Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.
Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issue concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dave Obey | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
Major Owens | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
Donald Payne | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
Nick Rahall II | 100% | |||
Charlie Rangel | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
Bobby Rush | 100% | |||
Tim Ryan | 100% | |||
Martin Olav Sabo | 100% | |||
Paul Sarbanes | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
Christopher Shays | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100% |
Vic Snyder | 100% | |||
CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100% | |
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Stark | 100% | |||
Ted Strickland | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
Ellen Tauscher | 100% | |||
John Tierney | 100% | |||
Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% | |||
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
Pete Visclosky | 100% | |||
Diane Watson | 100% | |||
Mel Watt | 100% | |||
Henry Waxman | 100% | |||
Anthony Weiner | 100% | |||
Robert Wexler | 100% | |||
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
David Wu | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
Albert Wynn | 100% | |||
Neil Abercrombie | 80% | |||
Thomas Allen | 80% | |||
Joe Baca, Sr. | 80% | |||
Tim Bishop | 80% | |||
Rick Boucher | 80% | |||
Mike Capuano | 80% | |||
Ben Chandler III | 80% | |||
Jim Cooper | 80% | |||
Jerry Costello | 80% | |||
Artur Davis | 80% | |||
Norm Dicks | 80% | |||
Harold Ford, Jr. | 80% | |||
Bart Gordon | 80% | |||
Tim Holden | 80% | |||
Steve Israel | 80% | |||
Ron Kind | 80% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 80% |
MA | U.S. House - 8 | Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 80% |
Dennis Moore | 80% | |||
Earl Pomeroy | 80% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 2 | Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | 80% |
Loretta Sanchez | 80% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 80% |
John Spratt, Jr. | 80% | |||
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 80% |
CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 80% |
Mike Castle | 60% | |||
Lincoln Davis | 60% | |||
Vern Ehlers | 60% | |||
Bob Etheridge | 60% | |||
Michael Ferguson | 60% | |||
Nancy Johnson | 60% | |||
Tim Johnson | 60% | |||
Paul Kanjorski | 60% | |||
Sue Kelly | 60% | |||
Mark Kirk | 60% | |||
Frank LoBiondo | 60% | |||
Jim Marshall | 60% | |||
Jim Matheson | 60% | |||
Mike McIntyre | 60% | |||
ME | Councilor - Ward 3 | Mike Michaud | 60% | |
Alan Mollohan | 60% | |||
Jim Saxton | 60% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 60% |
Robert Ruhl Simmons | 60% | |||
Ike Skelton | 60% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 60% |
NA | President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
Sam Brownback | 50% |