| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Ackerman | 0% | ||||
| Todd Akin | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Allen | 0% | ||||
| Richard Armey | 90% | ||||
| Joe Baca, Sr. | 0% | ||||
| Brian Baird | 20% | ||||
| Richard Hugh Baker | 90% | ||||
| John Baldacci | 0% | ||||
| Cass Ballenger | 90% | ||||
| James Barcia | 60% | ||||
| Robert Barr, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Roscoe Bartlett | 100% | ||||
| Charlie Bass | 40% | ||||
| Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. | 10% | ||||
| Douglas Bereuter | 80% | ||||
| Shelley Berkley | 10% | ||||
| Howard Berman | 0% | ||||
| Marion Berry | 70% | ||||
| Judy Biggert | 30% | ||||
| Michael Bilirakis | 80% | ||||
| Rod Blagojevich | 10% | ||||
| Sherwood Boehlert | 30% | ||||
| Henry Bonilla | 90% | ||||
| David Edward Bonior | 30% | ||||
| Mary Bono Mack | 60% | ||||
| Robert Borski, Jr. | 40% | ||||
| Leonard Boswell | 10% | ||||
| Rick Boucher | 20% | ||||
| Allen Boyd, Jr. | 30% | ||||
| Henry Brown, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Ed Bryant | 90% | ||||
| Dan Burton | 90% | ||||
| Steve Buyer | 90% | ||||
| Herbert Callahan | 90% | ||||
| Chris Cannon | 90% | ||||
| Brad Carson | 40% | ||||
| Julia Carson | 10% | ||||
| Mike Castle | 40% | ||||
| Eva Clayton | 0% | ||||
| Robert Clement | 56% | ||||
| Michael Collins | 90% | ||||
| Larry Combest | 90% | ||||
| Gary Condit | 10% | ||||
| John Cooksey | 89% | ||||
| Jerry Costello | 70% | ||||
| Christopher Cox | 90% | ||||
| William Coyne | 0% | ||||
| Robert Cramer | 70% | ||||
| Philip Crane | 100% | ||||
| Barbara Cubin | 100% | ||||
| Randall Cunningham | 90% | ||||
| James Davis | 30% | ||||
| Jo Ann Davis | 90% | ||||
| Thomas Davis III | 60% | ||||
| Bill Delahunt | 10% | ||||
| Thomas DeLay | 90% | ||||
| James DeMint | 100% | ||||
| Peter Deutsch | 10% | ||||
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | 90% | ||||
| Norm Dicks | 0% | ||||
| Calvin Dooley | 0% | ||||
| John Doolittle | 100% | ||||
| David Dreier | 80% | ||||
| Jennifer Dunn | 80% | ||||
| Chet Edwards | 40% | ||||
| Vern Ehlers | 90% | ||||
| Bob Ehrlich, Jr. | 78% | ||||
| Jo Ann Emerson | 80% | ||||
| Philip English | 70% | ||||
| Bob Etheridge | 10% | ||||
| Lane Evans | 0% | ||||
| Terry Everett | 90% | ||||
| Michael Ferguson | 70% | ||||
| Ernest Fletcher | 90% | ||||
| Mark Foley | 50% | ||||
| Harold Ford, Jr. | 20% | ||||
| Vito Fossella, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Barney Frank | 10% | ||||
| Jonas Frost III | 0% | ||||
| Elton Gallegly | 90% | ||||
| John Ganske | 70% | ||||
| George Gekas | 80% | ||||
| Richard Andrew Gephardt | 0% | ||||
| Jim Gibbons | 80% | ||||
| Wayne Gilchrest | 50% | ||||
| Paul Gillmor | 70% | ||||
| Benjamin Gilman | 11% | ||||
| Charlie Gonzalez | 0% | ||||
| Virgil Goode, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Bart Gordon | 50% | ||||
| Porter Goss | 90% | ||||
| Mark Green | 90% | ||||
| James Greenwood | 40% | ||||
| Felix Grucci, Jr. | 80% | ||||
| Gilbert Gutknecht | 90% | ||||
| Tony Hall | 70% | ||||
| James Hansen | 90% | ||||
| Jane Harman | 10% | ||||
| Melissa Hart | 90% | ||||
| J. Dennis Hastert | 80% | ||||
| Robert Hayes | 90% | ||||
| J.D. Hayworth, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Joel Hefley | 100% | ||||
| Wally Herger, Jr. | 100% | ||||
| Baron Hill | 40% | ||||
| Van Hilleary | 90% | ||||
| Earl Hilliard, Jr. | 10% | ||||
| Maurice Hinchey | 0% | ||||
| David Lee Hobson | 70% | ||||
| PA | Commissioner | At-Large | Joseph Hoeffel | 0% | |
| Pete Hoekstra | 100% | ||||
| Thomas Holden | 70% | ||||
| Darlene Hooley | 11% | ||||
| Stephen Horn | 20% | ||||
| John Nathan Hostettler | 90% | ||||
| Amory Houghton, Jr. | 20% | ||||
| Kenny Hulshof | 80% | ||||
| Duncan Hunter | 89% | ||||
| Henry Hyde | 90% | ||||
| Ernest Istook, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. | 0% | ||||
| William Jefferson | 20% | ||||
| William Lewis Jenkins | 90% | ||||
