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| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | Republican | 66% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | Republican | 66% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | Republican | 66% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 66% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | Republican | 66% |
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | Republican | 65% |
| Cathy Rodgers | 65% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | Republican | 65% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | Republican | 64% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | Republican | 64% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | Republican | 64% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | Republican | 64% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | Republican | 64% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | Republican | 63% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | Republican | 63% |
| Kay Granger | 63% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | Republican | 63% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | Republican | 62% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | Republican | 62% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | Republican | 62% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 6 | Juan Ciscomani | Republican | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | Republican | 62% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | Independent | 62% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | Republican | 62% |
| WI | U.S. House - 3 | Derrick Van Orden | Republican | 62% |
| Brandon Williams | 62% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 10 | John James | Republican | 60% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | Republican | 60% |
| Marcus Molinaro | 60% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | Republican | 60% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | Republican | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | Republican | 59% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | Republican | 59% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | Republican | 58% |
| VA | U.S. House - 2 | Jennifer Kiggans | Republican | 58% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | Republican | 58% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | Republican | 58% |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 57% | |||
| Anthony D'Esposito | 57% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | Republican | 57% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | Republican | 57% |
| NY | U.S. House - 17 | Mike Lawler | Republican | 57% |
| OH | U.S. House - 7 | Max Miller | Republican | 57% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | Republican | 57% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | Republican | 57% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | Republican | 56% |
| Lindsey Graham | 56% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | Republican | 55% |
| NY | U.S. House - 1 | Nicholas LaLota | Republican | 55% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | Republican | 55% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | Republican | 54% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | Republican | 52% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | Republican | 52% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | Republican | 51% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | Republican | 49% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | Republican | 49% |
| Mitt Romney | 47% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | Republican | 47% |
| John Duarte | 41% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | Republican | 36% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | Republican | 34% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | Democratic | 26% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | Democratic | 26% |
| FL | U.S. House - 10 | Maxwell Frost | Democratic | 26% |
| PA | U.S. House - 12 | Summer Lee | Democratic | 26% |
| IL | U.S. House - 3 | Delia Ramirez | Democratic | 26% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 24% |
| WA | U.S. House - 3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Democratic | 23% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | Democratic | 22% |
| IL | U.S. House - 1 | Jonathan Jackson | Democratic | 21% |
| CA | U.S. House - 37 | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Democratic | 21% |
| Joe Manchin III | 21% | |||
| Laphonza Butler | 18% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 30 | Jasmine Crockett | Democratic | 17% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | Democratic | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | 17% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | Democratic | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | Democratic | 16% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | Democratic | 16% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | 16% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 15% | |||
| Cori Bush | 15% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 14% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 13% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 13% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | Democratic | 12% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 12% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 12% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | 12% |
| RI | U.S. House - 1 | Gabe Amo | Democratic | 11% |
