| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 100% |
| Paul Wellstone | 100% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 90% |
| Kent Conrad | 90% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 90% | ||||
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 90% |
| Russ Feingold | 90% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 90% |
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 90% | ||||
| Bob Kerrey | 90% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 90% | |
| Frank Lautenberg | 90% | ||||
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 90% |
| Patrick Moynihan | 90% | ||||
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 90% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 90% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 90% |
| Paul Sarbanes | 90% | ||||
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 90% |
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 80% |
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 80% | |
| Jeff Bingaman | 80% | ||||
| Richard Bryan | 80% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 80% | ||||
| Joseph Maxwell Cleland | 80% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 80% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 80% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 80% |
| Herb Kohl | 80% | ||||
| LA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 80% |
| Robert Torricelli | 80% | ||||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 70% | ||||
| John Breaux | 70% | ||||
| Thomas Daschle | 70% | ||||
| Daniel Graham | 70% | ||||
| James Merrill Jeffords | 70% | ||||
| Charles Robb | 70% | ||||
| WV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jay Rockefeller IV | Democratic | 70% |
| Arlen Specter | 70% | ||||
| Ernest Hollings | 60% | ||||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 60% |
| John Chafee | 50% | ||||
| Daniel Inouye | 40% | ||||
| Joe Lieberman | 40% | ||||
| Dick Lugar | 30% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 30% | ||||
| Ben Campbell | 20% | ||||
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 20% |
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 20% |
| William Frist | 20% | ||||
| William Roth, Jr. | 20% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 20% | ||||
| John Warner | 20% | ||||
| Edmond Spencer Abraham | 10% | ||||
| John Ashcroft | 10% | ||||
| Bob Bennett | 10% | ||||
| Larry Craig | 10% | ||||
| OH | Attorney General | Michael DeWine | Republican | 10% | |
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 10% | ||||
| WY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Enzi | Republican | 10% |
| Slade Gorton | 10% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 10% |
| Judd Gregg | 10% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Defense | Charles Hagel | Republican | 10% | |
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 10% |
| Y. Tim Hutchinson | 10% | ||||
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 10% |
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 10% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 10% |
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 10% |
| Frank Murkowski | 10% | ||||
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 10% |
| Rick Santorum | 10% | ||||
| Gordon Smith | 10% | ||||
| Bob Smith | 10% | ||||
| Craig Thomas | 10% | ||||
| Wayne Allard | 0% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 0% | ||||
| KS | Governor | Sam Brownback | Republican | 0% | |
| Conrad Burns | 0% | ||||
| Paul Coverdell | 0% | ||||
| William Phillip Gramm | 0% | ||||
| Rodney Grams | 0% | ||||
| Jesse Helms | 0% | ||||
| Kay Hutchison | 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% |
| 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.
