Tina Smith
Senator for Minnesota · Democrat
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Seats held: Senator for MN, 2018–now.
Minnesota has about 5.8 million residents, represented by two senators.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 18 of 19 surveyed votes where Minnesota's estimated majority was clear.
- Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape: on these votes, Minnesota's estimated opinion was too close to call.
| 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 | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (70.6% support, likely 66.4–74.8%) | With the majority |
| Renew post-9/11 surveillance programs that allow searching electronic data without a warrant (FISA reauthorization) | April 19, 2024 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most oppose (33% support, likely 28.6–37.3%) | Against the majority |
| Recognize same-sex and interracial marriages (Respect for Marriage Act) | November 29, 2022 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (71.4% support, likely 66.9–75.9%) | With the majority |
| Require all federal agencies to recognize same-sex marriages (Respect for Marriage Act) | November 29, 2022 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (64.2% support, likely 59.3–69.1%) | With the majority |
| Clean-energy tax credits, lower ACA premiums and Medicare drug price negotiation (Inflation Reduction Act) | August 7, 2022 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (65.3% support, likely 61.8–68.9%) | With the majority |
| $52 billion for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing and research (CHIPS and Science Act) | July 27, 2022 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (63.4% support, likely 59.8–67%) | With 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 | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (85.2% support, likely 81.4–89.1%) | With the majority |
| Prohibit government restrictions on access to abortion services (second wording) | May 11, 2022 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (62.5% support, likely 57.6–67.5%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Prohibit government restrictions on access to abortion services (Women's Health Protection Act) | May 11, 2022 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (66.2% support, likely 61.4–71.1%) | With the majority |
| Prohibit government restrictions on access to abortion services (Women's Health Protection Act) | May 11, 2022 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (60.8% support, likely 57.2–64.4%) | With the majority |
| Appoint Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court | April 7, 2022 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (54.9% support, likely 51.2–58.7%) | With 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 | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (78.2% support, likely 73.8–82.6%) | With 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 | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (84.1% support, likely 81.3–86.9%) | With 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 | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (82% support, likely 77.8–86.3%) | With the majority |
| Increase federal spending on high-tech research and development (U.S. Innovation and Competition Act) | June 8, 2021 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (60% support, likely 54.9–65.2%) | With the majority |
| Establish a commission to investigate the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol | May 28, 2021 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (58.5% support, likely 53.3–63.7%) | With the majority |
| Authorize up to $1.9 trillion in COVID relief (American Rescue Plan) | March 6, 2021 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (54.5% support, likely 50.8–58.2%) | With the majority |
| Authorize up to $1.9 trillion in COVID relief (American Rescue Plan) | March 6, 2021 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (55.5% support, likely 50.3–60.8%) | With the majority |
| Impeach and convict President Trump (January 2021) | February 13, 2021 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (54.8% support, likely 45.5–64%) | Too close to call |
| CARES Act ($2 trillion in coronavirus relief, March 2020) | March 25, 2020 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (86.8% support, likely 84–89.7%) | With the majority |
| Remove President Trump from office for obstruction of Congress | February 5, 2020 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (52.1% support, likely 47.9–56.3%) | Too close to call |
| Remove President Trump from office for abuse of power | February 5, 2020 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (52.3% support, likely 48.1–56.4%) | Too close to call |
| Build a wall on the southern border | March 14, 2019 · official record | Yea (against the proposal) | Most oppose (41.2% support, likely 39.4–43%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court | October 6, 2018 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (46.4% support, likely 42.4–50.4%) | Too close to call |
| Confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court | October 6, 2018 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (50.1% support, likely 44.4–55.7%) | Too close to call |
| Appoint Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court | October 6, 2018 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (43.2% support, likely 39.1–47.4%) | With the majority |
Attendance
In the 119th Congress, Tina Smith missed 42 of 915 Senate votes (4.6%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 98.1% of the time.