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Democratic representative for Pennsylvania’s 8th district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Cartwright votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Cartwright’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 Cartwright votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Cartwright’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-4.4% | 100.0% | +62.0 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Cartwright 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) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 53.0% | +47.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.2% | +81.8 |
| Sept. 22 | 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) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 20.3% | +79.7 |
| Sept. 22 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 84.0% | +16.0 |
| Sept. 21 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 35.8% | +64.2 |
| Sept. 21 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 40.8% | +59.2 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.8% | +80.2 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing greater congressional oversight of the U.S. Census Bureau and prohibiting the removal of the bureau director without cause (220-208) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 17.9% | +82.1 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 31.0% | +69.0 |
| 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) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.8% | +85.2 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 69.1% | +30.9 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.4% | +84.6 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.0% | +85.0 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 48.9% | +51.1 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 97.7% | +2.3 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 44.4% | +55.6 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 54.4% | +45.6 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 33.9% | +66.1 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.8% | +85.2 |
| July 19 | Repealing the Defense of Marriage Act and requiring states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed out-of-state (267-157) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 62.2% | +37.8 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 21.3% | +78.7 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 14.4% | +85.6 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 76.2% | +23.8 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 58.6% | +41.4 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 39.6% | +60.4 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 20.6% | +79.4 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 84.3% | +15.7 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.2% | +3.8 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 32.1% | +67.9 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 13.0% | +87.0 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 40.4% | +59.6 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 25.8% | +74.2 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 25.3% | +74.7 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 20.2% | +79.8 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 22.6% | +77.4 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 53.9% | +46.1 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.7% | +81.3 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 71.2% | +28.8 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 36.7% | +63.3 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 41.2% | +58.8 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 25.5% | +74.5 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 58.3% | +41.7 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 55.4% | +44.6 |
| 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) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 25.1% | +74.9 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 82.6% | +17.4 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 80.9% | +19.1 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 20.0% | +80.0 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 14.5% | ||
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 68.2% | ||
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.8% | +80.2 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.6% | +84.4 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.4% | +80.6 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.9% | +80.1 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 13.4% | +86.6 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 37.0% | +63.0 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 29.0% | +71.0 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 34.1% | +65.9 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 68.2% | +31.8 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 18.1% | +81.9 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.1% | +84.9 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.6% | +84.4 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.5% | +84.5 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.5% | +84.5 |
| 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) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 98.2% | +1.8 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 27.9% | +72.1 |
| 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) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 96.8% | +3.2 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 47.7% | +52.3 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 26.2% | +73.8 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.7% | +80.3 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 36.0% | +64.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 50.2% | +49.8 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.8% | +84.2 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that allowed borrowers to get loans at interest rates above the limit set by their state (218-208) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 20.0% | +80.0 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 52.0% | +48.0 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 60.1% | +39.9 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 29.3% | +70.7 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 55.4% | +44.6 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 90.2% | +9.8 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 81.2% | +18.8 |
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 13.9% | +86.1 |
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.8% | +84.2 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.8% | +84.2 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 16.2% | +83.8 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 58.3% | +41.7 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 16.2% | +83.8 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 52.3% | +47.7 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 31.8% | +68.2 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 53.8% | +46.2 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 15.6% | +84.4 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 27.5% | +72.5 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 13.4% | +86.6 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 22.3% | +77.7 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.4% | +80.6 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.5% | +80.5 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 28.9% | +71.1 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 19.8% | +80.2 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Matt Cartwright's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 78.6% | +21.4 |
| Average | 100.0% | 38.0% | +62.0 | |||
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