What is Civvie
A plain-language record of how your reps voted.
Civvie is a free, nonpartisan tool that shows how your members of Congress voted on the issues you care about, drawn entirely from official records. You ask a question in your own words, give your ZIP code, and get an evidence-backed answer about what your representatives actually did.
The problem it solves
Your senators and representative cast hundreds of votes a year in your name. Finding out how yours voted on something you care about usually means digging through congressional records written for insiders. Most people never do, so the record that's supposed to be public stays effectively out of reach.
What you can do with it
Ask a question the way you'd actually say it, like “how did my reps vote on student debt?” Civvie uses your ZIP code (or your full address, only if your ZIP spans more than one district) to find the two senators and one House representative who serve you, then shows how each one acted on that issue: what they voted for, what was actually in the bill, and what it cost.
What makes it different
Evidence only
Every claim links back to a primary source. If Civvie can't cite it, it doesn't say it. No spin, no characterization the record doesn't support.
The tradeoff layer
Civvie never reduces a vote to a yes or no without showing what was inside the bill, so you see what your rep was actually weighing, not just which button they pressed.
Neutral by design
No red or blue, no party scorekeeping, no telling you what to think. The visual tone is closer to a public library than cable news.
What Civvie is not
It isn't a place to contact officials or take action, it isn't advice on how to vote, and it isn't on anyone's side. Civvie hands you the record and the context behind it. What you do with that is yours, whether that's at the ballot box or by telling your reps directly. Either way, it happens outside the app.
A note from Civvie's founder
I work in tech, and I built Civvie in my free time to scratch my own itch: I wanted to know exactly how my reps were voting on my behalf, and I couldn't find a tool that showed me without spin.
For years, when I went to vote, I didn't really know the candidates, so I just voted a straight ticket. That's embarrassing to admit, and it isn't real participation. It's following blindly. That's where two of Civvie's principles come from: accountability and empowerment. Voters should know exactly what the people they elected did, and use that information to decide who they vote for. And if they don't like how their reps are voting, they don't have to wait for Election Day to tell them.
This information is already on public websites, but their design is incredibly dated and they're difficult to navigate. I believe usable design is part of transparency: public information only does its job when people can actually find and understand it. And once anything about government feels politicized, people stop listening. That's why Civvie never editorializes, never leans toward a party, and says only what the public record shows.
So far, Civvie is paid for entirely out of my own pocket. I may apply for grants or accept small reader donations someday, but I will never take money from a political party, campaign, or PAC. If Civvie's funding changes, I'll say so here.
If you spot something wrong, email me at civvie.us@gmail.com, or . Corrections are posted on What’s new.
What Civvie stands for
Transparency
Clear access to how decisions are made — and by whom.
Accountability
Public servants. Public record. Public trust.
Empowerment
Information to understand. Power to participate.
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