UPDATED Jan. 13, 2021 at 5:11 PM

Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump

An updating tally of how often every member of the House and the Senate votes with or against the president.

Troy Balderson

R
Republican representative for Ohio’s 12th District
Trump score
How often Balderson 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 Balderson is expected to support Trump based on Trump’s 2016 margin
Trump plus-minus
Difference between Balderson’s actual and predicted Trump-support scores
Career
88.8%
+11.3 
68.5%
+20.2 
117th Congress
33.3%
+11.3 
46.4%
-13.1 
116th Congress
89.9%
+11.3 
67.8%
+22.1 
115th Congress
100.0%
+11.3 
91.2%
+8.8 
Trump score
How often Balderson votes in line with Trump’s position
88.8%
Trump margin
Trump’s share of the vote in the 2016 election in the member’s state or district minus Clinton’s
+11.3 
Predicted score
How often Balderson is expected to support Trump based on Trump’s 2016 margin
68.5%
Trump plus-minus
Difference between Balderson’s actual and predicted Trump-support scores
+20.2 

117th Congress (2021-22)

Republican representative for Ohio’s 12th District
DateMeasureTrump PositionBalderson VoteAgree with Trump?Likelihood of agreementPlus-minus
Jan. 13 Impeaching President Trump on a charge of incitement of insurrection (232-197)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
72.7%
Plus-minus
+27.3
Jan. 7 Objecting to Pennsylvania’s presidential electors (138-282)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
36.9%
Plus-minus
-36.9
Jan. 6 Objecting to Arizona’s presidential electors (121-303)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
29.7%
Plus-minus
-29.7
Average
33.3%
46.4%
-13.1

116th Congress (2019-20)

