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Senate Scores

115th Congress First Session (2017)

                         
                         
Senator (by score)   Senator (alphabetical)
# Name State Party Score   # Name State Party Score
1 Susan Collins ME R 3.14712   66 Lamar Alexander TN R -0.59830
2 Rob Portman OH R 2.22445   54 Tammy Baldwin WI D -0.20474
3 Shelley Capito WV R 1.85988   60 John Barrasso WY R -0.44457
4 Joe Donnelly IN D 1.77917   38 Michael Bennet CO D 0.23528
5 Dean Heller NV R 1.51281   87 Richard Blumenthal CT D -1.15538
6 Lindsey Graham SC R 1.49824   11 Roy Blunt MO R 1.09869
7 Chuck Grassley IA R 1.48232   83 Cory Booker NJ D -1.02607
8 Cory Gardner CO R 1.44455   25 John Boozman AR R 0.62370
9 Todd Young IN R 1.12008   61 Sherrod Brown OH D -0.50071
10 Marco Rubio FL R 1.11307   26 Richard Burr NC R 0.61256
11 Roy Blunt MO R 1.09869   40 Maria Cantwell WA D 0.18191
12 Johnny Isakson GA R 0.94927   3 Shelley Capito WV R 1.85988
13 Steve Daines MT R 0.91243   43 Ben Cardin MD D 0.02696
14 Mark Warner VA D 0.89057   62 Tom Carper DE D -0.51957
15 Chris Coons DE D 0.84326   57 Bob Casey PA D -0.26530
16 Joe Manchin WV D 0.79644   34 Bill Cassidy LA R 0.39739
17 Jerry Moran KS R 0.76867   75 Thad Cochran MS R -0.74636
18 Lisa Murkowski AK R 0.76453   1 Susan Collins ME R 3.14712
19 Pat Toomey PA R 0.73681   15 Chris Coons DE D 0.84326
20 Joni Ernst IA R 0.73668   50 Bob Corker TN R -0.09563
21 Claire McCaskill MO D 0.73393   30 John Cornyn TX R 0.47503
22 Heidi Heitkamp ND D 0.67908   68 Catherine Cortez Masto NV D -0.61275
23 Angus King ME D 0.65585   79 Tom Cotton AR R -0.83431
24 Gary Peters MI D 0.62815   27 Mike Crapo ID R 0.55958
25 John Boozman AR R 0.62370   85 Ted Cruz TX R -1.03082
26 Richard Burr NC R 0.61256   13 Steve Daines MT R 0.91243
27 Mike Crapo ID R 0.55958   4 Joe Donnelly IN D 1.77917
28 Roger Wicker MS R 0.53340   84 Tammy Duckworth IL D -1.02710
29 Amy Klobuchar MN D 0.51616   91 Dick Durbin IL D -1.24041
30 John Cornyn TX R 0.47503   65 Mike Enzi WY R -0.59439
31 Orrin Hatch UT R 0.45242   20 Joni Ernst IA R 0.73668
32 Tim Scott SC R 0.42584   78 Dianne Feinstein CA D -0.80292
33 John Thune SD R 0.41274   46 Deb Fischer NE R 0.00798
34 Bill Cassidy LA R 0.39739   58 Jeff Flake AZ R -0.30140
35 Thom Tillis NC R 0.39630   93 Al Franken MN D -1.30225
36 Bill Nelson FL D 0.27948   8 Cory Gardner CO R 1.44455
37 Pat Roberts KS R 0.24874   67 Kirsten Gillibrand NY D -0.61127
38 Michael Bennet CO D 0.23528   6 Lindsey Graham SC R 1.49824
39 Jon Tester MT D 0.22096   7 Chuck Grassley IA R 1.48232
40 Maria Cantwell WA D 0.18191   88 Kamala Harris CA D -1.19719
41 Dan Sullivan AK R 0.12359   71 Maggie Hassan NH D -0.66380
42 John McCain AZ R 0.08263   31 Orrin Hatch UT R 0.45242
43 Ben Cardin MD D 0.02696   53 Martin Heinrich NM D -0.18396
44 John Hoeven ND R 0.02253   22 Heidi Heitkamp ND D 0.67908
45 Mike Rounds SD R 0.01243   5 Dean Heller NV R 1.51281
46 Deb Fischer NE R 0.00798   70 Mazie Hirono HI D -0.64368
47 Jim Inhofe OK R -0.03541   44 John Hoeven ND R 0.02253
48 Ben Sasse NE R -0.05076   47 Jim Inhofe OK R -0.03541
49 Rand Paul KY R -0.09407   12 Johnny Isakson GA R 0.94927
50 Bob Corker TN R -0.09563   51 Ron Johnson WI R -0.10776
51 Ron Johnson WI R -0.10776   63 Tim Kaine VA D -0.54069
