Andy Barr
Representative for Kentucky's 6th district · Republican
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Seats held: Representative for KY-6, 2013–now.
KY-6 has about 781,000 residents.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 20 of 41 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
- Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape: voted with 0 of 7 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
| Survey question | Vote | How they voted | What constituents said | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut $9.4 billion from previously approved federal spending (Rescissions Act) | July 18, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (47.6% support, likely 38.2–57.1%) | Too close to call |
| A tax bill extending the 2017 tax cuts, among other provisions (H.R. 1) | July 3, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (46.4% support, likely 36.9–55.8%) | Too close to call |
| Require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote (SAVE Act) | April 10, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (75.5% support, likely 66.7–84.4%) | With the majority |
| Require medical care for infants born alive after an attempted abortion | January 23, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (71.7% support, likely 62.6–80.8%) | With the majority |
| Require detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft (Laken Riley Act) | January 22, 2025 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (51.7% support, likely 42.2–61.2%) | Too close to call |
| Renew post-9/11 surveillance programs that allow searching electronic data without a warrant (FISA reauthorization) | April 12, 2024 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (28.9% support, likely 21.6–36.2%) | Against the majority |
| Ban TikTok unless China sells it to a U.S. company | March 13, 2024 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (53.2% support, likely 45.4–60.9%) | Too close to call |
| Deny asylum to immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally (Secure the Border Act) | May 11, 2023 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (60.7% support, likely 53.1–68.4%) | With the majority |
| Clean-energy tax credits, lower ACA premiums and Medicare drug price negotiation (Inflation Reduction Act) | August 12, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (62.5% support, likely 55.5–69.6%) | Against the majority |
| Limit gun magazines to 10 bullets | July 29, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (53.9% support, likely 49.4–58.4%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Ban assault rifles (Assault Weapons Ban of 2022) | July 29, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (56.4% support, likely 52.1–60.7%) | Against the majority |
| $52 billion for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research (CHIPS and Science Act) | July 28, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (64% support, likely 57–70.9%) | Against the majority |
| Spend $2.2 trillion over ten years on prekindergarten, child care, college aid, housing and elder care (Build Back Better Act) | November 19, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (58.5% support, likely 51.3–65.6%) | Against the majority |
| Spend $150 billion a year for 8 years on roads, bridges, transit, water systems and broadband (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) | November 5, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (86.5% support, likely 81.1–92%) | Against the majority |
| Spend $150 billion a year for 8 years on roads, bridges, transit, water systems and broadband (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) | November 5, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (77.3% support, likely 69.1–85.6%) | Against the majority |
| Prohibit government restrictions on access to abortion services (Women's Health Protection Act) | September 24, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (60.5% support, likely 53.4–67.6%) | Against the majority |
| Require Justice Department approval of election-law changes in places with a history of discrimination (John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act) | August 24, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (63% support, likely 54.1–71.9%) | Against the majority |
| Establish a commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol | May 19, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (48% support, likely 39.1–57%) | Too close to call |
| Grant statehood and representation in Congress to Washington DC (Washington, D.C. Admission Act, 2021) | April 22, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (51% support, likely 37.7–64.4%) | Too close to call |
| Require equal pay for women and men doing similar jobs (Paycheck Fairness Act) | April 15, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (83.1% support, likely 74.9–91.3%) | Against the majority |
| Create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought here as children (American Dream and Promise Act, 2021) | March 18, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (78.4% support, likely 74.6–82.1%) | Against the majority |
| Require background checks for all gun purchases (Bipartisan Background Checks Act, 2021) | March 11, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (92.9% support, likely 90.5–95.2%) | Against the majority |
| Authorize up to $1.9 trillion in COVID relief (American Rescue Plan) | March 10, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (56.2% support, likely 49.1–63.3%) | Too close to call |
| Authorize up to $1.9 trillion in COVID relief (American Rescue Plan) | March 10, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (55.5% support, likely 46.6–64.5%) | Too close to call |
| Protect workers who strike and unions' organizing (PRO Act) | March 9, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (63.5% support, likely 54.7–72.3%) | Against the majority |
| Increase accountability for police misconduct (George Floyd Justice in Policing Act) | March 3, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (84.7% support, likely 77.1–92.2%) | Against the majority |
| Prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation (Equality Act) | February 25, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (65% support, likely 56.2–73.9%) | Against the majority |
| Impeach and convict President Trump (January 2021) | January 13, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (46.4% support, likely 34.2–58.5%) | Too close to call |
| Legalize marijuana (MORE Act) | December 4, 2020 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (69.7% support, likely 63.8–75.7%) | Against the majority |
| Ban people from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States | July 22, 2020 · official record | Nay (for the proposal) | Most oppose (26.9% support, likely 20.7–33.2%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Grant statehood and representation in Congress to Washington DC (Washington, D.C. Admission Act) | June 26, 2020 · official record | Did not vote | Too close to call (51% support, likely 37.7–64.4%) | Didn't vote |
| Ban police officers from using chokeholds | June 25, 2020 · official record | Did not vote | Most support (67.4% support, likely 57.3–77.4%) | Related bill, not counted |
| HEROES Act ($3 trillion more in coronavirus relief, May 2020) | May 15, 2020 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (72.6% support, likely 65.6–79.6%) | Against the majority |
| Allow people to work in unionized workplaces without paying union dues | February 6, 2020 · official record | Nay (for the proposal) | Most support (62.6% support, likely 55.6–69.6%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Impeach President Trump (December 2019) | December 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (41.9% support, likely 33.2–50.5%) | Too close to call |
| Remove President Trump from office for obstruction of Congress | December 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (38.5% support, likely 31.3–45.7%) | With the majority |
