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Trump score How often Smith votes in line with Trump’s position | Trump margin Trump’s share of the vote in the 2016 election in the member’s state or district minus Clinton’s | Predicted score How often Smith is expected to support Trump based on Trump’s 2016 margin | Trump plus-minus Difference between Smith’s actual and predicted Trump-support scores | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 24.5% | -1.5 | 43.6% | -19.1 |
| 116th Congress | 13.6% | -1.5 | 33.1% | -19.4 |
| 115th Congress | 33.3% | -1.5 | 52.1% | -18.8 |
Trump score How often Smith votes in line with Trump’s position | 24.5% |
|---|---|
| Trump margin Trump’s share of the vote in the 2016 election in the member’s state or district minus Clinton’s | -1.5 |
Predicted score How often Smith is expected to support Trump based on Trump’s 2016 margin | 43.6% |
Trump plus-minus Difference between Smith’s actual and predicted Trump-support scores | -19.1 |
| Date | Measure | Trump Position | Smith Vote | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 1 | Two-year budget bill (67-28) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump?  | Likelihood of agreement 78.8% | Plus-minus +21.2 |
| July 29 | Overriding President Trump’s veto of a bill blocking the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia (46-41) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump?  | Likelihood of agreement 26.2% | Plus-minus -26.2 |
| July 29 | Overriding President Trump’s veto of a bill blocking the sale of arms to the United Arab Emirates (45-39) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 24.1% | Plus-minus -24.1 |
| July 29 | Overriding President Trump’s veto of a bill blocking the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia (45-40) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 24.0% | Plus-minus -24.0 |
| July 23 | Nomination of Mark T. Esper to be secretary of defense (90-8) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 94.8% | Plus-minus +5.2 |
| June 26 | Providing humanitarian aid for the U.S.-Mexico border (37-55) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 43.6% | Plus-minus -43.6 |
| June 20 | Blocking the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (51-45) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 28.5% | Plus-minus -28.5 |
| June 20 | Blocking the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia (53-45) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 27.0% | Plus-minus -27.0 |
| June 20 | Blocking the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia (53-45) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 27.0% | Plus-minus -27.0 |
| May 23 | Providing disaster relief money, including additional aid for Puerto Rico (85-8) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 3.1% | Plus-minus -3.1 |
| May 2 | Overriding President Trump’s veto of a bill ending U.S. military assistance to Saudi-led forces in the war in Yemen (53-45) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 26.5% | Plus-minus -26.5 |
| April 11 | Nomination of David Bernhardt to be secretary of the interior (56-41) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 39.2% | Plus-minus -39.2 |
| March 14 | Overturning President Trump’s emergency declaration for border wall funding (59-41) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 21.3% | Plus-minus -21.3 |
| March 13 | Ending U.S. military assistance to Saudi-led forces in the war in Yemen (54-46) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 27.2% | Plus-minus -27.2 |
| Feb. 28 | Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (52-47) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 32.2% | Plus-minus -32.2 |
| Feb. 25 | Setting requirements for the care of infants born after failed abortions (53-44) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 33.3% | Plus-minus -33.3 |
| Feb. 14 | Nomination of William Barr to be attorney general (54-45) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 33.1% | Plus-minus -33.1 |
| Feb. 4 | Disapproving of withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan and Syria (70-26) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 30.8% | Plus-minus +69.2 |
| Jan. 24 | Funding the federal government through Feb. 8, without money for a border wall (52-44) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 24.4% | Plus-minus -24.4 |
| Jan. 24 | Funding the federal government through Sept. 30 and providing $5.7 billion for a border wall (50-47) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 31.6% | Plus-minus -31.6 |
| Jan. 17 | Permanent ban on the use of federal funds for abortion or health coverage that includes abortions (48-47) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 28.9% | Plus-minus -28.9 |
| Jan. 16 | Disapproving of the Trump administration’s plan to lift sanctions on three Russian companies (57-42) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 21.9% | Plus-minus -21.9 |
| Average | 13.6% | 33.1% | -19.4 | |||
