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Republican representative for West Virginia’s 2nd district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Mooney votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Mooney’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
| Biden margin | Biden score | Biden plus-minus |
|---|---|---|
| Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s | How often Mooney votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Mooney’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-32.6% | 7.8% | -2.5 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Mooney vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 1 | 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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No |  | 45.8% | -45.8 |
| Dec. 1 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.3% | -6.3 |
| Nov. 30 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 31.9% | -31.9 |
| Nov. 16 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 37.1% | -37.1 |
| Sept. 30 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| Sept. 29 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 16.4% | -16.4 |
| Sept. 29 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.3% | -2.3 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | 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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Alex Mooney's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 73.6% | +26.4 |
| Sept. 21 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| Sept. 21 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 12 | 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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 15.8% | -15.8 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.4% | -2.4 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Alex Mooney's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.5% | +6.5 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 9.5% | -9.5 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 19 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.9% | -3.9 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 75.2% | -75.2 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.4% | -7.4 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 47.7% | -47.7 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Alex Mooney's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 88.8% | +11.2 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.5% | -0.5 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.5% | -6.5 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.3% | -19.3 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.6% | -4.6 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.4% | -5.4 |
| Feb. 9 | 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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 46.9% | -46.9 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Alex Mooney's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 43.4% | ||
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 23.5% | -23.5 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.9% | -3.9 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.3% | -8.3 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.0% | +1.0 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| 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) Alex Mooney's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 91.4% | +8.6 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.6% | -0.6 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Alex Mooney's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.7% | +85.3 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.8% | -0.8 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.0% | -3.0 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 61.7% | -61.7 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Alex Mooney's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 33.4% | +66.6 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.7% | -4.7 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.4% | -1.4 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.4% | -1.4 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Alex Mooney'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) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Alex Mooney's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Alex Mooney's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 64.7% | +35.3 |
| Average | 7.8% | 10.4% | -2.5 | |||
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