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Democratic representative for Virginia’s 10th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Wexton votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Wexton’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 Wexton votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Wexton’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
+19.3% | 100.0% | +2.5 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Wexton vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 96.6% | +3.4 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for local governments to send mental health professionals, instead of law enforcement officers, to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Sept. 22 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 90.4% | +9.6 |
| Sept. 21 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.1% | +2.9 |
| Sept. 21 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.9% | +1.1 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.3% | +1.7 |
| 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) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.1% | +3.9 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.6% | +5.4 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.2% | +0.8 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.7% | +4.3 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 90.4% | +9.6 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.0% | +2.0 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 19 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.0% | +2.0 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 77.0% | +23.0 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.7% | +5.3 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.9% | +2.1 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.1% | +2.9 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.7% | +1.3 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.4% | +6.6 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.8% | +4.2 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 92.6% | +7.4 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.1% | +3.9 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.9% | +1.1 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.0% | +2.0 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.8% | +1.2 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.4% | +3.6 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.6% | +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) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.4% | +3.6 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.0% | +4.0 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.1% | +6.9 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 80.9% | +19.1 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.0% | +1.0 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.9% | +2.1 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| 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) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.1% | +2.9 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 87.1% | +12.9 |
| 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) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.8% | +1.2 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.7% | +2.3 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.8% | +1.2 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.1% | +0.9 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 91.2% | +8.8 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 84.4% | +15.6 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.7% | +3.3 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.3% | +1.7 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.7% | +2.3 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.4% | +3.6 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.5% | +2.5 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.8% | +2.2 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.0% | +1.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Jennifer Wexton's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 87.4% | +12.6 |
| Average | 100.0% | 97.5% | +2.5 | |||
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