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Lindsey Graham's Ratings and Endorsements

Vote Smart displays all known interest group ratings for each candidate and official, regardless of issue or bias.

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 issue 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.

With rare exceptions, Vote Smart displays interest group ratings as a 0-100 percentage. While many interest groups use percentages as ratings to begin with, please note that Vote Smart has translated some ratings to a percentage from a different rating system for consistency and ease in understanding. Please visit the group's website, email us at ratings@votesmart.org or call our Voter Information Hotline at 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.

88%
2014
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2019-2020
88%
2017-2018
88%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
79%
2013-2014
79%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
82%
2007-2008
82%
2007-2008
88%
2005-2006
88%
2005-2006
97%
2003-2004
97%
2003-2004
97%
2003
97%
2003
97%
2001-2002
97%
2001-2002
92%
1999-2000
92%
1999-2000
100%
2014
100%
2011
100%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2004
100%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
83%
2002
83%
2002
87%
1999-2000
87%
1999-2000
93%
1997-1998
93%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1997
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
73%
2023
81%
2022
81%
2022
96%
2021
96%
2021
100%
2020
100%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
100%
2017
100%
2017
100%
2015
100%
2015
89%
2014
89%
2014
93%
2013-2014
93%
2013-2014
89%
2013
89%
2013
57%
2012
57%
2012
57%
2011
57%
2011
79%
2009-2010
79%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
87%
2006
87%
2006
83%
2004
83%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
80%
2001-2002
80%
2001-2002
90%
2001
90%
2001
100%
2000
100%
2000
0%
2023
25%
2022
25%
2022
20%
2021
20%
2021
0%
2020
0%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
100%
2018
100%
2018
25%
2017
25%
2017
60%
2016
60%
2016
100%
2015
100%
2015
88%
2014
88%
2014
58%
2013
58%
2013
50%
2012
50%
2012
64%
2011
64%
2011
0%
2008
0%
2008
21%
2007
21%
2007
21%
2007
21%
2007
93%
2009
90%
2005-2006
90%
2005-2006
80%
2015
68%
2013
72%
2013
68%
2013
75%
2013
72%
2013
75%
2013
52%
2009
52%
2009
91%
2009
91%
2009
68%
2007
68%
2007
91%
2007
91%
2007
80%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
80%
2005
85%
2004
85%
2004
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
79
2002
73%
2001
73%
2001
79%
2000
79%
2000
56%
2024
53%
2023-2024
53%
2023-2024
53%
2023-2024
53%
2023-2024
57%
2023
57%
2023
67%
2021-2022
67%
2021-2022
57%
2021-2022
57%
2021-2022
67%
2021-2022
67%
2021-2022
57%
2021-2022
57%
2021-2022
11%
2019-2020
11%
2019-2020
11%
2019-2020
11%
2019-2020
48%
2017-2018
48%
2017-2018
48%
2017-2018
48%
2017-2018
35%
2015-2016
35%
2015-2016
35%
2015-2016
35%
2015-2016
29%
2015
29%
2015
63%
2014
55%
2014
55%
2014
63%
2014
55%
2013-2014
55%
2013-2014
55%
2013-2014
55%
2013-2014
50%
2013
50%
2013
73%
2011-2012
73%
2011-2012
73%
2011-2012
73%
2011-2012
70%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
70%
2011
90%
2010
90%
2010
87%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
86%
2009-2010
75%
2009
75%
2009
83%
2009
83%
2009
90%
2009
90%
2009
53%
2007-2008
53%
2007-2008
53%
2007-2008
53%
2007-2008
56%
2007
56%
2007
40%
2006
40%
2006
90%
2004
90%
2004
65%
2002
65%
2002
70%
2001
70%
2001
66%
2000
66%
2000
60%
1999
60%
1999
58%
1998
58%
1998
58%
1997
58%
1997
63%
1995-1996
63%
1995-1996
63%
1995-1996
63%
1995-1996
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