Cicilline (RI)-Serrano (NY) Clique
mean Majority Index - (-33), max Majority Index - (-31.52), min Majority Index - (-34.02), number - 3
Cicilline (RI)[387, -31.52, 52.64%], Takano (CA)[388, -34.02, 51.26%], Serrano (NY)[388, -34.02, 52.41%]
Opposition in the range of <= 17% of agreement - Holding (NC)-Roe (TN)
mean Majority Index - 62, max Majority Index - 64.43, min Majority Index - 56.19, number - 5
Holding (NC)[388, 64.43, 51.49%], Weber (TX)[388, 63.66, 57.47%], Hudson (NC)[388, 63.4, 57.93%], Ratcliffe (TX)[388, 63.4, 56.32%], Roe (TN)[388, 56.19, 53.1%]
Hensarling (TX)-Sessions (TX) Clique
mean Majority Index - 75, max Majority Index - 75.77, min Majority Index - 74.23, number - 3
Hensarling (TX)[388, 75.77, 60.46%], Chabot (OH)[388, 74.74, 60.46%], Sessions (TX)[388, 74.23, 58.62%]
Opposition in the range of <= 15% of agreement - Gutierrez (IL)-Grijalva (AZ)
mean Majority Index - (-38), max Majority Index - (-33.51), min Majority Index - (-42.01), number - 4
Gutierrez (IL)[388, -33.51, 51.95%], Lee (CA)[388, -36.08, 50.8%], Rush (IL)[388, -39.18, 42.76%], Grijalva (AZ)[388, -42.01, 45.29%]
Pairwise Cliques
Kildee (MI)[388, -30.41, 49.43%], DeGette (CO)[388, -33.51, 52.18%]
Kildee (MI)[388, -30.41, 49.43%], McCollum (MN)[388, -31.44, 51.95%]
McCollum (MN)[388, -31.44, 51.95%], Takano (CA)[388, -34.02, 51.26%]
Takano (CA)[388, -34.02, 51.26%], Lowenthal (CA)[388, -34.02, 49.2%]
Serrano (NY)[388, -34.02, 52.41%], Nadler (NY)[383, -34.73, 51.49%]
Raw data source: Govtrack.us
