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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100 | |||
| Ben Nelson | 100 | |||
| Jim Oberstar | 100 | |||
| Dave Obey | 100 | |||
| John Olver | 100 | |||
| Solomon Ortiz, Sr. | 100 | |||
| NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100 |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 100 | |||
| Ed Pastor | 100 | |||
| Donald Payne | 100 | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100 |
| Ed Perlmutter | 100 | |||
| Collin Peterson | 100 | |||
| Earl Pomeroy | 100 | |||
| David Price | 100 | |||
| Nick Rahall II | 100 | |||
| Charlie Rangel | 100 | |||
| Harry Reid | 100 | |||
| Silvestre Reyes | 100 | |||
| CA | State Senate - 35 | Laura Richardson | Democratic | 100 |
| Ciro Rodriguez | 100 | |||
| Mike Ross | 100 | |||
| Steve Rothman | 100 | |||
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100 | |||
| Dutch Ruppersberger | 100 | |||
| Bobby Rush | 100 | |||
| Tim Ryan | 100 | |||
| John Salazar | 100 | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100 |
| John Sarbanes | 100 | |||
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100 |
| CA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 100 |
| NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 100 |
| Allyson Schwartz | 100 | |||
| David Scott | 100 | |||
| VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100 |
| José Serrano | 100 | |||
| Joe Sestak, Jr. | 100 | |||
| Carol Shea-Porter | 100 | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 100 |
| NJ | Mayor - At-Large | Albio Sires | Democratic | 100 |
| Ike Skelton | 100 | |||
| Louise Slaughter | 100 | |||
| Vic Snyder | 100 | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Hilda Solis | 100 | |
| Zack Space | 100 | |||
| Arlen Specter | 100 | |||
| CA | Supervisor - 1 | Jackie Speier | Democratic | 100 |
| John Spratt, Jr. | 100 | |||
| Bart Stupak | 100 | |||
| Betty Sutton | 100 | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100 |
| John Tanner | 100 | |||
| Ellen Tauscher | 100 | |||
| Jon Tester | 100 | |||
| MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100 |
| CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 100 |
| Ed Towns | 100 | |||
| Niki Tsongas | 100 | |||
| Mark Udall | 100 | |||
| Tom Udall | 100 | |||
| MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 100 |
| NY | U.S. House - 7 | Nydia Velázquez | Democratic | 100 |
| Pete Visclosky | 100 | |||
| MN | Governor | Tim Walz | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100 |
| FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 100 |
| CA | U.S. House - 43 | Maxine Waters | Democratic | 100 |
| Mel Watt | 100 | |||
| Jim Webb, Jr. | 100 | |||
| Anthony Weiner | 100 | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Jr | Peter Welch | Democratic | 100 |
| Robert Wexler | 100 | |||
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 100 |
| Charlie Wilson, Jr. | 100 | |||
| Lynn Woolsey | 100 |