BackGet more FiveThirtyEight
- Terms of Use
- Privacy Policy
- Do Not Sell My Info
- Your California Privacy Rights
- Children's Online Privacy Policy
- Interest-Based Ads
© 2018 ABC News Internet Ventures. All rights reserved.
Republican representative for Kentucky’s 6th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Barr votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Barr’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 Barr votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Barr’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-9.1% | 9.4% | -14.1 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Barr vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxins (256-174) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No |  | 43.9% | -43.9 |
| 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) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.3% | -8.3 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Andy Barr's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 77.9% | +22.1 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Andy Barr's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 75.8% | +24.2 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.4% | -6.4 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.0% | -3.0 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 60.8% | -60.8 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.9% | -5.9 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.4% | -3.4 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.7% | -5.7 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.0% | -6.0 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.5% | -2.5 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 28.4% | -28.4 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.0% | -12.0 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 17.1% | -17.1 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 56.5% | -56.5 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.2% | -5.2 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.3% | -3.3 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.4% | -3.4 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.4% | -3.4 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.4% | -3.4 |
| 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) Andy Barr's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.4% | +1.6 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 17.7% | -17.7 |
| 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) Andy Barr's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.2% | +3.8 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 32.1% | -32.1 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.3% | -11.3 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.3% | -5.3 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Andy Barr's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 17.4% | ||
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 32.1% | -32.1 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.5% | -3.5 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.0% | -6.0 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 32.8% | -32.8 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 51.5% | -51.5 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 19.7% | -19.7 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 42.0% | -42.0 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Andy Barr's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 87.0% | +13.0 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 74.7% | -74.7 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.9% | -2.9 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.5% | -3.5 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.5% | -3.5 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.5% | -3.5 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 45.9% | -45.9 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.5% | -3.5 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 37.5% | -37.5 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 13.7% | -13.7 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 38.8% | -38.8 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.3% | -3.3 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.3% | -10.3 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.5% | -2.5 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.7% | -6.7 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.7% | -6.7 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.1% | -6.1 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.8% | -11.8 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Andy Barr's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.0% | -5.0 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Andy Barr's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 76.6% | ||
| Average | 9.4% | 23.5% | -14.1 | |||
Comments