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | Democratic | 11% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | Democratic | 11% |
| NY | U.S. House - 10 | Dan Goldman | Democratic | 11% |
| Raul Grijalva | 11% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 11% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | Democratic | 11% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 11% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | Democratic | 11% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 11% |
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | Democratic | 11% |
| State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Grassley | R | 66% |
| IN | U.S. House - 9 | Erin Houchin | R | 66% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Jr | Cindy Hyde-Smith | R | 66% |
| Blaine Luetkemeyer | 66% | |||
| AK | U.S. Senate - Jr | Dan Sullivan | R | 66% |
| FL | U.S. House - 28 | Carlos Giménez | R | 65% |
| Cathy Rodgers | 65% | |||
| AR | U.S. House - 3 | Steve Womack | R | 65% |
| AL | U.S. Senate - Jr | Katie Boyd Britt | R | 64% |
| TX | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Cornyn | R | 64% |
| CA | U.S. House - 48 | Darrell Issa | R | 64% |
| KS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jerry Moran | R | 64% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 2 | Jeff Van Drew | R | 64% |
| NE | U.S. House - 2 | Donald Bacon | R | 63% |
| IA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Joni Ernst | R | 63% |
| Kay Granger | 63% | |||
| FL | U.S. House - 27 | Maria Salazar | R | 63% |
| NV | U.S. House - 2 | Mark Amodei | R | 62% |
| FL | U.S. House - 16 | Vern Buchanan | R | 62% |
| LA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bill Cassidy | R | 62% |
| AZ | U.S. House - 6 | Juan Ciscomani | R | 62% |
| TX | U.S. House - 15 | Monica De La Cruz | R | 62% |
| CA | U.S. House - 3 | Kevin Kiley | I | 62% |
| SD | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Thune | R | 62% |
| WI | U.S. House - 3 | Derrick Van Orden | R | 62% |
| Brandon Williams | 62% | |||
| MI | U.S. House - 10 | John James | R | 60% |
| OK | U.S. House - 3 | Frank Lucas | R | 60% |
| Marcus Molinaro | 60% | |||
| SD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mike Rounds | R | 60% |
| IN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Todd Young | R | 60% |
| CA | U.S. House - 41 | Ken Calvert | R | 59% |
| NC | U.S. Senate - Sr | Thom Tillis | R | 59% |
| OK | U.S. House - 4 | Tom Cole | R | 58% |
| VA | U.S. House - 2 | Jennifer Kiggans | R | 58% |
| PA | U.S. House - 15 | GT Thompson, Jr. | R | 58% |
| MS | U.S. Senate - Sr | Roger Wicker | R | 58% |
| Lori Chavez-DeRemer | 57% | |||
| Anthony D'Esposito | 57% | |||
| ND | U.S. Senate - Sr | John Hoeven | R | 57% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 7 | Tom Kean, Jr. | R | 57% |
| NY | U.S. House - 17 | Mike Lawler | R | 57% |
| OH | U.S. House - 7 | Max Miller | R | 57% |
| IA | U.S. House - 3 | Zach Nunn | R | 57% |
| KY | U.S. House - 5 | Hal Rogers | R | 57% |
| ND | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kevin Cramer | R | 56% |
| Lindsey Graham | 56% | |||
| OH | U.S. House - 14 | Dave Joyce | R | 55% |
| NY | U.S. House - 1 | Nicholas LaLota | R | 55% |
| OH | U.S. House - 10 | Mike Turner | R | 55% |
| ID | U.S. House - 2 | Mike Simpson | R | 54% |
| NJ | U.S. House - 4 | Chris Smith | R | 52% |
| MT | U.S. House - 1 | Ryan Zinke | R | 52% |
| NY | U.S. House - 21 | Elise Stefanik | R | 51% |
| WV | U.S. Senate - Sr | Shelley Capito | R | 49% |
| FL | U.S. House - 26 | Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 49% |
| Mitt Romney | 47% | |||
| CA | U.S. House - 22 | David Valadao | R | 47% |
| John Duarte | 41% | |||
| PA | U.S. House - 1 | Brian Fitzpatrick | R | 36% |
| AK | U.S. Senate - Sr | Lisa Murkowski | R | 34% |
| VT | U.S. House - At-Large | Becca Balint | D | 26% |
| TX | U.S. House - 35 | Greg Casar | D | 26% |
| FL | U.S. House - 10 | Maxwell Frost | D | 26% |
| PA | U.S. House - 12 | Summer Lee | D | 26% |
| IL | U.S. House - 3 | Delia Ramirez | D | 26% |
| ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 24% |
| WA | U.S. House - 3 | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | D | 23% |
| ME | U.S. House - 2 | Jared Golden | D | 22% |
| IL | U.S. House - 1 | Jonathan Jackson | D | 21% |
| CA | U.S. House - 37 | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | D | 21% |
| Joe Manchin III | 21% | |||
| Laphonza Butler | 18% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 30 | Jasmine Crockett | D | 17% |
| TX | U.S. House - 28 | Henry Cuellar | D | 17% |
| NY | U.S. House - 14 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | D | 17% |
| NC | U.S. House - 1 | Don Davis | D | 16% |
| CA | U.S. House - 42 | Robert Garcia | D | 16% |
| OR | U.S. House - 4 | Val Hoyle | D | 16% |
| MI | U.S. House - 12 | Rashida Tlaib | D | 16% |
| Jamaal Bowman | 15% | |||
| Cori Bush | 15% | |||
| VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 14% |
| Earl Blumenauer | 13% | |||
| TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 13% |
| NC | Attorney General | Jeff Jackson | D | 12% |
| CA | Mayor | Barbara Lee | D | 12% |
| MN | U.S. House - 5 | Ilhan Omar | DFL | 12% |
| MA | U.S. House - 7 | Ayanna Pressley | D | 12% |
| RI | U.S. House - 1 | Gabe Amo | D | 11% |
| PA | U.S. House - 17 | Chris Deluzio | D | 11% |
| NC | U.S. House - 4 | Valerie Foushee | D | 11% |
| NY | U.S. House - 10 | Dan Goldman | D | 11% |
| Raul Grijalva | 11% | |||
| MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 11% |
| KY | U.S. House - 3 | Morgan McGarvey | D | 11% |
| CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 11% |
| OR | U.S. House - 6 | Andrea Salinas | D | 11% |
| IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 11% |
| MI | U.S. House - 3 | Hillary Scholten | D | 11% |