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Former Republican representative for North Carolina’s 11th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Cawthorn votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Cawthorn’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 Cawthorn votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Cawthorn’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-12.1% | 10.0% | -12.6 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Cawthorn vote | Agree with Biden? | Predicted chance of voting with Biden | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 23, 2022 | Providing appropriations for various federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023; updating the process of appointing and tallying presidential electors; providing money for humanitarian, security and economic assistance to Ukraine (225-201) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No |  | 16.0% | -16.0 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Providing collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers (219-201) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.4% | -1.4 |
| Dec. 15, 2022 | Allowing Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether to become a U.S. state, an independent country or a sovereign government (233-191) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 17.3% | -17.3 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics and in responding to mental and behavior health crises (264-162) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 44.3% | -44.3 |
| Dec. 14, 2022 | Updating regulations to address conflicts of interest in federal acquisitions (219-205) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.4% | -1.4 |
| Dec. 8, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state; includes an amendment allowing religious organizations to deny services or accomodations for same-sex weddings (258-169) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 35.3% | -35.3 |
| Dec. 6, 2022 | Making it easier for noncitizen veterans to get lawful permanent resident status (220-208) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.0% | -3.0 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Requiring the Bureau of Prisons to provide incarcerated women with certain pregnancy-related care and limiting the use of solitary confinement for pregnant women (324-90) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 73.3% | -73.3 |
| Dec. 1, 2022 | Establishing grants for reentry programs for previously incarcerated people (259-167) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 39.4% | -39.4 |
| Nov. 30, 2022 | Requiring certain railroad and labor organizations to accept a labor agreement (290-137) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 56.4% | +43.6 |
| Nov. 16, 2022 | Prohibiting the enforcement of nondisclosure agreements and nondisparagement clauses agreed to before a sexual assault or harassment dispute arises (315-109) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 68.0% | -68.0 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | Extending government funding and providing money for economic and security assistance to Ukraine (230-201) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 20.3% | -20.3 |
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Modifying merger filing fees and requiring disclosure of foreign merger subsidies (242-184) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 38.6% | ||
| Sept. 29, 2022 | Expanding access to mental and substance use health services (220-205) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.6% | -1.6 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for law enforcement agencies to investigate unsolved homicides and nonfatal shootings (250-178) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 31.2% | -31.2 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.6% | -1.6 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Providing money for local governments to train mental health professionals and send them instead of law enforcement officers to respond to emergencies involving people with behavioral health needs (223-206) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.0% | -2.0 |
| Sept. 22, 2022 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 81.5% | -81.5 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 13.6% | -13.6 |
| Sept. 21, 2022 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 14.6% | -14.6 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.0% | -2.0 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.6% | -1.6 |
| Sept. 15, 2022 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.9% | -8.9 |
| Aug. 12, 2022 | 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) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| July 29, 2022 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 53.5% | +46.5 |
| July 29, 2022 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.1% | -1.1 |
| July 29, 2022 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.3% | -1.3 |
| July 28, 2022 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 28.8% | -28.8 |
| July 27, 2022 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.9% | +3.1 |
| July 27, 2022 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.9% | -22.9 |
| July 27, 2022 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 39.1% | -39.1 |
| July 21, 2022 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.2% | -11.2 |
| July 20, 2022 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| July 19, 2022 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 40.0% | -40.0 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.6% | -2.6 |
| July 15, 2022 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| July 14, 2022 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 75.9% | -75.9 |
| July 13, 2022 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 40.7% | -40.7 |
| June 24, 2022 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 15.7% | -15.7 |
| June 23, 2022 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.3% | -2.3 |
| June 22, 2022 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 76.3% | +23.7 |
| June 22, 2022 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 94.7% | +5.3 |
| June 16, 2022 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 13.5% | -13.5 |
| June 15, 2022 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.8% | -0.8 |
| June 14, 2022 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 18.8% | -18.8 |
| June 9, 2022 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.8% | -4.8 |
| June 8, 2022 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.9% | -4.9 |
| May 18, 2022 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.4% | -2.4 |
| May 17, 2022 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.6% | -2.6 |
| May 13, 2022 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 36.7% | -36.7 |
| May 12, 2022 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.2% | -1.2 |
| May 11, 2022 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 56.8% | +43.2 |
| March 31, 2022 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 11.6% | -11.6 |
| March 18, 2022 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 16.8% | -16.8 |
| March 17, 2022 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.4% | -5.4 |
| March 9, 2022 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 38.0% | -38.0 |
| March 3, 2022 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 36.7% | -36.7 |
| Feb. 9, 2022 | 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) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.3% | -3.3 |
| Feb. 8, 2022 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 74.6% | +25.4 |
| Feb. 7, 2022 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 72.2% | -72.2 |
| Feb. 4, 2022 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.5% | -2.5 |
| Jan. 13, 2022 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.8% | -0.8 |
| Jan. 12, 2022 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 55.9% | -55.9 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 2.2% | ||
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.1% | -2.1 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.2% | -2.2 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.6% | -0.6 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 23.5% | -23.5 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.8% | -5.8 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 9.8% | -9.8 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 48.7% | -48.7 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (254-175) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 36.2% | -36.2 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through Dec. 16, 2022 (219-212) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.9% | -1.9 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| 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) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.5% | +1.5 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 12.7% | -12.7 |
| 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) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 95.7% | +4.3 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 23.4% | -23.4 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.7% | -5.7 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.8% | -1.8 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 9.6% | -9.6 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.3% | -22.3 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.2% | -2.2 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 22.3% | -22.3 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 46.0% | +54.0 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 14.7% | -14.7 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 33.9% | -33.9 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 84.6% | -84.6 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 70.1% | -70.1 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.8% | -0.8 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.0% | -1.0 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 38.0% | ||
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 1.0% | ||
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 28.8% | -28.8 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.8% | -6.8 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 29.9% | -29.9 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.6% | -4.6 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.6% | -0.6 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.5% | -2.5 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.9% | -2.9 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.4% | -2.4 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.6% | -5.6 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.6% | -1.6 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Madison Cawthorn's Vote: No | support | No | | 75.2% | -75.2 |
| Average | 10.0% | 22.6% | -12.6 | |||
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