Republican representative for Ohio’s 12th District
DateMeasureTrump PositionBalderson VoteAgree with Trump?Likelihood of agreementPlus-minus
Dec. 28, 2020 Overriding President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (322-87)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
24.9%
Plus-minus
-24.9
Dec. 28, 2020 Increasing coronavirus-related stimulus payments to $2,000 from $600 (275-134)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
59.8%
Plus-minus
-59.8
Dec. 21, 2020 Pandemic aid bill (359-53)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
85.8%
Plus-minus
+14.2
Dec. 8, 2020 The National Defense Authorization Act (335-78)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
18.1%
Plus-minus
-18.1
Nov. 20, 2020 Expanding the national apprenticeship system (246-140)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
50.8%
Plus-minus
+49.2
Sept. 24, 2020 Providing money for clean-energy research and changing rules for energy efficiency (220-185)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
64.7%
Plus-minus
+35.3
Sept. 16, 2020 Allowing lawsuits against discrimination in education programs regardless of officials’ intent (232-188)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
76.1%
Plus-minus
+23.9
Aug. 22, 2020 Providing additional money to the U.S. Postal Service and prohibiting the agency from making certain changes (257-150)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
48.2%
Plus-minus
-48.2
July 21, 2020 The National Defense Authorization Act (295-125)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
31.9%
Plus-minus
-31.9
July 1, 2020 $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill (233-188)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
81.2%
Plus-minus
+18.8
June 29, 2020 Repeal of a rule changing Community Reinvestment Act standards (230-179)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
76.7%
Plus-minus
+23.3
June 29, 2020 Extending housing assistance in response to the coronavirus pandemic (232-180)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
76.9%
Plus-minus
+23.1
June 29, 2020 Changing regulations on consumer credit reporting (234-179)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
78.1%
Plus-minus
+21.9
June 29, 2020 Expanding the Affordable Care Act (234-179)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
82.0%
Plus-minus
+18.0
June 26, 2020 Making the District of Columbia a state (232-180)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
82.3%
Plus-minus
+17.7
June 25, 2020 Combating brutality and racial discrimination by police (236-181)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
75.8%
Plus-minus
+24.2
May 15, 2020 $3 trillion package in response to the coronavirus pandemic (208-199)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
78.8%
Plus-minus
+21.2
March 14, 2020 Providing assistance to people affected by the coronavirus (363-40)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
90.7%
Plus-minus
+9.3
March 11, 2020 Restricting President Trump from taking military action against Iran without congressional approval (227-186)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
70.1%
Plus-minus
+29.9
March 5, 2020 Giving additional rights to Transportation Security Administration employees (230-171)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
60.3%
Plus-minus
+39.7
Feb. 28, 2020 Banning flavored tobacco products (213-195)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
73.0%
Plus-minus
+27.0
Feb. 7, 2020 Providing disaster aid for Puerto Rico (237-161)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
56.2%
Plus-minus
+43.8
Feb. 6, 2020 Making changes to labor laws (224-194)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
77.3%
Plus-minus
+22.7
Jan. 29, 2020 Changing regulations on credit reporting (221-189)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
79.1%
Plus-minus
+20.9
Jan. 16, 2020 Reversing a Department of Education regulation on student loans (231-180)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
71.0%
Plus-minus
+29.0
Jan. 15, 2020 Changing the standards for demonstrating age discrimination (261-155)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
43.0%
Plus-minus
-43.0
Jan. 10, 2020 Requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to issue regulations regarding certain chemicals (247-159)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
52.3%
Plus-minus
+47.7
Jan. 9, 2020 Restricting President Trump from taking military action against Iran without congressional approval (224-194)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
73.5%
Plus-minus
+26.5
Dec. 19, 2019 United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (385-41)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
96.5%
Plus-minus
+3.5
Dec. 19, 2019 Repealing a cap on state and local tax deductions (218-206)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
75.4%
Plus-minus
+24.6
Dec. 18, 2019 Impeaching President Trump on a charge of obstruction of Congress (229-198)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
84.1%
Plus-minus
+15.9
Dec. 18, 2019 Impeaching President Trump on a charge of abuse of power (230-197)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
82.9%
Plus-minus
+17.1
Dec. 12, 2019 Allowing the federal government to negotiate lower prescription drug prices (230-192)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
76.2%
Plus-minus
+23.8
Dec. 6, 2019 Restoring parts of the Voting Rights Act (228-187)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
77.0%
Plus-minus
+23.0
Nov. 21, 2019 Requiring health care and social service employers to have plans for preventing workplace violence (251-158)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
46.0%
Plus-minus
+54.0
Nov. 15, 2019 Reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank (235-184)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
61.2%
Plus-minus
+38.8
Oct. 31, 2019 Preserving nearly 400,000 acres of land in Colorado (227-182)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
70.8%
Plus-minus
+29.2
Oct. 31, 2019 Establishing the procedures for an impeachment inquiry (232-196)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
83.1%
Plus-minus
+16.9
Oct. 30, 2019 Permanently banning new uranium mines near the Grand Canyon (236-185)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
66.1%
Plus-minus
+33.9
Oct. 23, 2019 Requiring campaigns to report offers of assistance from foreign governments (227-181)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
83.1%
Plus-minus
+16.9
Oct. 17, 2019 Requiring the Securities and Exchange Commission to study investor disclosures (229-186)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
76.4%
Plus-minus
+23.6
Oct. 16, 2019 Opposing President Trump’s withdrawal of troops from Syria (354-60)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
11.5%
Plus-minus
-11.5
Sept. 27, 2019 Overturning President Trump’s emergency declaration for border wall funding (236-174)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
60.8%
Plus-minus
+39.2
Sept. 20, 2019 Banning companies from requiring private arbitration to resolve disputes (225-186)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
73.9%
Plus-minus
+26.1
Sept. 11, 2019 Banning drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts (238-189)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
65.4%
Plus-minus
+34.6
Sept. 11, 2019 Banning drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico (248-180)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
58.1%
Plus-minus
+41.9
July 25, 2019 Two-year budget bill (284-149)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
58.0%
Plus-minus
-58.0
July 24, 2019 Establishing humanitarian standards for people in the custody of Customs and Border Protection (233-195)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
76.1%
Plus-minus
+23.9
July 18, 2019 Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour (231-199)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
79.0%
Plus-minus
+21.0
July 17, 2019 Holding the attorney general and secretary of commerce in contempt of Congress (230-198)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
79.9%
Plus-minus
+20.1
July 17, 2019 Blocking the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia (237-190)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
