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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 8% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | Republican | 8% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 8% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | Republican | 15% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | Republican | 23% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | Republican | 23% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 23% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 23% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 23% |
| Gerry Connolly | 23% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | Republican | 23% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 23% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | Republican | 23% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | Republican | 23% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 23% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | Republican | 23% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | Republican | 23% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | Republican | 23% |
| Lindsey Graham | 23% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 23% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | Republican | 23% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | Democratic | 23% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 23% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 23% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 23% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 23% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | Democratic | 23% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 23% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | Republican | 23% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | Republican | 23% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | Republican | 23% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | Republican | 23% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | Democratic | 23% |
| AS | U.S. House - Delegate | Aumua Amata Radewagen | Republican | 23% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 23% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | Republican | 23% |
| TX | U.S. House - 3 | Keith Self | Republican | 23% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 23% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | Democratic | 23% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 23% |
| Jon Tester | 23% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 23% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tommy Tuberville | Republican | 23% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 23% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | Republican | 23% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | Republican | 23% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | Republican | 23% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 31% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 31% |
| Larry Bucshon | 31% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | Republican | 31% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | Democratic | 31% |
| Jeff Duncan | 31% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | Republican | 31% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | Republican | 31% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 31% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | Republican | 31% |
| Kay Granger | 31% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | Republican | 31% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | Democratic | 31% |
| Annie Kuster | 31% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | Republican | 31% |
| Alex Mooney | 31% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | Republican | 31% |
| VI | U.S. House - Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | Democratic | 31% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | Republican | 31% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | Republican | 31% |
| Kilili Sablan | 31% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | Republican | 31% |
| David Scott | 31% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | Republican | 31% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 31% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | Republican | 31% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 31% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | Democratic | 31% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 31% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | Republican | 38% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 38% |
| Garret Graves | 38% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 38% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | Democratic | 38% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | Republican | 38% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | Democratic | 38% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | Republican | 38% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | Republican | 38% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | Democratic | 38% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | Democratic | 38% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | Democratic | 46% |
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | Republican | 46% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | Republican | 46% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | Republican | 46% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | Republican | 46% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | Republican | 46% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | Republican | 46% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | Republican | 46% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | Republican | 46% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | Republican | 46% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | Republican | 46% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 8% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 8% |
| TX | U.S. House - 17 | Pete Sessions | R | 8% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 8% |
| AL | U.S. House - 4 | Robert Aderholt | R | 15% |
| MI | U.S. House - 1 | Jack Bergman | R | 23% |
| AR | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Boozman | R | 23% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 23% |
| IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 23% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 23% |
| Gerry Connolly | 23% | |||
| AR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tom Cotton | R | 23% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 23% |
| ID | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mike Crapo | R | 23% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Cruz | R | 23% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 23% |
| NE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Deb Fischer | R | 23% |
| NC | U.S. House - 5 | Virginia Foxx | R | 23% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 9 | Paul Gosar | R | 23% |
| Lindsey Graham | 23% | |||
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 23% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Josh Hawley | R | 23% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Martin Heinrich | D | 23% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 23% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 23% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 23% |
| GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 23% |
| AZ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mark Kelly | D | 23% |
| NM | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 23% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cynthia Lummis | R | 23% |
| SC | U.S. House - 1 | Nancy Mace | R | 23% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Roger Marshall | R | 23% |
| KY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Mitch McConnell, Jr. | R | 23% |
| NY | U.S. House - 5 | Gregory Meeks | D | 23% |
| AS | U.S. House - Delegate | Aumua Amata Radewagen | R | 23% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 23% |
| MO | U.S. Senate - Jr | Eric Schmitt | R | 23% |
| TX | U.S. House - 3 | Keith Self | R | 23% |
| Kyrsten Sinema | 23% | |||
| MN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tina Smith | D | 23% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 23% |
| Jon Tester | 23% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 23% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tommy Tuberville | R | 23% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 23% |
| TX | U.S. House - 14 | Randy Weber, Sr. | R | 23% |
| SC | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Wilson, Sr. | R | 23% |
| VA | U.S. House - 1 | Rob Wittman | R | 23% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 31% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 31% |
| Larry Bucshon | 31% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 1 | James Comer, Jr. | R | 31% |
| WA | U.S. House - 1 | Suzan DelBene | D | 31% |
| Jeff Duncan | 31% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 6 | Jake Ellzey | R | 31% |
| MN | U.S. House - 6 | Tom Emmer | R | 31% |
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 31% |
| TX | U.S. House - 5 | Lance Gooden | R | 31% |
| Kay Granger | 31% | |||
| KY | U.S. House - 2 | Brett Guthrie | R | 31% |
| NY | U.S. House - 8 | Hakeem Jeffries | D | 31% |
| Annie Kuster | 31% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 5 | Bob Latta | R | 31% |
| Alex Mooney | 31% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 10 | Scott Perry | R | 31% |
| VI | U.S. House - Delegate | Stacey Plaskett | D | 31% |
| PA | U.S. House - 14 | Guy Reschenthaler | R | 31% |
| NC | U.S. House - 7 | David Rouzer | R | 31% |
| Kilili Sablan | 31% | |||
| LA | U.S. House - 1 | Steve Scalise | R | 31% |
| David Scott | 31% | |||
| GA | U.S. House - 8 | Austin Scott | R | 31% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 31% |
| NY | U.S. House - 24 | Claudia Tenney | R | 31% |
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 31% |
| FL | U.S. House - 24 | Frederica Wilson | D | 31% |
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 31% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ted Budd | R | 38% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 38% |
| Garret Graves | 38% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 38% |
| NH | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maggie Hassan | D | 38% |
| OK | U.S. House - 1 | Kevin Hern | R | 38% |
| CO | U.S. Senate - Jr | John Hickenlooper | D | 38% |
| WI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Johnson | R | 38% |
| WA | U.S. House - 4 | Dan Newhouse | R | 38% |
| HI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Brian Schatz | D | 38% |
| TX | U.S. House - 33 | Marc Veasey | D | 38% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 38% |
| CA | U.S. House - 33 | Pete Aguilar | D | 46% |
| MO | U.S. House - 4 | Mark Alford | R | 46% |
| GA | U.S. House - 12 | Rick Allen | R | 46% |
| ND | Governor | Kelly Armstrong | R | 46% |
| TX | U.S. House - 19 | Jodey Arrington | R | 46% |
| OH | U.S. House - 12 | Troy Balderson | R | 46% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jim Banks | R | 46% |
| WY | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Barrasso | R | 46% |
| FL | U.S. House - 4 | Aaron Bean | R | 46% |
| OR | U.S. House - 2 | Cliff Bentz | R | 46% |
| OK | U.S. House - 5 | Stephanie Bice | R | 46% |