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Andy Vargas
@RepAndyVargas · MA · H
Posts9,210
Engagement1.3M
Voting-record position-0.248
CoverageJan 1, 2020 to Nov 16, 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 Education 11.9 pp above the party median
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- 22
- Over
- 9
- Under
- 13
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −11.9 pp to +11.9 pp. Most distinctive topic: Education, 11.9 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Education Over-indexed +11.9 pp
- Housing Over-indexed +6.6 pp
- Social Welfare Over-indexed +5.9 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −5.3 pp
- Uncategorized Under-indexed −3.7 pp
- Civil Rights Under-indexed −2.9 pp
- Transportation Over-indexed +1.4 pp
- Technology Over-indexed +1.3 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- Defense Over-indexed +1.0 pp
- Law and Crime Over-indexed +0.9 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −0.7 pp
- Energy Under-indexed −0.4 pp
- Environment Under-indexed −0.4 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±11.9 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 16.5% | 4.6% | +11.9 pp | Over-indexed | 1,521 |
| Housing | 8.9% | 2.3% | +6.6 pp | Over-indexed | 820 |
| Social Welfare | 10.0% | 4.1% | +5.9 pp | Over-indexed | 918 |
| Government Operations | 6.3% | 11.6% | −5.3 pp | Under-indexed | 579 |
| Uncategorized | 29.8% | 33.6% | −3.7 pp | Under-indexed | 2,749 |
| Civil Rights | 4.6% | 7.5% | −2.9 pp | Under-indexed | 423 |
| Transportation | 2.7% | 1.3% | +1.4 pp | Over-indexed | 247 |
| Technology | 1.5% | 0.2% | +1.3 pp | Over-indexed | 137 |
| Labor | 0.7% | 1.9% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 66 |
| Defense | 1.7% | 0.7% | +1.0 pp | Over-indexed | 157 |
| Law and Crime | 4.9% | 4.1% | +0.9 pp | Over-indexed | 455 |
| Macroeconomics | 1.2% | 1.8% | −0.7 pp | Under-indexed | 106 |
| Energy | 0.1% | 0.5% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 8 |
| Environment | 1.0% | 1.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 92 |
| Agriculture | 0.8% | 0.4% | +0.4 pp | Over-indexed | 75 |
| International Affairs | 0.1% | 0.4% | −0.3 pp | Under-indexed | 9 |
| Health | 6.5% | 6.7% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 598 |
| Immigration | 0.2% | 0.4% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 15 |
| Culture | 1.3% | 1.4% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 116 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.4% | 0.4% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 41 |
| Public Lands | 0.8% | 0.9% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 77 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 1 |
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