| Christopher John | 89% | ||||
| Nancy Johnson | 30% | ||||
| Tim Johnson | 80% | ||||
| Paul Kanjorski | 50% | ||||
| Ric Keller | 90% | ||||
| Sue Kelly | 40% | ||||
| Mark Kennedy | 80% | ||||
| Patrick Kennedy | 0% | ||||
| Brian Kerns | 100% | ||||
| Dale Kildee | 40% | ||||
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | 0% | ||||
| Gerald Kleczka | 0% | ||||
| Joseph Knollenberg | 90% | ||||
| James Kolbe | 40% | ||||
| Dennis Kucinich | 40% | ||||
| John LaFalce | 40% | ||||
| Ray LaHood | 80% | ||||
| Nicholas Lampson | 11% | ||||
| Tom Lantos | 0% | ||||
| Steve LaTourette | 70% | ||||
| James Leach | 11% | ||||
| Jerry Lewis | 80% | ||||
| Ron Lewis | 100% | ||||
| John Linder | 90% | ||||
| William Lipinski | 88% | ||||
| William Luther | 10% | ||||
| James Maloney | 20% | ||||
| Don Manzullo | 100% | ||||
| Frank Mascara | 70% | ||||
| Robert Matsui | 0% | ||||
| Karen McCarthy | 0% | ||||
| James McCrery III | 80% | ||||
| John McHugh | 80% | ||||
| Scott McInnis | 90% | ||||
| Cynthia Ann McKinney | 11% | ||||
| Michael McNulty | 40% | ||||
| Martin Meehan | 0% | ||||
| Carrie Meek | 0% | ||||
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | 0% | ||||
| Dan Miller | 50% | ||||
| Patsy Takemoto Mink | 20% | ||||
| Alan Mollohan | 60% | ||||
| Dennis Moore | 10% | ||||
| Constance Morella | 10% | ||||
| Jack Murtha | 50% | ||||
| Sue Myrick | 90% | ||||
| George Nethercutt, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Robert William Ney | 80% | ||||
| Anne Northup | 90% | ||||
| Charles Norwood, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| James Nussle | 90% | ||||
| Jim Oberstar | 50% | ||||
| Dave Obey | 11% | ||||
| John Olver | 0% | ||||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 50% | ||||
| Thomas William Osborne | 80% | ||||
| Doug Ose | 30% | ||||
| Major Owens | 0% | ||||
| Michael Oxley | 90% | ||||
| Ron Paul | 70% | ||||
| Donald Payne | 10% | ||||
| John Peterson | 90% | ||||
| David Phelps | 80% | ||||
| Charles Pickering, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Todd Platts | 80% | ||||
| Richard Pombo | 90% | ||||
| Earl Pomeroy | 40% | ||||
| Deborah Pryce | 40% | ||||
| Jack Quinn | 80% | ||||
| George Radanovich | 90% | ||||
| James Ramstad | 50% | ||||
| Ralph Regula | 70% | ||||
| Denny Rehberg | 78% | ||||
| Silvestre Reyes | 10% | ||||
| Thomas Reynolds | 80% | ||||
| Bob Riley | 90% | ||||
| Lynn Nancy Rivers | 10% | ||||
| Ciro Rodriguez | 10% | ||||
| Timothy Roemer | 60% | ||||
| Mike Ross | 50% | ||||
| Steve Rothman | 0% | ||||
| Marge Roukema | 60% | ||||
| Jim Ryun | 100% | ||||
| Martin Olav Sabo | 10% | ||||
| Max Sandlin, Jr. | 20% | ||||
| Jim Saxton | 80% | ||||
| Edward Schrock | 90% | ||||
| John Shadegg | 100% | ||||
| E. Clay Shaw, Jr. | 80% | ||||
| Christopher Shays | 20% | ||||
| Donald Sherwood | 90% | ||||
| Ronnie Shows | 80% | ||||
| Robert Ruhl Simmons | 20% | ||||
| Joseph Skeen | 90% | ||||
| Ike Skelton | 70% | ||||
| Nick Smith | 90% | ||||
| Vic Snyder | 10% | ||||
| Hilda Solis | 0% | ||||
| Mark Souder | 100% | ||||
| John Spratt, Jr. | 30% | ||||
| Pete Stark | 0% | ||||
| Cliff Stearns | 100% | ||||
| Charles Stenholm | 70% | ||||
| Ted Strickland | 20% | ||||
| Bob Stump | 100% | ||||
| Bart Stupak | 50% | ||||
| John Sununu | 90% | ||||
| John Sweeney | 60% | ||||
| Tom Tancredo | 100% | ||||
| John Tanner | 56% | ||||
| Ellen Tauscher | 10% | ||||
| William Tauzin | 90% | ||||
| Charles Taylor | 90% | ||||
| Gene Taylor | 80% | ||||
| William Thomas | 50% | ||||
| Karen Thurman | 10% | ||||
| Todd Tiahrt | 90% | ||||
| Ed Towns | 13% | ||||
| James Traficant, Jr. | 80% | ||||
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | 0% | ||||
| James Turner | 60% | ||||
| James Walsh | 90% | ||||
| Zach Wamp | 80% | ||||
| Wesley Watkins | 90% | ||||
| Diane Watson | 0% | ||||
| Julius Caesar Watts, Jr. | 90% | ||||
| Anthony Weiner | 0% | ||||
| David Weldon | 100% | ||||
| W. Curtis Weldon | 78% | ||||
| Gerald Weller | 90% | ||||