66.6%
Plus-minus
+33.4
July 17, 2019 Blocking the sale of arms to the United Arab Emirates (238-190)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
66.6%
Plus-minus
+33.4
July 17, 2019 Blocking the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia (238-190)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
66.6%
Plus-minus
+33.4
July 17, 2019 Motion to table articles of impeachment against President Trump (332-95)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
97.2%
Plus-minus
+2.8
July 16, 2019 Condeming President Trump’s comments about four congresswomen as racist (240-187)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
72.9%
Plus-minus
+27.1
July 12, 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (220-197)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
68.1%
Plus-minus
+31.9
June 26, 2019 Funding the Treasury Department, the IRS, the Executive Office of the President and other agencies (224-196)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
80.0%
Plus-minus
+20.0
June 25, 2019 Providing humanitarian aid for the U.S.-Mexico border (230-195)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
68.6%
Plus-minus
+31.4
June 25, 2019 Funding the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice and several other parts of the government (227-194)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
78.1%
Plus-minus
+21.9
June 19, 2019 Funding much of the federal government, including the departments of Defense, Labor, Education, State, and Health and Human Services (226-203)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
71.5%
Plus-minus
+28.5
June 4, 2019 Creating a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children (237-187)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
70.1%
Plus-minus
+29.9
May 22, 2019 Reversing changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (231-191)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
76.5%
Plus-minus
+23.5
May 16, 2019 Lowering prescription drug costs and reversing changes to the Affordable Care Act (234-183)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
74.0%
Plus-minus
+26.0
May 15, 2019 Reaffirming the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation in Massachusetts (275-146)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
41.4%
Plus-minus
+58.6
May 10, 2019 Providing disaster relief money, including additional aid for Puerto Rico (257-150)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
44.3%
Plus-minus
+55.7
May 9, 2019 Blocking the Trump administration from granting Affordable Care Act waivers to states (230-183)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
72.0%
Plus-minus
+28.0
May 2, 2019 Blocking President Trump from withdrawing from the Paris agreement on climate change (231-190)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
74.7%
Plus-minus
+25.3
April 10, 2019 Restoring net neutrality regulations (232-190)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
74.7%
Plus-minus
+25.3
April 4, 2019 Ending U.S. military assistance to Saudi-led forces in the war in Yemen (247-175)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
55.4%
Plus-minus
+44.6
April 3, 2019 Condemning the Trump administration for calling on courts to invalidate the Affordable Care Act (240-186)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
73.6%
Plus-minus
+26.4
March 28, 2019 Opposing a ban on openly transgender people serving in the military (238-185)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
70.5%
Plus-minus
+29.5
March 26, 2019 Overriding President Trump’s veto of a bill that overturned his emergency declaration for border wall funding (248-181)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
60.3%
Plus-minus
+39.7
March 8, 2019 Updating ethics rules, expanding voting rights and requiring presidential candidates to disclose tax returns (234-193)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
77.3%
Plus-minus
+22.7
Feb. 28, 2019 Giving law enforcement agencies more time to conduct background checks for gun sales (228-198)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
88.9%
Plus-minus
+11.1
Feb. 27, 2019 Requiring background checks for all firearm sales (240-190)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
78.2%
Plus-minus
+21.8
Feb. 26, 2019 Overturning President Trump’s emergency declaration for border wall funding (245-182)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
60.4%
Plus-minus
+39.6
Feb. 13, 2019 Ending U.S. military assistance to Saudi-led forces in the war in Yemen (248-177)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
54.7%
Plus-minus
+45.3
Jan. 24, 2019 Funding the Department of Homeland Security through Feb. 28, without money for a border wall (231-180)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
69.3%
Plus-minus
+30.7
Jan. 23, 2019 Funding most of the federal government through Sept. 30, without money for a border wall (234-180)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
65.1%
Plus-minus
+34.9
Jan. 23, 2019 Funding the federal government through Feb. 28, without money for a border wall (229-184)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
69.1%
Plus-minus
+30.9
Jan. 17, 2019 Disapproving of the Trump administration’s plan to lift sanctions on three Russian companies (362-53)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
9.8%
Plus-minus
-9.8
Jan. 16, 2019 Providing disaster relief money and funding the government through Feb. 8, without money for a border wall (237-187)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
72.0%
Plus-minus
+28.0
Jan. 15, 2019 Funding the federal government through Feb. 1, without money for a border wall (237-187)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
71.9%
Plus-minus
+28.1
Jan. 11, 2019 Funding the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency and related agencies (240-179)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
66.3%
Plus-minus
+33.7
Jan. 10, 2019 Funding the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration and related agencies (243-183)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
66.6%
Plus-minus
+33.4
Jan. 10, 2019 Funding the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and related agencies (244-180)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
64.1%
Plus-minus
+35.9
Jan. 9, 2019 Funding the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service and several other government agencies (240-188)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
69.0%
Plus-minus
+31.0
Jan. 3, 2019 Funding most of the federal agencies affected by the government shutdown (241-190)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
70.8%
Plus-minus
+29.2
Jan. 3, 2019 Providing short-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security, without money for a border wall (239-192)
Trump Position
oppose
Balderson Vote
No
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
73.3%
Plus-minus
+26.7
Average
89.9%
67.8%
+22.1

115th Congress (2017-18)

Republican representative for Ohio’s 12th District
DateMeasureTrump PositionBalderson VoteAgree with Trump?Likelihood of agreementPlus-minus
Dec. 20, 2018 Extension of government funding, including $5.7 billion for border wall (217-185)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
88.0%
Plus-minus
+12.0
Dec. 20, 2018 Making changes to federal sentencing and prison laws (358-36)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
91.9%
Plus-minus
+8.1
Dec. 12, 2018 The 2018 farm bill (conference committee report) (369-47)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
87.1%
Plus-minus
+12.9
Sept. 28, 2018 Making permanent the individual tax reductions passed in 2017 (220-191)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
87.7%
Plus-minus
+12.3
Sept. 27, 2018 Allowing new businesses to deduct more of their start-up expenses (260-156)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
97.2%
Plus-minus
+2.8
Sept. 27, 2018 Making changes to savings accounts for retirement and education (240-177)
Trump Position
support
Balderson Vote
Yes
Agree with Trump?
Likelihood of agreement
95.4%
Plus-minus
+4.6
Average
100.0%
91.2%
+8.8

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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