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Royce West
@SenRoyceWest · TX · S
Posts1,355
Engagement78.8K
Voting-record position-0.148
CoverageJan 13, 2020 to Nov 17, 2024
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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 Uncategorized 15.2 pp above the party median
- Topics
- 22
- Over
- 8
- Under
- 14
Voice fingerprint. 14 topics shown on a symmetric scale from −15.2 pp to +15.2 pp. Most distinctive topic: Uncategorized, 15.2 pp above the party median.
Under-indexed Party median Over-indexed
- Uncategorized Over-indexed +15.2 pp
- Education Over-indexed +7.7 pp
- Government Operations Under-indexed −6.1 pp
- Civil Rights Over-indexed +2.3 pp
- Law and Crime Under-indexed −1.3 pp
- Environment Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- Macroeconomics Under-indexed −1.2 pp
- Health Under-indexed −1.1 pp
- Energy Over-indexed +1.0 pp
- Labor Under-indexed −0.8 pp
- Technology Over-indexed +0.7 pp
- Transportation Under-indexed −0.6 pp
- Immigration Under-indexed −0.4 pp
- International Affairs Under-indexed −0.4 pp
Bars share a symmetric scale of ±15.2 pp. Showing 14 of 22 topics under the selected ordering.
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| Topic | Legislator share | Party median | Difference | Direction | Posts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncategorized | 48.8% | 33.6% | +15.2 pp | Over-indexed | 661 |
| Education | 12.3% | 4.6% | +7.7 pp | Over-indexed | 166 |
| Government Operations | 5.5% | 11.6% | −6.1 pp | Under-indexed | 75 |
| Civil Rights | 9.7% | 7.5% | +2.3 pp | Over-indexed | 132 |
| Law and Crime | 2.7% | 4.1% | −1.3 pp | Under-indexed | 37 |
| Environment | 0.2% | 1.4% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 3 |
| Macroeconomics | 0.7% | 1.8% | −1.2 pp | Under-indexed | 9 |
| Health | 5.6% | 6.7% | −1.1 pp | Under-indexed | 76 |
| Energy | 1.5% | 0.5% | +1.0 pp | Over-indexed | 21 |
| Labor | 1.0% | 1.9% | −0.8 pp | Under-indexed | 14 |
| Technology | 1.0% | 0.2% | +0.7 pp | Over-indexed | 13 |
| Transportation | 0.7% | 1.3% | −0.6 pp | Under-indexed | 9 |
| Immigration | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| International Affairs | 0.0% | 0.4% | −0.4 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
| Culture | 1.7% | 1.4% | +0.3 pp | Over-indexed | 23 |
| Social Welfare | 3.8% | 4.1% | −0.2 pp | Under-indexed | 52 |
| Public Lands | 1.0% | 0.9% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 14 |
| Housing | 2.1% | 2.3% | −0.1 pp | Under-indexed | 29 |
| Agriculture | 0.5% | 0.4% | +0.1 pp | Over-indexed | 7 |
| Defense | 0.7% | 0.7% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 9 |
| Banking, Finance, and Domestic Commerce | 0.4% | 0.4% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 5 |
| Unclassified | 0.0% | 0.0% | −0.0 pp | Under-indexed | 0 |
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RT @MichelleObama: As we mark the 56th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, @StaceyAbrams and I are calling on you to reach out to…
RT @GinaForAustin: .<U+2066>@UTAustin<U+2069> on the last day to vote early. They all stayed. #Hookem https://t.co/5yg3SJTOv8
Headed to the US Capitol with my Texas democratic colleagues, Senators Johnson and Gutierrez, to urge Congress to pass voting rights laws. Yes, a full day of meaningful work ahead. https://t.co/AgW674udDR
It is with extreme sadness that I acknowledge the passing of my mother, Mrs. Gloria Ashford, on this morning. May she rest in His arms and rise when He calls for us all. Please keep my family in your prayers. https://t.co/BDhUbhY0St
Make sure you report any price gouging you saw this past week. https://t.co/yod08ggvdy
RT @CDCgov: New @CDCMMWR shows fully vaccinated people had >10x lower risk of hospitalization or death from #COVID19 compared with those no…
RT @TDEM: If you are in one of the 77 Texas counties declared a disaster by @POTUS, you can register for @FEMA Assistance in a variety of w…
History continues to be made. Mrs. Opal Lee's portrait placed at the Texas Capitol today and she was there to witness it. https://t.co/9BLpyIsiJk
HCR 5 just passed on the Senate floor. On return to the House and concurrence, a State building in Austin will bear the name of Barbara Jordan. She looks over our shoulders and we stand on hers. https://t.co/c657cTumH3