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Chuck Grassley's Ratings and Endorsements

Office:

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
100%
2009-2010
100%
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
100%
2017-2018
100%
2017-2018
100%
2015-2016
100%
2015-2016
100%
2013-2014
100%
2013-2014
100%
2011-2012
100%
2011-2012
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009
100%
2009
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
100%
2005-2006
100%
2005-2006
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003-2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
87%
2001-2002
87%
2001-2002
84%
1999-2000
84%
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
100%
2001
100%
2001
92%
1999-2000
92%
1999-2000
91%
1997-1998
91%
1997-1998
100%
1997
100%
1997
100%
1995-1996
100%
1995-1996
93%
1991-1992
93%
1991-1992
91%
2023
94%
2022
94%
2022
100%
2021
100%
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
85%
2012
85%
2012
85%
2011
85%
2011
100%
2009-2010
100%
2009-2010
100%
2007-2008
100%
2007-2008
87%
2006
87%
2006
83%
2004
83%
2004
100%
2003
100%
2003
100%
2001-2002
100%
2001-2002
100%
2000
100%
2000
0%
2023
60%
2022
60%
2022
40%
2021
40%
2021
0%
2020
0%
2020
100%
2019
100%
2019
67%
2018
67%
2018
25%
2017
25%
2017
80%
2016
80%
2016
63%
2015
63%
2015
44%
2014
44%
2014
17%
2013
17%
2013
50%
2012
50%
2012
57%
2011
57%
2011
0%
2008
0%
2008
30%
2007
30%
2007
30%
2007
30%
2007
96%
2009
90%
2005-2006
90%
2005-2006
85%
2015
90%
2013
92%
2013
95%
2013
95%
2013
92%
2013
90%
2013
50%
2009
50%
2009
86%
2009
86%
2009
59%
2007
82%
2007
82%
2007
59%
2007
95%
2005
83%
2005
70%
2005
95%
2005
70%
2005
83%
2005
83%
2004
83%
2004
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
90
2003
83
2002
83
2002
83
2002
83
2002
83
2002
83
2002
88%
2001
88%
2001
80%
2000
80%
2000
60%
2024
53%
2023-2024
53%
2023-2024
53%
2023-2024
53%
2023-2024
61%
2023
61%
2023
80%
2021-2022
80%
2021-2022
61%
2021-2022
61%
2021-2022
80%
2021-2022
80%
2021-2022
61%
2021-2022
61%
2021-2022
25%
2019-2020
25%
2019-2020
25%
2019-2020
25%
2019-2020
53%
2017-2018
53%
2017-2018
53%
2017-2018
53%
2017-2018
65%
2015-2016
65%
2015-2016
65%
2015-2016
65%
2015-2016
80%
2015
80%
2015
61%
2014
61%
2014
85%
2014
85%
2014
83%
2013-2014
83%
2013-2014
83%
2013-2014
83%
2013-2014
70%
2013
70%
2013
70%
2011-2012
70%
2011-2012
70%
2011-2012
70%
2011-2012
60%
2011
65%
2011
60%
2011
65%
2011
100%
2010
100%
2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
90%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
87%
2009-2010
90%
2009
85%
2009
85%
2009
80%
2009
80%
2009
90%
2009
38%
2007-2008
38%
2007-2008
38%
2007-2008
38%
2007-2008
70%
2007
70%
2007
40%
2006
40%
2006
90%
2004
90%
2004
65%
2002
65%
2002
80%
2001
80%
2001
72%
2000
72%
2000
70%
1999
70%
1999
45%
1998
45%
1998
55%
1997
55%
1997
61%
1995-1996
61%
1995-1996
61%
1995-1996
61%
1995-1996
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