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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 50% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | Republican | 100% |
MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | Republican | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | Democratic | 67% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | 50% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 100% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Democratic | 100% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | Democratic | 50% |
NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 50% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | Democratic | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 50% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 50% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 50% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | Democratic | 60% |
PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 100% |
SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | Republican | 100% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | Republican | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | Republican | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | Republican | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | Republican | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | Republican | 0% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 50% |
VI | U.S. House - Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | Democratic | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 75% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 50% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 100% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | Democratic | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 75% |
WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | Republican | 100% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 100% |
Ralph Abraham | 100% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 100% | |||
Brad Ashford | 100% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 100% | |||
Lou Barletta | 100% | |||
Mike Bishop | 100% | |||
Diane Black | 0% | |||
Roy Blunt | 100% | |||
Madeleine Bordallo | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Dave Brat | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
Ken Buck | 100% | |||
Cheri Bustos | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 50% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
MT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Steve Daines | R | 100% |
MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 100% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NC | U.S. House - 9 | Richard Hudson, Jr. | R | 100% |
NE | U.S. House - 3 | Adrian Smith | R | 100% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
NH | U.S. House - 2 | Annie Kuster | D | 67% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cory Booker | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 1 | Donald Norcross | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. House - 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 50% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Martin Heinrich | D | 100% |
NM | Governor | Michelle Lujan Grisham | D | 100% |
NV | U.S. House - 1 | Dina Titus | D | 50% |
NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 50% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 6 | Grace Meng | D | 67% |
NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 50% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 50% |
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 3 | Joyce Beatty | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 100% |
OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 50% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 2 | Brendan Boyle | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 8 | Matt Cartwright | D | 60% |
PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 100% |
PA | U.S. House - 16 | Mike Kelly, Jr. | R | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 100% |
SD | Governor | Kristi Noem | R | 100% |
TN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Marsha Blackburn | R | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 3 | Chuck Fleischmann | R | 0% |
TN | U.S. House - 4 | Scott DesJarlais | R | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 12 | Kay Granger | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 20 | Joaquin Castro | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 25 | Roger Williams | R | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
UT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Lee | R | 0% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Warner | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tim Kaine | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 8 | Don Beyer, Jr. | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 9 | Morgan Griffith | R | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 50% |
VI | U.S. House - Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | D | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | D | 75% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 50% |
WA | U.S. House - 6 | Derek Kilmer | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. House - 9 | Adam Smith | D | 100% |
WA | Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Pocan | D | 100% |
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 75% |
WI | U.S. House - 6 | Glenn Grothman | R | 100% |
WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 100% |
Ralph Abraham | 100% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 100% | |||
Brad Ashford | 100% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 100% | |||
Lou Barletta | 100% | |||
Mike Bishop | 100% | |||
Diane Black | 0% | |||
Roy Blunt | 100% | |||
Madeleine Bordallo | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Dave Brat | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
Ken Buck | 100% | |||
Cheri Bustos | 100% | |||
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% |