| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 91% | ||||
| TN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lamar Alexander | Republican | 16% |
| Wayne Allard | 0% | ||||
| George Allen | 8% | ||||
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 58% |
| Evan Bayh | 50% | ||||
| Bob Bennett | 25% | ||||
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 75% | |
| Jeff Bingaman | 91% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 16% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 91% |
| KS | Governor | Sam Brownback | Republican | 16% | |
| Jim Bunning | 0% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 16% | ||||
| NC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 8% |
| Robert Byrd | 83% | ||||
| WA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 83% |
| DE | U.S. Senate | Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 75% |
| RI | Governor | Linc Chafee | Independent | 50% | |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 0% |
| Hillary Clinton | 75% | ||||
| OK | U.S. Senate | Jr | Thomas Coburn | Republican | 8% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 16% |
| Norm Coleman | 16% | ||||
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 25% |
| Kent Conrad | 83% | ||||
| TX | U.S. Senate | Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 0% |
| Larry Craig | 8% | ||||
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 8% |
| MN | Governor | Mark Dayton | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 66% | |
| James DeMint | 0% | ||||
| OH | Attorney General | Michael DeWine | Republican | 16% | |
| Chris Dodd | 83% | ||||
| Elizabeth Dole | 0% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 8% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 91% | ||||
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 91% |
| John Ensign | 0% | ||||
| WY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Enzi | Republican | 16% |
| Russ Feingold | 91% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 83% |
| William Frist | 0% | ||||
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 8% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 8% |
| Judd Gregg | 25% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Defense | Charles Hagel | Republican | 16% | |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 100% |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 16% |
| Kay Hutchison | 16% | ||||
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 0% |
| Daniel Inouye | 75% | ||||
| GA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Johnny Isakson | Republican | 0% |
| James Merrill Jeffords | 91% | ||||
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 83% |
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 75% | |
| Herb Kohl | 66% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 0% | ||||
| LA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 50% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 83% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 100% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 66% |
| Joe Lieberman | 33% | ||||
| Blanche Lincoln | 83% | ||||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 16% | ||||
| Dick Lugar | 33% | ||||
| Melquiades Martinez | 8% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 25% |
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 8% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 75% |
| AK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 16% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 75% |
| Ben Nelson | 16% | ||||
| FL | U.S. Senate | Sr | William Nelson, Sr. | Democratic | 50% |
| NA | President | Barack Obama II | Democratic | 83% | |
| AR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mark Pryor | Democratic | 66% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 83% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 75% |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 8% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 50% |
| Ken Salazar | 75% | ||||
| Rick Santorum | 8% | ||||
| Paul Sarbanes | 75% | ||||
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 75% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Sessions III | Republican | 0% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 16% |
| Gordon Smith | 25% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 16% | ||||
| Arlen Specter | 16% | ||||
| MI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 75% |
| Ted Stevens | 16% | ||||
| John Sununu | 16% | ||||
| James Talent | 0% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 16% | ||||
| SD | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Thune | Republican | 8% |
| LA | U.S. Senate | Jr | David Vitter | Republican | 0% |
| George Voinovich | 33% | ||||
| John Warner | 8% | ||||
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 83% |
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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.