52 Jim Risch ID R -0.15138   80 John Kennedy LA R -0.91604
53 Martin Heinrich NM D -0.18396   23 Angus King ME D 0.65585
54 Tammy Baldwin WI D -0.20474   29 Amy Klobuchar MN D 0.51616
55 Mike Lee UT R -0.20596   77 James Lankford OK R -0.76991
56 Jeanne Shaheen NH D -0.23840   72 Patrick Leahy VT D -0.67578
57 Bob Casey PA D -0.26530   55 Mike Lee UT R -0.20596
58 Jeff Flake AZ R -0.30140   16 Joe Manchin WV D 0.79644
59 David Perdue GA R -0.32702   92 Ed Markey MA D -1.24252
60 John Barrasso WY R -0.44457   42 John McCain AZ R 0.08263
61 Sherrod Brown OH D -0.50071   21 Claire McCaskill MO D 0.73393
62 Tom Carper DE D -0.51957   74 Bob Menéndez NJ D -0.72281
63 Tim Kaine VA D -0.54069   89 Jeff Merkley OR D -1.21288
64 Elizabeth Warren MA D -0.54418   17 Jerry Moran KS R 0.76867
65 Mike Enzi WY R -0.59439   18 Lisa Murkowski AK R 0.76453
66 Lamar Alexander TN R -0.59830   97 Chris Murphy CT D -1.59304
67 Kirsten Gillibrand NY D -0.61127   95 Patty Murray WA D -1.49049
68 Catherine Cortez Masto NV D -0.61275   36 Bill Nelson FL D 0.27948
69 Debbie Stabenow MI D -0.62317   49 Rand Paul KY R -0.09407
70 Mazie Hirono HI D -0.64368   59 David Perdue GA R -0.32702
71 Maggie Hassan NH D -0.66380   24 Gary Peters MI D 0.62815
72 Patrick Leahy VT D -0.67578   2 Rob Portman OH R 2.22445
73 Brian Schatz HI D -0.68845   81 Jack Reed RI D -0.92574
74 Bob Menéndez NJ D -0.72281   52 Jim Risch ID R -0.15138
75 Thad Cochran MS R -0.74636   37 Pat Roberts KS R 0.24874
76 Ron Wyden OR D -0.75762   45 Mike Rounds SD R 0.01243
77 James Lankford OK R -0.76991   10 Marco Rubio FL R 1.11307
78 Dianne Feinstein CA D -0.80292   98 Bernie Sanders VT D -2.11294
79 Tom Cotton AR R -0.83431   48 Ben Sasse NE R -0.05076
80 John Kennedy LA R -0.91604   73 Brian Schatz HI D -0.68845
81 Jack Reed RI D -0.92574   32 Tim Scott SC R 0.42584
82 Tom Udall NM D -0.98084   56 Jeanne Shaheen NH D -0.23840
83 Cory Booker NJ D -1.02607   96 Richard Shelby AL R -1.50520
84 Tammy Duckworth IL D -1.02710   69 Debbie Stabenow MI D -0.62317
85 Ted Cruz TX R -1.03082   94 Luther Strange AL R -1.47402
86 Sheldon Whitehouse RI D -1.12852   41 Dan Sullivan AK R 0.12359
87 Richard Blumenthal CT D -1.15538   39 Jon Tester MT D 0.22096
88 Kamala Harris CA D -1.19719   33 John Thune SD R 0.41274
89 Jeff Merkley OR D -1.21288   35 Thom Tillis NC R 0.39630
90 Chris Van Hollen MD D -1.21347   19 Pat Toomey PA R 0.73681
91 Dick Durbin IL D -1.24041   82 Tom Udall NM D -0.98084
92 Ed Markey MA D -1.24252   90 Chris Van Hollen MD D -1.21347
93 Al Franken MN D -1.30225   14 Mark Warner VA D 0.89057
94 Luther Strange AL R -1.47402   64 Elizabeth Warren MA D -0.54418
95 Patty Murray WA D -1.49049   86 Sheldon Whitehouse RI D -1.12852
96 Richard Shelby AL R -1.50520   28 Roger Wicker MS R 0.53340
97 Chris Murphy CT D -1.59304   76 Ron Wyden OR D -0.75762
98 Bernie Sanders VT D -2.11294   9 Todd Young IN R 1.12008
GovTrack data was used in the production of these scores
                         
Notes:
                         
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are excluded.
                         
Senators who are independent but caucus with a party for purposes of determining which party is in the majority are counted as a member of that party.