Ted Cruz
Senator for Texas · Republican
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Seats held: Senator for TX, 2013–now.
Texas has about 31.7 million residents, represented by two senators.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 11 of 33 surveyed votes where Texas's estimated majority was clear.
- Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape: voted with 0 of 1 surveyed votes where Texas's estimated majority was clear.
| Survey question | Vote | How they voted | What constituents said | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibit government restrictions on access to contraceptives (Right to Contraception Act) | June 5, 2024 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (67.9% support, likely 65.7–70%) | Against the majority |
| Renew post-9/11 surveillance programs that allow searching electronic data without a warrant (FISA reauthorization) | April 19, 2024 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (36.3% support, likely 34.1–38.5%) | With the majority |
| Recognize same-sex and interracial marriages (Respect for Marriage Act) | November 29, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (57.3% support, likely 55–59.6%) | Against the majority |
| Require all federal agencies to recognize same-sex marriages (Respect for Marriage Act) | November 29, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (60% support, likely 57.3–62.7%) | Against the majority |
| Clean-energy tax credits, lower ACA premiums and Medicare drug price negotiation (Inflation Reduction Act) | August 7, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (64.1% support, likely 62–66.2%) | Against the majority |
| $52 billion for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research (CHIPS and Science Act) | July 27, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (62.5% support, likely 60.4–64.6%) | Against the majority |
| Increase spending on mental health and school safety, and tighten gun background checks for buyers under 21 (Bipartisan Safer Communities Act) | June 23, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (85.4% support, likely 83.5–87.4%) | Against the majority |
| Prohibit government restrictions on access to abortion services (second wording) | May 11, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (61.4% support, likely 58.8–64.1%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Prohibit government restrictions on access to abortion services (Women's Health Protection Act) | May 11, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (65.2% support, likely 62.6–67.8%) | Against the majority |
| Prohibit government restrictions on access to abortion services (Women's Health Protection Act) | May 11, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (59.1% support, likely 57–61.2%) | Against the majority |
| Appoint Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court | April 7, 2022 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (48.7% support, likely 46.6–50.9%) | Too close to call |
| Spend $150 billion a year for 8 years on roads, bridges, transit, water systems and broadband (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) | August 10, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (79.7% support, likely 77.5–81.9%) | Against the majority |
| Spend $150 billion a year for 8 years on roads, bridges, transit, water systems and broadband (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) | August 10, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (79.1% support, likely 77.3–80.9%) | Against the majority |
| Spend $150 billion a year for 8 years on roads, bridges, transit, water systems and broadband (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) | August 10, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (78% support, likely 75.8–80.2%) | Against the majority |
| Increase federal spending on high-tech research and development (U.S. Innovation and Competition Act) | June 8, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (61.6% support, likely 59–64.1%) | Against the majority |
| Establish a commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol | May 28, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (57.3% support, likely 54.7–59.9%) | Against the majority |
| Authorize up to $1.9 trillion in COVID relief (American Rescue Plan) | March 6, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (56.3% support, likely 54.1–58.4%) | Against the majority |
| Authorize up to $1.9 trillion in COVID relief (American Rescue Plan) | March 6, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (59.2% support, likely 56.6–61.7%) | Against the majority |
| Impeach and convict President Trump (January 2021) | February 13, 2021 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (57.7% support, likely 52.1–63.3%) | Against the majority |
| CARES Act ($2 trillion in coronavirus relief, March 2020) | March 25, 2020 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (89.1% support, likely 87.8–90.5%) | With the majority |
| Remove President Trump from office for obstruction of Congress | February 5, 2020 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (50.8% support, likely 48.7–52.9%) | Too close to call |
| Remove President Trump from office for abuse of power | February 5, 2020 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (51.4% support, likely 49.3–53.6%) | Too close to call |
| Build a wall on the southern border | March 14, 2019 · official record | Nay (for the proposal) | Most oppose (42.9% support, likely 42–43.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court | October 6, 2018 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (51.4% support, likely 49.3–53.5%) | Too close to call |
| Confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court | October 6, 2018 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (49.1% support, likely 45.4–52.8%) | Too close to call |
| Appoint Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court | October 6, 2018 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (47.6% support, likely 45.3–49.9%) | Against the majority |
| Repeal only the Affordable Care Act's requirement that everyone have health insurance | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (48.4% support, likely 46.1–50.6%) | Related bill, not counted |
| The 2017 tax bill (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) | December 20, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (62.8% support, likely 60.6–65%) | With the majority |
| Impose sanctions on countries and firms doing business with North Korea | July 27, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (70.1% support, likely 68–72.2%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Require the President to get Congress's approval to ease sanctions on Russia | July 27, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (65.7% support, likely 63.6–67.8%) | With the majority |
| Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea) | July 27, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (75.9% support, likely 72.7–79.1%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the entire Affordable Care Act | July 26, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (50.1% support, likely 47.9–52.4%) | Too close to call |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | July 26, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (48.7% support, likely 45.1–52.4%) | Too close to call |
| Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (government funding through September 2017) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (71% support, likely 67.6–74.3%) | Against the majority |
| Appoint Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court | April 7, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (50.6% support, likely 48.4–52.9%) | Too close to call |
| Confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court | April 7, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (53% support, likely 49.3–56.6%) | Too close to call |
| Confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education | February 7, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (47.9% support, likely 44.2–51.6%) | Too close to call |
| Education reform (Every Student Succeeds Act, replacing No Child Left Behind) | December 9, 2015 · official record | Did not vote | Most support (79.3% support, likely 77.4–81.2%) | Didn't vote |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | December 3, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (62.8% support, likely 60.5–65%) | With the majority |
| Highway and transportation funding (FAST Act) | December 3, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (79.9% support, likely 78–81.7%) | Against the majority |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 24, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (59.2% support, likely 57–61.5%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 24, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (60.1% support, likely 56.1–64.1%) | Related bill, not counted |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | June 2, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (73.2% support, likely 69.1–77.3%) | With the majority |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | June 2, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (64.7% support, likely 59.5–70%) | With the majority |
| Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (change how Medicare pays doctors) | April 14, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (68.6% support, likely 66.4–70.7%) | Against the majority |
| Approve the Keystone XL pipeline | January 29, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (63% support, likely 59–67%) | With the majority |
| Raise the debt ceiling | February 12, 2014 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (40.7% support, likely 38.2–43.3%) | With the majority |
| Agriculture bill (farm programs and food stamps, 2014 Farm Bill) | February 4, 2014 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (59.5% support, likely 57–62%) | Against the majority |
| Let states collect sales tax on online purchases from out-of-state sellers (Marketplace Fairness Act) | May 6, 2013 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (43.4% support, likely 39.6–47.2%) | With the majority |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 12, 2013 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (87.6% support, likely 84.9–90.2%) | Against the majority |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 12, 2013 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (90.5% support, likely 88–93%) | Against the majority |
Attendance
In the 119th Congress, Ted Cruz missed 47 of 915 Senate votes (5.1%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 98.3% of the time.