UPDATED Apr. 29, 2021, at 4:01 PM

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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Kevin McCarthyR

Republican representative for California’s 23rd district

Biden margin

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

Biden score

How often McCarthy votes in line with Biden’s position

Biden plus-minus

Difference between McCarthy’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 McCarthy votes in line with Biden’s positionDifference between McCarthy’s actual and predicted Biden support scores
-16.6%
6.3%
-2.7-2.7
-2.7

117th Congress (2021-22)

Republican representative for California’s 23rd district

DateMeasureBiden positionMcCarthy voteAgree with Biden?Predicted chance of voting with Biden Plus-minus
April 22Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
April 21Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
April 21Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
April 16Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 27.3%-27.3
March 18Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 17.9%-17.9
March 18Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.8%-1.8
March 17Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 18.7%-18.7
March 11Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.1%-0.1
March 11Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.0%-1.0
March 10Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.0%0.0
March 9Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.4%-0.4
March 3Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.6%-0.6
March 3Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.4%-0.4
Feb. 26Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 1.4%-1.4
Feb. 25Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
No
support
No
 0.2%-0.2
Jan. 21Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78)
Kevin McCarthy's Vote:
Yes
support
Yes
 73.0%+27.0
Average6.3%8.9%-2.7

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