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