| Remove President Trump from office for abuse of power | December 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (39.1% support, likely 31.8–46.3%) | With the majority |
| Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour (Raise the Wage Act) | July 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (64.2% support, likely 57.8–70.6%) | Against the majority |
| Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour (Raise the Wage Act) | July 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (58.7% support, likely 51.4–66%) | Against the majority |
| Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour (Raise the Wage Act) | July 18, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (51.1% support, likely 42–60.2%) | Too close to call |
| Create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought here as children (American Dream and Promise Act) | June 4, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (78.4% support, likely 74.6–82.1%) | Against the majority |
| Give permanent resident status to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (American Dream and Promise Act) | June 4, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (71.8% support, likely 64.9–78.6%) | Against the majority |
| Give permanent resident status to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (American Dream and Promise Act) | June 4, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (67.1% support, likely 58.4–75.8%) | Against the majority |
| Prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Equality Act) | May 17, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (73.7% support, likely 67–80.4%) | Against the majority |
| Prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Equality Act) | May 17, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (65.1% support, likely 56.4–73.8%) | Against the majority |
| Cap carbon emissions to combat climate change | May 2, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (76% support, likely 71.9–80.2%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Allow transgender people to serve in the military | March 28, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (69.6% support, likely 63.3–75.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Require equal pay for women and men doing similar jobs (Paycheck Fairness Act) | March 27, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (88.5% support, likely 83.1–94%) | Against the majority |
| Require equal pay for women and men doing similar jobs (Paycheck Fairness Act) | March 27, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (87.2% support, likely 80–94.4%) | Against the majority |
| Require background checks for all gun purchases (Bipartisan Background Checks Act) | February 27, 2019 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (92.9% support, likely 90.5–95.2%) | Against the majority |
| Build a wall on the southern border | February 26, 2019 · official record | Nay (for the proposal) | Too close to call (47.6% support, likely 43.2–51.9%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Repeal only the Affordable Care Act's requirement that everyone have health insurance | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (39.9% support, likely 32.9–46.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| The 2017 tax bill (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (59.3% support, likely 52.3–66.3%) | With the majority |
| Impose sanctions on countries and firms doing business with North Korea | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (75.2% support, likely 68.8–81.6%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Require the President to get Congress's approval to ease sanctions on Russia | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (68.1% support, likely 61.4–74.8%) | With the majority |
| Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea) | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (76.7% support, likely 67.6–85.8%) | With the majority |
| No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (withhold grants from cities that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (65.6% support, likely 56–75.2%) | With the majority |
| Kate's Law (longer prison terms for people who re-enter the U.S. illegally after deportation) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (86.3% support, likely 78.2–94.3%) | With the majority |
| Financial CHOICE Act (roll back the Dodd-Frank financial rules) | June 8, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (45.1% support, likely 35.2–54.9%) | Too close to call |
| Partly repeal the Affordable Care Act (American Health Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (37% support, likely 30.2–43.9%) | Against the majority |
| American Health Care Act (partly repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (54.1% support, likely 44.3–64%) | Too close to call |
| Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (government funding through September 2017) | May 3, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (69.2% support, likely 59.7–78.7%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | January 6, 2016 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (66.2% support, likely 58.8–73.6%) | With the majority |
| Highway and transportation funding (FAST Act) | December 3, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (80.1% support, likely 73.3–86.9%) | With the majority |
| Education reform (Every Student Succeeds Act, replacing No Child Left Behind) | December 2, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (81.1% support, likely 74.5–87.6%) | With the majority |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (56.6% support, likely 48.9–64.3%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (55.8% support, likely 45.8–65.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (74.8% support, likely 65.4–84.2%) | With the majority |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (65.1% support, likely 53.9–76.2%) | With the majority |
| Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (change how Medicare pays doctors) | March 26, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (65.7% support, likely 58.1–73.3%) | With the majority |
| Approve the Keystone XL pipeline | February 11, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (59.5% support, likely 49.5–69.5%) | Too close to call |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | February 3, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (54.4% support, likely 44.5–64.4%) | Too close to call |
| Ryan budget plan (House budget resolution) | April 10, 2014 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (18.1% support, likely 11.3–24.9%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Raise the debt ceiling | February 11, 2014 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (42.5% support, likely 34.5–50.6%) | Too close to call |
| Agriculture bill (farm programs and food stamps, 2014 Farm Bill) | January 29, 2014 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (55.3% support, likely 47.6–63%) | Too close to call |
| Student Success Act (return control of K-12 school standards to states) | July 19, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (45.6% support, likely 34.6–56.6%) | Too close to call |
| Ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy (Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act) | June 18, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (67.9% support, likely 57.2–78.6%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | May 16, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (55.2% support, likely 44.1–66.3%) | Too close to call |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 28, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (88.8% support, likely 79.3–98.2%) | With the majority |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 28, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (90.3% support, likely 82.5–98%) | With the majority |
Attendance
In the 119th Congress, Andy Barr missed 48 of 678 House votes (7.1%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 98.9% of the time.