| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Jeff Bingaman | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 100% |
| Dale Bumpers | 100% | ||||
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
| Russ Feingold | 100% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 100% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 100% | |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 100% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 100% |
| Carol Moseley Braun | 100% | ||||
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
| Paul Sarbanes | 100% | ||||
| Paul Wellstone | 100% | ||||
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 83% |
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 83% | |
| Robert Byrd | 83% | ||||
| Joseph Maxwell Cleland | 83% | ||||
| Kent Conrad | 83% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 83% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 83% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 83% |
| John Glenn | 83% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 83% |
| Ernest Hollings | 83% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 83% | ||||
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 83% |
| Herb Kohl | 83% | ||||
| LA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 83% |
| Patrick Moynihan | 83% | ||||
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 83% |
| Arlen Specter | 83% | ||||
| Robert Torricelli | 83% | ||||
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 83% |
| John Breaux | 67% | ||||
| Richard Bryan | 67% | ||||
| John Chafee | 67% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 67% | ||||
| Wendell Ford | 67% | ||||
| Daniel Graham | 67% | ||||
| Daniel Inouye | 67% | ||||
| Charles Robb | 67% | ||||
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 67% |
| Alfonse D'Amato | 50% | ||||
| Joe Lieberman | 50% | ||||
| Dick Lugar | 50% | ||||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 50% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 33% |
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 33% |
| William Frist | 33% | ||||
| William Roth, Jr. | 33% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 33% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 33% | ||||
| Edmond Spencer Abraham | 17% | ||||
| Ben Campbell | 17% | ||||
| IN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Daniel Coats | Republican | 17% |
| OH | Attorney General | Michael DeWine | Republican | 17% | |
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 17% | ||||
| WY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Enzi | Republican | 17% |
| Slade Gorton | 17% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 17% |
| Judd Gregg | 17% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Defense | Charles Hagel | Republican | 17% | |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 17% |
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 17% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 17% |
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 17% |
| Frank Murkowski | 17% | ||||
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 17% |
| Rick Santorum | 17% | ||||
| Gordon Smith | 17% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 17% | ||||
| John Warner | 17% | ||||
| Wayne Allard | 0% | ||||
| John Ashcroft | 0% | ||||
| Bob Bennett | 0% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 0% | ||||
| KS | Governor | Sam Brownback | Republican | 0% | |
| Conrad Burns | 0% | ||||
| Paul Coverdell | 0% | ||||
| Larry Craig | 0% | ||||
| Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth | 0% | ||||
| William Phillip Gramm | 0% | ||||
| Rodney Grams | 0% | ||||
| Jesse Helms | 0% | ||||
| Y. Tim Hutchinson | 0% | ||||
| Kay Hutchison | 0% | ||||
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 0% |
| Dirk Kempthorne | 0% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 0% | ||||
| Connie Mack | 0% | ||||
| Don Nickles | 0% | ||||
| AL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Sessions III | Republican | 0% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 0% |
| Bob Smith | 0% | ||||
| Fred Thompson | 0% | ||||
| Strom Thurmond | 0% |
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How to Interpret these Evaluations
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 issues 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.
Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
