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Republican representative for Georgia’s 3rd district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Ferguson votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Ferguson’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
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Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Ferguson votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Ferguson’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-25.2% | 11.4% | -1.3 |
Date | Measure | Biden position | Ferguson vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
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Dec. 23, 2022 | Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 2.0% | -2.0 | |
Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 15, 2022 | Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 1.4% | -1.4 | |
Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 23.6% | -23.6 | |
Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 8, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 8.5% | -8.5 | |
Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 1, 2022 | Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 56.2% | -56.2 | |
Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 14.2% | -14.2 | |
Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 40.4% | +59.6 | |
Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 48.3% | -48.3 | |
Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 3.5% | -3.5 | |
Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 23.3% | -23.3 | |
Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 7.3% | -7.3 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 76.7% | +23.3 | |
Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.9% | -0.9 | |
Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.7% | -0.7 | |
Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.3% | -0.3 | |
Aug. 12, 2022 | Allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices; extending Affordable Care Act subsidies; expanding tax credits for renewable and clean energy efforts; establishing a 15 percent corporate minimum tax; and other measures (220-207) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 29, 2022 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 27.1% | -27.1 | |
July 29, 2022 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 29, 2022 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 28, 2022 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 7.1% | -7.1 | |
July 27, 2022 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 95.0% | +5.0 | |
July 27, 2022 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 3.8% | -3.8 | |
July 27, 2022 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 17.4% | -17.4 | |
July 21, 2022 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.5% | -0.5 | |
July 20, 2022 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 19, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 11.2% | -11.2 | |
July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 14, 2022 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 75.5% | +24.5 | |
July 13, 2022 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 15.6% | -15.6 | |
June 24, 2022 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 1.2% | -1.2 | |
June 23, 2022 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 22, 2022 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 58.8% | +41.2 | |
June 22, 2022 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 91.3% | +8.7 | |
June 16, 2022 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 1.4% | -1.4 | |
June 15, 2022 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 14, 2022 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 2.4% | -2.4 | |
June 9, 2022 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 8, 2022 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 18, 2022 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 17, 2022 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 13, 2022 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 13.8% | -13.8 | |
May 12, 2022 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
May 11, 2022 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 31.1% | -31.1 | |
March 31, 2022 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.4% | -0.4 | |
March 18, 2022 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 1.3% | -1.3 | |
March 17, 2022 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.1% | -0.1 | |
March 9, 2022 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 11.8% | -11.8 | |
March 3, 2022 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 12.5% | -12.5 | |
Feb. 9, 2022 | Imposing visa restrictions on foreign people found responsible for human rights violations related to someone's sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics (227-206) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Feb. 8, 2022 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 57.5% | -57.5 | |
Feb. 7, 2022 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 54.2% | +45.8 | |
Feb. 4, 2022 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Jan. 13, 2022 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Jan. 12, 2022 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 34.1% | -34.1 | |
Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 8.2% | -8.2 | |
Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.3% | -0.3 | |
Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 18.5% | -18.5 | |
Sept. 30, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 12.3% | -12.3 | |
Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
July 29, 2021 | Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 98.8% | +1.2 | |
July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 1.8% | -1.8 | |
July 22, 2021 | Increasing the number of and expediting the process for visas available to Afghans who worked on behalf of the U.S. government in Afghanistan (407-16) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 93.2% | +6.8 | |
July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 3.1% | -3.1 | |
July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.1% | -0.1 | |
July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.2% | -0.2 | |
June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 1.9% | -1.9 | |
June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 1.6% | -1.6 | |
June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 24.0% | -24.0 | |
May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 2.8% | -2.8 | |
May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 8.8% | -8.8 | |
May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 71.2% | +28.8 | |
May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 46.7% | +53.3 | |
May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 11.9% | -11.9 | |
April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 5.4% | -5.4 | |
March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.1% | -0.1 | |
March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 5.6% | -5.6 | |
March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: No | support | No | 0.0% | 0.0 | |
Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) A. Drew Ferguson's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | 68.7% | +31.3 | |
Average | 11.4% | 12.7% | -1.3 |
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