| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Daschle | 100% | ||||
| Mark Hatfield | 100% | ||||
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 100% | ||||
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 100% |
| Carol Moseley Braun | 100% | ||||
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
| Paul Wellstone | 100% | ||||
| Paul Simon | 92% | ||||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 91% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 91% |
| Kent Conrad | 91% | ||||
| Russ Feingold | 91% | ||||
| John Glenn | 91% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 91% |
| James Merrill Jeffords | 91% | ||||
| Herb Kohl | 91% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 91% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 91% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 91% |
| Patrick Moynihan | 91% | ||||
| Paul Sarbanes | 91% | ||||
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 91% |
| Bill Bradley | 85% | ||||
| Claiborne Pell | 85% | ||||
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 82% |
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 82% | |
| Jeff Bingaman | 82% | ||||
| Richard Bryan | 82% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 82% | ||||
| Daniel Graham | 82% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 82% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 82% | |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 82% |
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 82% |
| Jim Exon | 77% | ||||
| David Pryor | 77% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 73% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 64% |
| J. Bennett Johnston | 62% | ||||
| Dale Bumpers | 55% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 55% | ||||
| Wendell Ford | 55% | ||||
| Ernest Hollings | 55% | ||||
| Joe Lieberman | 55% | ||||
| Daniel Inouye | 45% | ||||
| Charles Robb | 45% | ||||
| Nancy Landon Kassebaum | 38% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 36% |
| Arlen Specter | 36% | ||||
| Hank Brown | 31% | ||||
| John Breaux | 27% | ||||
| Sam Nunn | 23% | ||||
| Alan Simpson | 23% | ||||
| John Chafee | 18% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 18% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 18% | ||||
| Larry Pressler | 15% | ||||
| Edmond Spencer Abraham | 9% | ||||
| Bob Bennett | 9% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 9% | ||||
| Ben Campbell | 9% | ||||
| IN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Daniel Coats | Republican | 9% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 9% |
| Paul Coverdell | 9% | ||||
| Alfonse D'Amato | 9% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 9% | ||||
| William Frist | 9% | ||||
| Slade Gorton | 9% | ||||
| Rodney Grams | 9% | ||||
| Judd Gregg | 9% | ||||
| Dick Lugar | 9% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 9% |
| Frank Murkowski | 9% | ||||
| William Roth, Jr. | 9% | ||||
| Rick Santorum | 9% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 9% | ||||
| Fred Thompson | 9% | ||||
| Strom Thurmond | 9% | ||||
| John Warner | 9% | ||||
| William Cohen | 8% | ||||
| Robert Dole | 8% | ||||
| John Ashcroft | 0% | ||||
| Conrad Burns | 0% | ||||
| Larry Craig | 0% | ||||
| OH | Attorney General | Michael DeWine | Republican | 0% | |
| Duncan McLauchlin Faircloth | 0% | ||||
| William Phillip Gramm | 0% | ||||
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 0% |
| Jesse Helms | 0% | ||||
| Kay Hutchison | 0% | ||||
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 0% |
| Dirk Kempthorne | 0% | ||||
| Jon Kyl | 0% | ||||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Connie Mack | 0% | ||||
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 0% |
| Don Nickles | 0% | ||||
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 0% |
| Bob Smith | 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.
