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Democratic representative for Texas’s 20th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Castro votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Castro’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 Castro votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Castro’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
+29.0% | 100.0% | +1.0 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Castro 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) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| 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) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 92.3% | +7.7 |
| Sept. 21 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| Sept. 21 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 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) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| 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) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.9% | +1.1 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.9% | +1.1 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.5% | +0.5 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.4% | +3.6 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 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) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 77.3% | +22.7 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.6% | +1.4 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.8% | +1.2 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.2% | +0.8 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.0% | +1.0 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.7% | +2.3 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.8% | +1.2 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.9% | +0.1 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.6% | +1.4 |
| 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) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.4% | +1.6 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.1% | +2.9 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 91.4% | +8.6 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.6% | +0.4 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 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) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.5% | +3.5 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.7% | +3.3 |
| 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) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.8% | +0.2 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 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) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.4% | +3.6 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.0% | +5.0 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.4% | +0.6 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.3% | +0.7 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.7% | +0.3 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 100.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Joaquin Castro's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 90.1% | +9.9 |
| Average | 100.0% | 99.0% | +1.0 | |||
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