RT @BarackObama: Kobe was a legend on the court and just getting started in what would have been just as meaningful a second act. To lose G&
William Smith
@Willcsmithjr · MD · S
Posts13.2K
Engagement14.7M
Voting-record position-0.472
CoverageJan 4, 2020 to Nov 28, 2024
Voting-record position is available for 3,335 of 5,927 legislators. Missing values are shown, not hidden.
Voice fingerprint
Percentage-point difference between this legislator’s topic share and the party median. Bars left are under-indexed; bars right are over-indexed.
Most distinctive Law and Crime 10.5 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 8
- Under
- 14
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −10.5 pp to +10.5 pp. Most distinctive topic: Law and Crime, 10.5 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +10.5 pp
- Defense Over-indexed +7.0 pp
- Government Operations Over-indexed +2.9 pp
- Health Under-indexed −2.7 pp
- Social Welfare Under-indexed −2.2 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +2.1 pp
- International Affairs Over-indexed +1.8 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −1.6 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +0.8 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Education Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Public Lands Under-indexed −0.6 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±10.5 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law and Crime | 14.5% | 4.1% | +10.5 pp | Over-indexed | 1,920 |
| Defense | 7.7% | 0.7% | +7.0 pp | Over-indexed | 1,019 |
| Government Operations | 14.5% | 11.6% | +2.9 pp | Over-indexed | 1,920 |
| Health | 4.0% | 6.7% | −2.7 pp | Under-indexed | 525 |
| Social Welfare | 1.9% | 4.1% | −2.2 pp | Under-indexed | 249 |
| Civil Rights | 9.5% | 7.5% | +2.1 pp | Over-indexed | 1,259 |
| International Affairs | 2.2% | 0.4% | +1.8 pp | Over-indexed | 289 |
| Uncategorized | 31.9% | 33.6% | −1.6 pp | Under-indexed | 4,218 |
| Macroeconomics | 0.6% | 1.8% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 80 |
| Housing | 3.1% | 2.3% | +0.8 pp | Over-indexed | 406 |
| Labor | 1.1% | 1.9% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 143 |
| Education | 3.9% | 4.6% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 509 |
| Transportation | 0.6% | 1.3% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 74 |
| Public Lands | 0.3% | 0.9% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 40 |
| Culture | 1.9% | 1.4% | +0.5 pp | Over-indexed | 251 |
| Energy | 0.1% | 0.5% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 16 |
| Immigration | 0.7% | 0.4% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 96 |
| Environment | 1.1% | 1.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 139 |
| Agriculture | 0.1% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 14 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.2% | 0.4% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 20 |
| Technology | 0.2% | 0.2% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 20 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @OfficialMLK3: As my father explained during his lifetime, a riot is the language of the unheard.
RT @BarackObama: My statement on the death of George Floyd: https://t.co/Hg1k9JHT6R
RT @BarackObama: Congratulations to my friend, President @JoeBiden! This is your time. https://t.co/LXzxGnBAfz
RT @BarackObama: Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it relegated the most intensely personal decision<U+2026>
RT @JoeBiden: Keep the faith, guys. Were gonna win this.
RT @JoeBiden: https://t.co/RMIRvlSOYw
RT @BarackObama: If youre wondering whether its an overreaction to cancel large gatherings and public events (and I love basketball), her&
RT @BarackObama: Im proud to endorse my friend @JoeBiden for President of the United States. Let's go: https://t.co/maHVGRozkX
RT @ragipsoylu: Look at the size of anti-war protestors in St Petersburg, Russia. Wow https://t.co/dHg9Uwt9RQ