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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | State House - 61 | Mike Webert | Republican | 91% |
| Bob Brown | 90% | |||
| Kurt Daudt | 90% | |||
| ID | State House - 33A | Barbara Ehardt | Republican | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Craig Goldman | Republican | 90% |
| Steven Harris | 90% | |||
| Casey Knudsen | 90% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 2 | Mark Obenshain | Republican | 90% |
| TX | State House - 150 | Valoree Swanson | Republican | 90% |
| NV | State Senate - 17 | Robin Titus | Republican | 90% |
| TX | State House - 15 | Steve Toth | Republican | 90% |
| Mark Blasdel | 89% | |||
| NV | State Senate - 19 | John Ellison | Republican | 89% |
| Matt Fariss | 89% | |||
| Steven Gunderson | 89% | |||
| Mary Kiffmeyer | 89% | |||
| TX | State Senate - 18 | Lois Kolkhorst | Republican | 89% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | Republican | 89% |
| MN | State Senate - 30 | Eric Lucero | Republican | 89% |
| MT | State Senate - 28 | Forrest Mandeville | Republican | 89% |
| ID | State Senate - 10 | Tammy Nichols | Republican | 89% |
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | Republican | 89% |
| TX | State Senate - 28 | Charles Perry | Republican | 89% |
| Bob Vogel | 89% | |||
| Roger Webb | 89% | |||
| Julianne Young | 89% | |||
| Les Adams | 88% | |||
| Tony Albright | 88% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 31 | Cal Bahr | Republican | 88% |
| Brandon Creighton | 88% | |||
| David Dunn | 88% | |||
| TX | State House - 69 | James Frank | Republican | 88% |
| Patrick Garofalo | 88% | |||
| Dan Hall | 88% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | Republican | 88% |
| Bob Keenan | 88% | |||
| ND | School Board Member - At-Large | Scott Louser | Republican | 88% |
| ND | State House - 5 | Scott Louser | Republican | 88% |
| TX | State House - 89 | Candy Noble | Republican | 88% |
| Al Olszewski | 88% | |||
| Nels Pierson | 88% | |||
| MN | State House - 29B | Marion Rarick | Republican | 88% |
| VA | State Senate - 4 | David Suetterlein | Republican | 88% |
| TX | State House - 20 | Terry Wilson | Republican | 88% |
| Bruce Anderson | 87% | |||
| Brian Daniels | 87% | |||
| Sage Dixon | 87% | |||
| Sondra Erickson | 87% | |||
| Terry Gestrin | 87% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 51 | Steve Gooch | Republican | 87% |
| MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | Republican | 87% |
| MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | Republican | 87% |
| TX | State Senate - 17 | Joan Huffman | Republican | 87% |
| MN | State Senate - 1 | Mark Johnson | Republican | 87% |
| Tom Kading | 87% | |||
| MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | Republican | 87% |
| Dave LaRock | 87% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 27 | Andrew Mathews | Republican | 87% |
| VA | U.S. House - 5 | John McGuire III | Republican | 87% |
| Tim Miller | 87% | |||
| ID | State House - 22B | Jason Monks | Republican | 87% |
| Jeremy Munson | 87% | |||
| TX | Secretary of State | Jane Gray Nelson | Republican | 87% |
| MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | Republican | 87% |
| TX | State House - 130 | Tom Oliverson | Republican | 87% |
| David Osmek | 87% | |||
| Keith Regier | 87% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 27 | Vince Ricci | Republican | 87% |
| ND | State House - 39 | Mike Schatz | Republican | 87% |
