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Congressional Voting Records & Scorecards

Major advocacy groups and think tanks grade every member of Congress on their voting record. Here's what they measure, who they rate highest, and how to read the numbers.

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119th Congress · Live Composition

Balance of Power

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How to read this

Each bar is the current party split of the chamber: Democrats left, Republicans right, independents between. The marker is the majority threshold (51 of 100 in the Senate, 218 of 435 in the House).

Computed from official roll-call data

Who Crosses the Aisle

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How party loyalty & attendance are computed

For each recorded vote we find the majority position of a member's own party, then measure how often they voted with it (party loyalty). Attendance is votes cast vs. eligible. Computed over the most recent roll calls; refreshes daily. House figures appear once the House holds recorded votes in the window.

Every Member of the 119th Congress

A page for every sitting Senator and Representative: official portrait, party, state, and a direct line to their roll-call record. Search or filter below, or browse by state delegation →

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What Is a Congressional Scorecard?

A congressional scorecard (also called a "rating" or "grade") is a numerical score assigned to a legislator based on how they voted on a curated set of bills and amendments. Organizations across the political spectrum publish them annually: conservatives, progressives, environmentalists, gun rights advocates, and more.

Scorecards serve different purposes: donors use them to evaluate giving priorities, advocacy groups use them to mobilize members, and voters use them to quickly assess alignment. They are inherently perspective-driven; each organization selects votes that reflect its own policy priorities, so a 100% rating from one group and a 0% from another tells you as much about the organizations as it does about the legislator.

How to read a score: Most scorecards are expressed as a 0–100 percentage. A score of 100 means the legislator voted with that organization on every tracked vote. A score of 0 means they never did. Scores near 50 often indicate a moderate or split-ticket approach to that issue set. Always check the methodology; some organizations track only 5–10 votes per year; others track 30 or more.

Who Scores Congress and Why It Matters

Roll-Call Activity · Auto-Updated from Official Records

How this is computed: Unlike the advocacy-group ratings above, the cards below are generated automatically each day by Congress Vote Tracker directly from official House Clerk and Senate roll-call data, with no editorial vote selection. They summarize recent floor activity in each chamber.

House Participation

Computed from official roll-call data

Over the most recent 0 recorded House roll-call votes: 0 passed, 0 failed, and 0 decided by a margin of 5 votes or fewer.

Senate Participation

Computed from official roll-call data

Over the most recent 60 recorded Senate roll-call votes: 29 passed, 31 failed, and 28 decided by a margin of 5 votes or fewer.

Notable Members · Multi-Organization Ratings

Data note: Scores below reflect the most recently published ratings from each organization (primarily 2023–2024 for ACU and ADA, as 2025 ratings are published on a lag; Heritage Action and LCV update quarterly). Click the organization name links above to verify current ratings. Members with no score on a given system are marked N/A.

Notable members of Congress and their ratings from major scorecard organizations
Member Party/State Chamber ACU Heritage Action LCV ADA
Mike Johnson
Speaker of the House		 R–LA House 96 94 2 0
Tom Cotton
Senator since 2015		 R–AR Senate 97 92 3 0
Ted Cruz
Senator since 2013		 R–TX Senate 99 96 0 0
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Rep. since 2021		 R–GA House 93 91 0 0
Rand Paul
Senator since 2011		 R–KY Senate 87 88 8 5
Susan Collins
Senator since 1997		 R–ME Senate 54 48 62 30
Lisa Murkowski
Senator since 2002		 R–AK Senate 59 52 57 25
Don Bacon
Rep. since 2017		 R–NE House 68 65 41 15
Bernie Sanders
Senator since 2007 (I-VT)		 I–VT Senate 2 4 93 100
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Rep. since 2019		 D–NY House 1 3 97 100
Elizabeth Warren
Senator since 2013		 D–MA Senate 3 5 96 100
Chuck Schumer
Senate Minority Leader		 D–NY Senate 4 6 95 100
Joe Manchin
Former Senator, now Governor of WV (I-WV as of 2025)		 I–WV Senate 46 42 53 42
Jared Golden
Rep. since 2019		 D–ME House 38 35 68 45
Henry Cuellar
Rep. since 2005		 D–TX House 29 27 71 50
John Thune
Senate Majority Leader		 R–SD Senate 88 82 6 0

Primary Sources & Methodology Notes

  • ACU Ratings: acuratings.conservative.org: Annual ratings published since 1971. Based on 20–25 key votes per chamber. Methodology available at conservative.org.
  • Heritage Action Scorecard: heritageaction.com/scorecard: Updated throughout session. Tracks 30–50 votes including procedural motions. Penalizes missed votes.
  • LCV Environmental Scorecard: scorecard.lcv.org: Published annually since 1970. 2024 scorecard includes 14 House and 12 Senate votes on climate, clean water, and public lands.
  • ADA Trust Score: adaction.org/voting-records: Published since 1947. Selects 20 key votes annually on economic equity, civil rights, and social issues.
  • FreedomWorks Scorecard: freedomworks.org: Libertarian-leaning free-market ratings. Differentiates from ACU by weighting foreign policy and fiscal hawks more heavily.
  • GovTrack Ideology Score: govtrack.us/congress/members: Algorithmic score based on cosponsorship patterns, not curated vote lists. Updated continuously.
  • All member scores are based on the most recently available published data. Some 2025 annual ratings may not yet be published. Verify current scores at each organization's website.
  • For article-level scorecard deep dives, see our Murkowski Scorecard Analysis.

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