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Republican representative for Mississippi’s 1st district
Biden’s share of the vote in the 2020 election minus Trump’s
How often Kelly votes in line with Biden’s position
Difference between Kelly’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 Kelly votes in line with Biden’s position | Difference between Kelly’s actual and predicted Biden support scores |
-31.0% | 9.5% | -0.7 |
| Date | Measure | Biden position | Kelly 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) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No |  | 3.0% | -3.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Providing money for anti-violence programs (220-207) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 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) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 22 | Authorizing grants for law enforcement agencies with fewer than 125 officers (360-64) Trent Kelly's Vote: Yes | support | Yes |  | 74.3% | +25.7 |
| Sept. 21 | Revising the process of casting and counting electoral votes for presidential elections (229-203) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| Sept. 21 | Allowing federal student loan borrowers to separate consolidated loans (232-193) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| Sept. 15 | Establishing and expanding whistleblower protections for federal employees (221-203) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 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) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 15 | Prohibiting certain federal positions from losing civil-service status (225-204) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 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) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29 | Revising restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats (278-134) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 17.9% | -17.9 |
| July 29 | Establishing wildfire preparedness and drought resiliency programs (218-199) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 29 | Prohibiting the sale, manufacture, transfer and possession of certain semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines (217-213) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 28 | Supporting the domestic production of semiconductors (243-187) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.1% | -3.1 |
| July 27 | Extending certain Medicare telehealth flexibilities after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (416-12) Trent Kelly's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 93.9% | +6.1 |
| July 27 | Establishing programs to support heart-disease research and awareness among the South Asian American population (237-192) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.3% | -1.3 |
| July 27 | Restoring full pension benefits terminated by Delphi Corporation's bankruptcy in 2009 (254-175) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.9% | -10.9 |
| July 21 | Protecting the right to access and use contraceptives (228-195) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.1% | -0.1 |
| July 20 | Authorizing appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for fiscal year 2023 (220-207) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 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) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.0% | -5.0 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to out-of-state abortion services (223-205) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 15 | Prohibiting restrictions on access to abortion services (219-210) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 14 | Authorizing Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 2023 (329-101) Trent Kelly's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 75.3% | +24.7 |
| July 13 | Establishing the Active Shooter Alert Communications Network (260-169) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 8.8% | -8.8 |
| June 24 | Expanding firearm regulations (234-193) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.2% | -0.2 |
| June 23 | Improving the collection of data related to sexual orientation and gender identity (220-201) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 22 | Establishing and funding agency for innovations in health care (336-85) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 50.1% | -50.1 |
| June 22 | Reauthorizing mental health and substance use disorder programs (402-20) Trent Kelly's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 89.4% | +10.6 |
| June 16 | Developing strategies to lower food and fuel costs (221-204) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| June 15 | Expanding access to credit, mortgage and banking services (215-207) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 14 | Providing funding for the conservation of fish and wildlife (231-190) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.7% | -0.7 |
| June 9 | Allowing federal courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from purchasing and possessing firearms (224-202) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 8 | Changing federal firearms laws, including prohibiting sales of certain weapons to people under 21 years old (223-204) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 18 | Expanding the availability of information on domestic terrorism (222-203) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 17 | Expanding employment and training programs (220-196) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 13 | Reauthorizing block grants for antipoverty activities (246-169) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 7.8% | -7.8 |
| May 12 | Making Transportation Security Administration employees part of the standard federal personnel management system (220-201) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| May 11 | Making it easier for federally employed firefighters to get workers' compensation (288-131) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 21.6% | -21.6 |
| March 31 | Capping out-of-pocket insulin costs (232-193) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18 | Prohibiting discrimination based on a person's hair texture or style (235-189) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| March 17 | Prohibiting certain forced arbitration clauses (222-209) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9 | The 2022 fiscal year appropriations bill (260-171) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.8% | -5.8 |
| March 3 | Expanding health care eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances (256-174) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 6.5% | -6.5 |
| 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) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 8 | Improving the U.S. Postal Service's finances, services and transparency (342-92) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 49.2% | -49.2 |
| Feb. 7 | Ending forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harrassment cases (335-97) Trent Kelly's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 45.7% | +54.3 |
| Feb. 4 | Providing money for semiconductor manufacturing, supply chain improvements and scientific research (222-210) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 13 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act, campaign finance regulations and election administration rules (220-203) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 12 | Expanding GI Bill eligibility for National Guard and Reserve members (287-135) Trent Kelly's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 25.6% | +74.4 |