| Thyra Stevenson | 87% | |||
| Fred Thomas | 87% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | Republican | 87% |
| Peggy Webb | 87% | |||
| MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | Republican | 86% |
| ID | State House - 3A | Vito Barbieri | Republican | 86% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VA | State House - 61 | Mike Webert | R | 91% |
| Bob Brown | 90% | |||
| Kurt Daudt | 90% | |||
| ID | State House - 33A | Barbara Ehardt | R | 90% |
| TX | U.S. House - 12 | Craig Goldman | R | 90% |
| Steven Harris | 90% | |||
| Casey Knudsen | 90% | |||
| VA | State Senate - 2 | Mark Obenshain | R | 90% |
| TX | State House - 150 | Valoree Swanson | R | 90% |
| NV | State Senate - 17 | Robin Titus | R | 90% |
| TX | State House - 15 | Steve Toth | R | 90% |
| Mark Blasdel | 89% | |||
| NV | State Senate - 19 | John Ellison | R | 89% |
| Matt Fariss | 89% | |||
| Steven Gunderson | 89% | |||
| Mary Kiffmeyer | 89% | |||
| TX | State Senate - 18 | Lois Kolkhorst | R | 89% |
| MT | State Senate - 25 | Dennis Lenz | R | 89% |
| MN | State Senate - 30 | Eric Lucero | R | 89% |
| MT | State Senate - 28 | Forrest Mandeville | R | 89% |
| ID | State Senate - 10 | Tammy Nichols | R | 89% |
| MT | State Senate - 6 | Mark Noland | R | 89% |
| TX | State Senate - 28 | Charles Perry | R | 89% |
| Bob Vogel | 89% | |||
| Roger Webb | 89% | |||
| Julianne Young | 89% | |||
| Les Adams | 88% | |||
| Tony Albright | 88% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 31 | Cal Bahr | R | 88% |
| Brandon Creighton | 88% | |||
| David Dunn | 88% | |||
| TX | State House - 69 | James Frank | R | 88% |
| Patrick Garofalo | 88% | |||
| Dan Hall | 88% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 13 | Jeff Howe | R | 88% |
| Bob Keenan | 88% | |||
| ND | School Board Member - At-Large | Scott Louser | R | 88% |
| ND | State House - 5 | Scott Louser | R | 88% |
| TX | State House - 89 | Candy Noble | R | 88% |
| Al Olszewski | 88% | |||
| Nels Pierson | 88% | |||
| MN | State House - 29B | Marion Rarick | R | 88% |
| VA | State Senate - 4 | David Suetterlein | R | 88% |
| TX | State House - 20 | Terry Wilson | R | 88% |
| Bruce Anderson | 87% | |||
| Brian Daniels | 87% | |||
| Sage Dixon | 87% | |||
| Sondra Erickson | 87% | |||
| Terry Gestrin | 87% | |||
| GA | State Senate - 51 | Steve Gooch | R | 87% |
| MN | State Senate - 17 | Glenn Gruenhagen | R | 87% |
| MN | State House - 6B | Josh Heintzeman | R | 87% |
| TX | State Senate - 17 | Joan Huffman | R | 87% |
| MN | State Senate - 1 | Mark Johnson | R | 87% |
| Tom Kading | 87% | |||
| MN | State House - 57A | Jon Koznick | R | 87% |
| Dave LaRock | 87% | |||
| MN | State Senate - 27 | Andrew Mathews | R | 87% |
| VA | U.S. House - 5 | John McGuire III | R | 87% |
| Tim Miller | 87% | |||
| ID | State House - 22B | Jason Monks | R | 87% |
| Jeremy Munson | 87% | |||
| TX | Secretary of State | Jane Gray Nelson | R | 87% |
| MN | State House - 13B | Tim O'Driscoll | R | 87% |
| TX | State House - 130 | Tom Oliverson | R | 87% |
| David Osmek | 87% | |||
| Keith Regier | 87% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 27 | Vince Ricci | R | 87% |
| ND | State House - 39 | Mike Schatz | R | 87% |
| Thyra Stevenson | 87% | |||
| Fred Thomas | 87% | |||
| MT | State Senate - 19 | Barry Usher | R | 87% |
| Peggy Webb | 87% | |||
| MN | State House - 9A | Jeff Backer | R | 86% |
| ID | State House - 3A | Vito Barbieri | R | 86% |