| Robert Wexler | 0% | ||||
| Heather Wilson | 70% | ||||
| Lynn Woolsey | 0% | ||||
| David Wu | 30% | ||||
| Albert Wynn | 20% | ||||
| HI | Governor | Neil Abercrombie | Democratic | 22% | |
| NJ | U.S. House | 1 | Rob Andrews | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | U.S. Senate | Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 0% |
| WI | Mayor | At-Large | Tom Barrett | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House | 34 | Xavier Becerra | Democratic | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House | 2 | Sanford Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | 50% |
| OR | U.S. House | 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House | 1 | Bob Brady | Democratic | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 5 | Corrine Brown | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 24 | Lois Capps | Democratic | 11% |
| MA | U.S. House | 7 | Mike Capuano | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. Senate | Jr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 0% |
| MO | U.S. House | 1 | Lacy Clay, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| SC | U.S. House | 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 20% |
| MI | U.S. House | 13 | John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House | 14 | Joe Crowley | Democratic | 10% |
| MD | U.S. House | 7 | Elijah Cummings | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House | 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 53 | Susan Davis | Democratic | 10% |
| OR | U.S. House | 4 | Peter DeFazio | Democratic | 10% |
| CO | U.S. House | 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 0% |
| CT | U.S. House | 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House | 12 | John Dingell | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House | 35 | Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House | 14 | Mike Doyle, Jr. | Democratic | 60% |
| NY | U.S. House | 16 | Eliot Engel | Democratic | 11% |
| CA | U.S. House | 18 | Anna Eshoo | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 20 | Sam Farr | Democratic | 0% |
| PA | U.S. House | 2 | Chaka Fattah, Sr. | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | Mayor | At-Large | Bob Filner | Democratic | 10% |
| TX | U.S. House | 29 | Gene Green | Democratic | 20% |
| IL | U.S. House | 4 | Luis Gutierrez | Democratic | 0% |
| FL | U.S. House | 20 | Alcee Hastings, Sr. | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 15 | Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 12 | Rush Holt, Jr. | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House | 17 | Mike Honda | Democratic | 0% |
| MD | U.S. House | 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 0% |
| WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 0% | |
| NY | U.S. House | 3 | Steve Israel | Democratic | 20% |
| TX | U.S. House | 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 0% |
| TX | U.S. House | 30 | Eddie Johnson | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | U.S. House | 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 20% |
| WI | U.S. House | 3 | Ron Kind | Democratic | 20% |
| RI | U.S. House | 2 | Jim Langevin | Democratic | 50% |
| WA | U.S. House | 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 20% |
| CT | U.S. House | 1 | John Larson | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 13 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 0% |
| MI | U.S. House | 9 | Sandy Levin | Democratic | 0% |
| GA | U.S. House | 5 | John Lewis | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 19 | Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House | 17 | Nita Lowey | Democratic | 0% |
| KY | Commissioner of the Department of Veterans' Affairs | Kenneth Lucas | Democratic | 80% | |
| NY | U.S. House | 12 | Carolyn Maloney | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | U.S. House | 5 | Ed Markey | Democratic | 0% |
