14 of 21 election and ethics pledges were voted and failed; no tax pledge was
Source. American Presidency Project, 2016 Republican, 2020 Democratic and 2024 Republican party platforms; Comparative Agendas Project, Democratic and Republican party platform files
Method and data
Method. Two coders, independently and from the record, placed each in-scope pledge in the next Congress: enacted as pledged or in part (a Public Law), voted and failed (a roll call), never brought to a vote (none in Congress.gov bill-status records via govinfo); disagreements and unsettled records are not scored. Each bar counts the area’s in-scope pledges under one final call, from this part’s pledge calls. Full rubric: the pledge coding rubric.
| Area | In-scope pledges | Enacted as pledged | Enacted in part | Voted and failed | Never brought to a vote | Not scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tax | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| elections and ethics | 21 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
