Site tracks how often each Congress member votes with Trump; could be helpful in covering Congressional primaries - Entrepreneur Generations

A screenshot of the FiveThirtyEight database; click the image to enlarge it.

The first votes in the 2020 primary elections will be cast in Iowa on Feb. 3, but not just for the presidency: Congressional seats are on the ballot too, and many primary challengers have attempted to unseat their opponents by criticizing how often their opponents did (or didn't) vote with President Trump. If you're reporting on your local Congressional race, knowing how often that actually happened (plus a few other facts) can enhance your coverage.

Analytics site FiveThirtyEight has compiled a database that tracks how often each member of Congress has voted in line with Trump's position; Trump's local share of the vote in the 2016 election minus Clinton's (as a rough measure of the president's popularity in your district); a prediction of how often each member is expected to support Trump in the future, based on the first two figures; and the difference between a member's actual support for Trump and their predicted support. Also, if you click on the person's name, you can see the specific bills they voted on.

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