| UT | U.S. House | 4 | Jim Matheson | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House | 4 | Carolyn McCarthy | Democratic | 30% |
| WA | U.S. House | 7 | Jim McDermott | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | U.S. House | 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 7 | Mike McIntyre | Democratic | 80% |
| NY | U.S. House | 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House | 11 | George Miller | Democratic | 0% |
| VA | U.S. House | 8 | Jim Moran, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House | 10 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 32 | Grace Napolitano | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | U.S. House | 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 10% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 0% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | 30% |
| AZ | U.S. House | 7 | Ed Pastor | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 12 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 0% |
| NC | U.S. House | 4 | David Price | Democratic | 0% |
| WV | U.S. House | 3 | Nick Rahall II | Democratic | 50% |
| NY | U.S. House | 13 | Charlie Rangel | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House | 40 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House | 1 | Bobby Rush | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 46 | Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | 0% |
| OH | State Senate | 28 | Thomas Sawyer | Democratic | 0% |
| IL | U.S. House | 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 28 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 10% |
| VA | U.S. House | 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 10% |
| NY | U.S. House | 15 | José Serrano | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 30 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House | 25 | Louise Slaughter | Democratic | 0% |
| WA | U.S. House | 9 | Adam Smith | Democratic | 10% |
| MS | U.S. House | 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House | 5 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 0% |
| MA | U.S. House | 6 | John Tierney | Democratic | 0% |
| CO | U.S. Senate | Sr | Mark Udall | Democratic | 10% |
| NM | U.S. Senate | Sr | Thomas Udall | Democratic | 0% |
| NY | U.S. House | 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 0% |
| IN | U.S. House | 1 | Pete Visclosky | Democratic | 0% |
| CA | U.S. House | 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 20% |
| NC | U.S. House | 12 | Mel Watt | Democratic | 10% |
| CA | U.S. House | 33 | Henry Waxman | Democratic | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House | 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 0% |
| MN | U.S. House | 7 | Collin Peterson | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 63% |
| VT | U.S. Senate | Jr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 20% |
| AL | U.S. House | 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 90% |
| AL | U.S. House | 6 | Spencer Bachus | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House | 6 | Joe Barton | Republican | 90% |
| MO | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roy Blunt | Republican | 80% |
| OH | U.S. House | 8 | John Boehner | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House | 8 | Kevin Brady | Republican | 90% |
| NC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Richard Burr | Republican | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House | 42 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House | 4 | Dave Camp | Republican | 90% |
| VA | U.S. House | 7 | Eric Cantor | Republican | 90% |
| OH | U.S. House | 1 | Steve Chabot | Republican | 90% |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Sr | Saxby Chambliss | Republican | 89% |
| NC | U.S. House | 6 | Howard Coble | Republican | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House | 4 | Ander Crenshaw | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House | 7 | John Culberson | Republican | 90% |
| GA | Governor | Nathan Deal | Republican | 90% | |
