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.
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Enzi | 8% | |||
| Terry Everett | 8% | |||
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | 8% | |||
| George Gekas | 8% | |||
| Benjamin Gilman | 8% | |||
| Slade Gorton | 8% | |||
| Lindsey Graham | 8% | |||
| William Phillip Gramm | 8% | |||
| Rodney Grams | 8% | |||
| Judd Gregg | 8% | |||
| Charles Hagel | 8% | |||
| Ralph Hall | 8% | |||
| James Hansen | 8% | |||
| Orrin Hatch | 8% | |||
| Rick Hill | 8% | |||
| David Lee Hobson | 8% | |||
| Stephen Horn | 8% | |||
| MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 8% |
| Kenny Hulshof | 8% | |||
| Henry Hyde | 8% | |||
| Christopher John | 8% | |||
| Pete King | 8% | |||
| Joseph Knollenberg | 8% | |||
| Ray LaHood | 8% | |||
| Robert Livingston | 8% | |||
| Trent Lott, Sr. | 8% | |||
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 8% |
| Don Manzullo | 8% | |||
| John McCain III | 8% | |||
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 8% |
| John McHugh | 8% | |||
| David McIntosh | 8% | |||
| Buck McKeon | 8% | |||
| Carrie Meek | 8% | |||
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 8% |
| Frank Murkowski | 8% | |||
| Jack Murtha | 8% | |||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 8% | |||
| Michael Oxley | 8% | |||
| Ronald Packard | 8% | |||
| Mike Parker | 8% | |||
| Edward Pease | 8% | |||
| George Radanovich | 8% | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 8% | |||
| Pat Roberts | 8% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 8% |
| Matt Salmon | 8% | |||
| Max Sandlin, Jr. | 8% | |||
| Rick Santorum | 8% | |||
| Jim Saxton | 8% |