UPDATED Jan. 20, 2022, at 11:51 AM

Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden?

An updating tally of how often every member of the House and the Senate votes with or against the president.

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Don BaconR

Republican representative for Nebraska’s 2nd district

Biden margin

Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s

Biden score

How often Bacon votes in line with Biden’s position

Biden plus-minus

Difference between Bacon’s actual and predicted Biden support scores

Biden marginBiden scoreBiden plus-minus
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’sHow often Bacon votes in line with Biden’s positionDifference between Bacon’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
+6.6%
24.0%
-57.2-57.2
-57.2

117th Congress (2021-22)

Republican representative for Nebraska’s 2nd district

DateMeasureBiden positionBacon voteAgree with Biden?Predicted chance of voting with Biden Plus-minus
Jan. 13Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 80.9%-80.9
Jan. 12Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 82.7%+17.3
Dec. 15, 2021Increasing the debt limit (221-209)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 79.2%-79.2
Dec. 14, 2021Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 80.9%-80.9
Dec. 9, 2021Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 78.9%-78.9
Dec. 2, 2021Extending government funding (221-212)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 79.6%-79.6
Nov. 19, 2021Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 81.4%-81.4
Nov. 5, 2021Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 59.0%+41.0
Nov. 4, 2021Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 81.8%-81.8
Oct. 26, 2021Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 80.3%-80.3
Oct. 22, 2021Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 88.5%+11.5
Sept. 29, 2021Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 77.4%-77.4
Sept. 24, 2021Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 79.9%-79.9
Sept. 21, 2021Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 81.2%-81.2
Aug. 24, 2021Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 81.2%-81.2
Aug. 24, 2021$3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 81.2%-81.2
July 29, 2021Providing emergency funding for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack and for the expansion of the Afghan visa program (416-11)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 97.8%+2.2
July 28, 2021Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 58.4%-58.4
July 22, 2021Increasing 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)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 98.0%+2.0
July 21, 2021Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 81.5%-81.5
July 20, 2021Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 76.1%-76.1
July 1, 2021Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 82.3%-82.3
June 25, 2021Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 83.9%-83.9
June 24, 2021Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 86.5%-86.5
June 24, 2021Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 81.3%-81.3
June 24, 2021Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 79.9%-79.9
June 23, 2021Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 88.6%+11.4
June 17, 2021Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 77.8%-77.8
May 20, 2021Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 57.0%-57.0
May 19, 2021Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 82.2%+17.8
May 18, 2021Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 95.3%+4.7
May 14, 2021Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 91.9%+8.1
May 13, 2021Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 78.9%-78.9
April 22, 2021Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 81.3%-81.3
April 21, 2021Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 81.3%-81.3
April 21, 2021Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 82.8%-82.8
April 16, 2021Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 82.8%+17.2
April 15, 2021Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 82.8%-82.8
March 18, 2021Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 82.7%-82.7
March 18, 2021Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 83.7%+16.3
March 17, 2021Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 83.8%-83.8
March 11, 2021Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 82.0%-82.0
March 11, 2021Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 83.1%-83.1
March 10, 2021Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 81.4%-81.4
March 9, 2021Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 83.2%-83.2
March 3, 2021Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 73.2%-73.2
March 3, 2021Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 77.3%-77.3
Feb. 26, 2021Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 82.1%-82.1
Feb. 25, 2021Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206)
Don Bacon's Vote:
No
support
No
 84.2%-84.2
Jan. 21, 2021Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78)
Don Bacon's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 83.1%+16.9
Average24.0%81.2%-57.2

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