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Bernard Sanders vs Peter Welch: Voting Records Compared

In the current scoring window, Sanders’s party loyalty is 100% and Welch’s is 98%; attendance is 90% and 100%. The two cast the same position on 3 of 3 tracked key Senate roll calls where both voted Yea or Nay. Every score is computed from the official roll-call record.

Official portrait of Sen. Bernard Sanders

Sen. Bernard Sanders

I Independent

U.S. Senator · Vermont

Official portrait of Sen. Peter Welch

Sen. Peter Welch

D Democrat

U.S. Senator · Vermont

Scorecard comparison

Scorecard comparison of Bernard Sanders and Peter Welch
MetricSandersWelch
Party loyalty100%98%
Attendance90%100%
Party crossings01
Missed votes4 of 400 of 40

Computed from each member’s most recent eligible roll calls in their chamber. How these scores are computed.

Where they agreed and disagreed on key votes

Key-vote agreement
100%
Agreed on 3 of 3 key votes where both cast a Yea or Nay

Agreement is computed only over votes where both members cast a Yea or Nay; Present and missed votes are skipped. Every vote links to the official record.

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