| TN | U.S. House | 2 | John Duncan, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jeff Flake | Republican | 100% |
| VA | U.S. House | 4 | Randy Forbes | Republican | 100% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen | Republican | 60% |
| VA | U.S. House | 6 | Bob Goodlatte | Republican | 90% |
| SC | U.S. Senate | Sr | Lindsey Graham | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House | 12 | Kay Granger | Republican | 70% |
| MO | U.S. House | 6 | Sam Graves | Republican | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House | 4 | Ralph Hall | Republican | 90% |
| WA | U.S. House | 4 | Doc Hastings | Republican | 90% |
| GA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Johnny Isakson | Republican | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House | 49 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 70% |
| TX | U.S. House | 3 | Sam Johnson | Republican | 100% |
| NC | U.S. House | 3 | Walter Jones, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| NY | U.S. House | 2 | Pete King | Republican | 90% |
| GA | U.S. House | 1 | Jack Kingston | Republican | 90% |
| IL | U.S. Senate | Jr | Mark Kirk | Republican | 40% |
| IA | U.S. House | 3 | Tom Latham | Republican | 90% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 2 | Frank LoBiondo | Republican | 80% |
| OK | U.S. House | 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House | 25 | Buck McKeon | Republican | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House | 7 | John Mica | Republican | 90% |
| CA | U.S. House | 31 | Gary Miller | Republican | 90% |
| WV | U.S. House | 2 | Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | 70% |
| KS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 90% |
| ID | Governor | Butch Otter | Republican | 90% | |
| IN | Governor | Mike Pence | Republican | 100% | |
| WI | U.S. House | 6 | Tom Petri | Republican | 90% |
| PA | U.S. House | 16 | Joe Pitts | Republican | 100% |
| OH | U.S. Senate | Jr | Rob Portman | Republican | 90% |
| FL | Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services | Adam Putnam | Republican | 90% | |
| KY | U.S. House | 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House | 8 | Mike Rogers | Republican | 80% |
| CA | U.S. House | 48 | Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House | 27 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Republican | 75% |
| CA | U.S. House | 39 | Ed Royce | Republican | 90% |
| WI | U.S. House | 1 | Paul Ryan | Republican | 90% |
| CO | State Board of Education | 4 | Robert Schaffer | Republican | 100% |
| WI | U.S. House | 5 | Jim Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | 100% |
| TX | U.S. House | 32 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 100% |
| IL | U.S. House | 15 | John Shimkus | Republican | 80% |
| PA | U.S. House | 9 | Bill Shuster | Republican | 71% |
| ID | U.S. House | 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 80% |
| NJ | U.S. House | 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 80% |
| TX | U.S. House | 21 | Lamar Smith | Republican | 90% |
| NE | U.S. House | 2 | Lee Terry | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House | 13 | Mac Thornberry | Republican | 90% |
| SD | U.S. Senate | Jr | John Thune | Republican | 80% |
| OH | U.S. House | 12 | Pat Tiberi | Republican | 90% |
| PA | U.S. Senate | Jr | Pat Toomey | Republican | 90% |
| MI | U.S. House | 6 | Fred Upton | Republican | 70% |
| LA | U.S. Senate | Jr | David Vitter | Republican | 90% |
| OR | U.S. House | 2 | Greg Walden | Republican | 70% |
| KY | U.S. House | 1 | Ed Whitfield | Republican | 90% |
| MS | U.S. Senate | Jr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 90% |
| VA | U.S. House | 10 | Frank Wolf | Republican | 90% |
| FL | U.S. House | 13 | Bill Young | Republican | 80% |
| AK | U.S. House | At-Large | Don Young | Republican | 90% |
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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.