| Date | Measure | Trump Position | Smith Vote | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement | Plus-minus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 18, 2018 | Making changes to federal sentencing and prison laws (87-12) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 95.5% | Plus-minus +4.5 |
| Dec. 13, 2018 | Ending U.S. military assistance to Saudi-led forces in the war in Yemen (56-41) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 24.3% | Plus-minus -24.3 |
| Dec. 12, 2018 | Repeal of a rule allowing disclosure of less information by politically active nonprofit groups (50-49) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 30.9% | Plus-minus -30.9 |
| Dec. 11, 2018 | The 2018 farm bill (conference committee report) (87-13) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 91.3% | Plus-minus +8.7 |
| Oct. 10, 2018 | Repeal of a rule expanding short-term health insurance plans (50-50) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 31.8% | Plus-minus -31.8 |
| Oct. 6, 2018 | Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to be associate justice of the Supreme Court (50-48) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 32.6% | Plus-minus -32.6 |
| Sept. 17, 2018 | Broad legislation to address the opioid crisis (99-1) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 99.4% | Plus-minus +0.6 |
| July 23, 2018 | Nomination of Robert L. Wilkie to be secretary of veterans affairs (86-9) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 97.5% | Plus-minus +2.5 |
| July 11, 2018 | Nonbinding motion calling for congressional approval of national security tariffs (88-11) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 3.5% | Plus-minus -3.5 |
| June 28, 2018 | The 2018 farm bill (86-11) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 92.1% | Plus-minus +7.9 |
| June 20, 2018 | Rescinding previously approved but unspent funding (48-50) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 29.9% | Plus-minus -29.9 |
| May 23, 2018 | Expanding private care options for veterans (92-5) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 94.4% | Plus-minus +5.6 |
| May 17, 2018 | Nomination of Gina Haspel to be director of the CIA (54-45) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 37.0% | Plus-minus -37.0 |
| May 16, 2018 | Reinstating net neutrality rules (52-47) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 29.1% | Plus-minus -29.1 |
| April 26, 2018 | Nomination of Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state (57-42) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 38.4% | Plus-minus -38.4 |
| April 18, 2018 | Repeal of guidance meant to protect borrowers from discriminatory markups on auto loans (51-47) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 32.4% | Plus-minus -32.4 |
| March 23, 2018 | The 2018 fiscal year appropriations bill (65-32) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 69.0% | Plus-minus +31.0 |
| March 14, 2018 | Rolling back some bank regulations put in place by the Dodd-Frank Act (67-31) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 69.5% | Plus-minus -69.5 |
| Feb. 15, 2018 | White House immigration proposal (39-60) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 25.2% | Plus-minus -25.2 |
| Feb. 15, 2018 | Bipartisan immigration proposal (54-45) | Trump Position oppose | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 31.8% | Plus-minus -31.8 |
| Feb. 9, 2018 | Two-year budget bill (71-28) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 70.4% | Plus-minus +29.6 |
| Feb. 8, 2018 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act (55-44) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 37.6% | Plus-minus -37.6 |
| Jan. 29, 2018 | Banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy (51-46) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 33.1% | Plus-minus -33.1 |
| Jan. 24, 2018 | Nomination of Alex Azar to be secretary of health and human services (55-43) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 41.1% | Plus-minus -41.1 |
| Jan. 22, 2018 | Extension of government funding for three weeks, ending the shutdown (81-18) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote Yes | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 81.0% | Plus-minus +19.0 |
| Jan. 19, 2018 | Extension of government funding for four weeks (50-49) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 29.6% | Plus-minus -29.6 |
| Jan. 18, 2018 | Reauthorizing warrantless spying program as part of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (65-34) | Trump Position support | Smith Vote No | Agree with Trump? | Likelihood of agreement 59.3% | Plus-minus -59.3 |
| Average | 33.3% | 52.1% | -18.8 | |||
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Members’ “likelihood of agreement” scores on each vote are calculated using a regression for which the input is Trump’s 2016 vote margin in every member’s state or district and the output is the probability that a member will vote for the bill. The plus-minus on each vote is the difference between the member’s vote (100 percent for a “yes,” 0 percent for a “no”) and the likelihood of agreement. Averages do not include missed votes. How this works »
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