| Dec. 15, 2021 | Increasing the debt limit (221-209) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 14, 2021 | Creating a State Department position to monitor and combat Islamophobia around the world (219-212) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 9, 2021 | Limiting the power of the executive branch and increasing disclosure requirements for presidential and vice presidential candidates (220-208) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Dec. 2, 2021 | Extending government funding (221-212) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 19, 2021 | Providing money to expand social safety programs, fight climate change and lower health care costs (220-213) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Nov. 5, 2021 | Providing money for transportation, utility and environmental infrastructure (228-206) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 4.6% | -4.6 |
| Nov. 4, 2021 | Protecting older job applicants from discrimination in the hiring process (224-200) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 26, 2021 | Reauthorizing and expanding funding for preventing domestic violence (228-200) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Oct. 22, 2021 | Expanding workplace requirements for breastfeeding accommodations (276-149) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 10.1% | -10.1 |
| Sept. 29, 2021 | Suspending the debt limit through December 16, 2022 (219-212) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 24, 2021 | Protecting the right to an abortion and health care providers’ ability to provide abortion services (218-211) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Sept. 21, 2021 | Extending government funding and raising the debt ceiling (220-211) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | Strengthening the Voting Rights Act (219-212) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Aug. 24, 2021 | $3.5 trillion budget plan (220-212) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 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) Trent Kelly's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 99.0% | +1.0 |
| July 28, 2021 | Making appropriations for the State Department, foreign operations and related programs (217-212) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.6% | -0.6 |
| 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) Trent Kelly's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 91.8% | +8.2 |
| July 21, 2021 | Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to implement regulations around certain chemicals (241-183) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.9% | -0.9 |
| July 20, 2021 | Allowing the Federal Trade Commission to recover money for victims of illegal business practices (221-205) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| July 1, 2021 | Providing money for transportation and water infrastructure (221-201) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 25, 2021 | Repealing an Environmental Protection Agency rule that removed limits on methane leaks (229-191) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 24, 2021 | Providing contraceptives to veterans without co-pays (245-181) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.4% | -0.4 |
| June 24, 2021 | Repealing a rule that changed the workplace discrimination settlement process (219-210) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 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) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| June 23, 2021 | Protecting older employees from workplace discrimination (247-178) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.3% | -0.3 |
| June 17, 2021 | Repealing the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq (268-161) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 16.5% | -16.5 |
| May 20, 2021 | Providing money for Capitol security in response to the Jan. 6 attack (213-212) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.1% | -1.1 |
| May 19, 2021 | Establishing a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol (252-175) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 3.8% | -3.8 |
| May 18, 2021 | Taking steps to combat hate crimes against Asian Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic (364-62) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 63.8% | -63.8 |
| May 14, 2021 | Protecting pregnant employees from workplace discrimination (315-101) Trent Kelly's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 36.2% | ||
| May 13, 2021 | Providing consumers with debt-related protections (215-207) Trent Kelly's Vote: Not Voting | support | Didn't Vote | 0.0% | ||
| April 22, 2021 | Admitting Washington, D.C., as a state (216-208) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Requiring that people detained while trying to enter the country have access to legal counsel (217-207) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 21, 2021 | Limiting the president's authority over immigration restrictions (218-208) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| April 16, 2021 | Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (254-166) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 5.8% | -5.8 |
| April 15, 2021 | Strengthening rules against wage discrimination (217-210) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 18, 2021 | Allowing farmworkers to get legal immigration status (247-174) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 1.9% | -1.9 |
| March 18, 2021 | Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (228-197) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 17, 2021 | Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (244-172) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 2.0% | -2.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Increasing the waiting period for federal gun background checks (219-210) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 11, 2021 | Requiring background checks for all gun sales (227-203) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 10, 2021 | Providing $1.9 trillion for COVID-19 relief (220-211) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 9, 2021 | Expanding unionization and collective bargaining rights (225-206) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Expanding voting rights, changing campaign finance regulations and strengthening ethics rules (220-210) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| March 3, 2021 | Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (220-212) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 26, 2021 | Protecting wilderness areas in Colorado, California, Washington and Arizona from development (227-200) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Feb. 25, 2021 | Prohibiting discrimination because of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation (224-206) Trent Kelly's Vote: No | support | No | | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| Jan. 21, 2021 | Waiver allowing Lloyd Austin to become secretary of defense (326-78) Trent Kelly's Vote: Yes | support | Yes | | 65.6% | +34.4 |
| Average | 9.5% | 10.2% | -0.7 | |||
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