| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Craig | 88% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of Defense | Charles Hagel | Republican | 88% | |
| Melquiades Martinez | 88% | ||||
| George Voinovich | 88% | ||||
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Sr | John McCain III | Republican | 87% |
| AR | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Boozman | Republican | 86% |
| MT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Max Baucus | Democratic | 77% |
| KS | Governor | Sam Brownback | Republican | 77% | |
| Kent Conrad | 77% | ||||
| Pete Domenici, Jr. | 77% | ||||
| LA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 77% |
| FL | U.S. Senate | Sr | William Nelson, Sr. | Democratic | 77% |
| Arlen Specter | 75% | ||||
| Ted Stevens | 71% | ||||
| Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 66% | ||||
| Evan Bayh | 66% | ||||
| Jeff Bingaman | 66% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Barbara Boxer | Democratic | 66% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 66% |
| DE | U.S. Senate | Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 66% |
| Hillary Clinton | 66% | ||||
| Norm Coleman | 66% | ||||
| Chris Dodd | 66% | ||||
| IL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 66% |
| Russ Feingold | 66% | ||||
| CA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Dianne Feinstein | Democratic | 66% |
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 66% |
| IA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tom Harkin | Democratic | 66% |
| Daniel Inouye | 66% | ||||
| SD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Timothy Johnson | Democratic | 66% |
| Edward Kennedy, Sr. | 66% | ||||
| NA | U.S. Secretary of State | John Kerry | Democratic | 66% | |
| Herb Kohl | 66% | ||||
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Sr | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 66% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patrick Leahy | Democratic | 66% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Carl Levin | Democratic | 66% |
| Joe Lieberman | 66% | ||||
| Blanche Lincoln | 66% | ||||
| Dick Lugar | 66% | ||||
| MD | U.S. Senate | Sr | Barbara Mikulski | Democratic | 66% |
| AK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 66% |
| WA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 66% |
| NA | President | Barack Obama II | Democratic | 66% | |
| AR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mark Pryor | Democratic | 66% |
| RI | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 66% |
| NV | U.S. Senate | Sr | Harry Reid | Democratic | 66% |
| NY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 66% |
| Gordon Smith | 66% | ||||
| Olympia Snowe | 66% | ||||
| John Warner | 66% | ||||
| OR | U.S. Senate | Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 66% |
| NA | Vice President | Joe Biden, Jr. | Democratic | 62% | |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 62% |
| Ken Salazar | 62% | ||||
| AL | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Shelby | Republican | 57% |
| Bob Bennett | 55% | ||||
| ME | U.S. Senate | Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 55% |
| TX | U.S. Senate | Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 55% |
| ID | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 55% |
| Judd Gregg | 55% | ||||
| Kay Hutchison | 55% | ||||
| OK | U.S. Senate | Sr | Jim Inhofe | Republican | 55% |
| Jon Kyl | 55% | ||||
| KY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mitch McConnell | Republican | 55% |
| MI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 55% |
| WY | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mike Enzi | Republican | 50% |
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 50% | ||||
| TN | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lamar Alexander | Republican | 44% |
| Wayne Allard | 44% | ||||
| Kit Bond | 44% | ||||
| NC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 44% |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 44% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thad Cochran | Republican | 44% |
| James DeMint | 44% | ||||
| Byron Dorgan | 44% | ||||
| John Ensign | 44% | ||||
| UT | U.S. Senate | Sr | Orrin Hatch | Republican | 44% |
| Ben Nelson | 44% | ||||
| KS | U.S. Senate | Sr | Pat Roberts | Republican | 44% |
| LA | U.S. Senate | Jr | David Vitter | Republican | 44% |
| John Sununu | 37% | ||||
| Jim Bunning | 33% | ||||
| Robert Byrd | 33% | ||||
| OK | U.S. Senate | Jr | Thomas Coburn | Republican | 33% |
| Elizabeth Dole | 33% | ||||
| IA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 33% |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Johnny Isakson | Republican | 33% |
| AL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Sessions III | Republican | 33% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Thune | Republican | 33% |
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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.
