In the following list, senators^ are assigned conservative scores for their roll-call votes on key economic, social and foreign policy issues during 2007. The scores on each scale are given as percentiles. The composite score measures votes across all three issue areas.
You can sort the ratings from highest to lowest conservative score across all categories, or alphabetically by name.
How To Read These Ratings
A score of 78 on economic issues, for example, means that the senator was more conservative than 78 percent of his or her Senate colleagues on key economic votes during 2007. "*" means the member missed more than half of the rated votes. "†" denotes members who are no longer in the Senate. In the event of a tie, scores are ordered alphabetically first by state delegation, then by individual members' names.
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Composite Score
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DeMint, Jim, R-S.C.
89
91
93
93.8
Allard, Wayne, R-Colo.
95
84
93
92.5
Burr, Richard, R-N.C.
97
80
93
92.2
Cornyn, John, R-Texas
90
86
93
91.2
Enzi, Michael, R-Wyo.
91
91
84
90.8
Bunning, Jim, R-Ky.
94
78
93
89.8
Isakson, Johnny, R-Ga.
91
87
79
87.5
Inhofe, James, R-Okla.
93
91
70
86.7
McConnell, Mitch, R-Ky.
95
91
66
86.5
Sessions, Jeff, R-Ala.
72
91
87
85.8
Coburn, Tom, R-Okla.
86
79
87
85
Crapo, Mike, R-Idaho
87
76
87
84.5
Vitter, David, R-La.
79
87
84
84.5
Ensign, John, R-Nev.
88
87
73
84.5
Chambliss, Saxby, R-Ga.
85
87
73
83.5
Thune, John, R-S.D.
63
91
87
82.7
Kyl, Jon, R-Ariz.
97
72
73
82.5
Lott, Trent, R-Miss. †
84
71
91
82.5
Bond, Christopher (Kit), R-Mo.
68
80
93
82.3
Roberts, Pat, R-Kan.
74
84
79
80.3
Craig, Larry, R-Idaho
76
63
93
78.8
Dole, Elizabeth, R-N.C.
77
91
62
78.5
Shelby, Richard, R-Ala.
75
76
79
78
Graham, Lindsey, R-S.C.
80
64
86
77.3
Grassley, Charles, R-Iowa
57
80
92
77.2
Cochran, Thad, R-Miss.
78
75
73
76.7
Brownback, Sam, R-Kan.
97
67
63
76.5
Corker, Bob, R-Tenn.
66
91
64
75.8
Hutchison, Kay Bailey, R-Texas
70
72
79
75.2
Alexander, Lamar, R-Tenn.
68
83
70
74.5
Bennett, Robert, R-Utah
82
66
72
74
Domenici, Pete, R-N.M.
64
70
73
70.5
Gregg, Judd, R-N.H.
72
68
66
69.8
Martinez, Mel, R-Fla.
70
65
66
68.2
Hatch, Orrin, R-Utah
64
69
64
66.5
Sununu, John, R-N.H.
66
74
56
66
Murkowski, Lisa, R-Alaska
59
58
73
64.7
Stevens, Ted, R-Alaska
61
62
66
64
Hagel, Chuck, R-Neb.
80
54
48
61.3
Warner, John, R-Va.
62
61
59
61.2
Lugar, Richard, R-Ind.
60
53
60
58.2
Voinovich, George, R-Ohio
58
57
58
58.2
Coleman, Norm, R-Minn.
56
60
55
57.5
Specter, Arlen, R-Pa.
54
51
57
54.5
Nelson, Ben, D-Neb.
52
55
51
53.3
Collins, Susan, R-Maine
51
52
54
52.8
Smith, Gordon, R-Ore.
55
56
46
52.8
Snowe, Olympia, R-Maine
52
49
53
52.2
Landrieu, Mary, D-La.
49
45
44
46.8
Pryor, Mark, D-Ark.
35
46
52
45
McCaskill, Claire, D-Mo.
47
41
36
42.7
Baucus, Max, D-Mont.
44
43
36
42.7
Conrad, Kent, D-N.D.
44
43
36
42.7
Lieberman, Joe, ID-Conn.
23
40
61
42.5
Dorgan, Byron, D-N.D.
38
48
35
41
Salazar, Ken, D-Colo.
42
34
44
40.8
Carper, Thomas, D-Del.
41
39
36
39.8
Webb, Jim, D-Va.
44
30
41
39.8
Tester, Jon, D-Mont.
38
42
32
38.3
Bayh, Evan, D-Ind.
42
30
36
37.8
Lincoln, Blanche, D-Ark.
30
37
43
37.7
Byrd, Robert, D-W.Va.
47
47
8
35.7
Rockefeller, Jay, D-W.Va.
34
30
27
31.3
Nelson, Bill, D-Fla.
13
25
47
30.2
Feinstein, Dianne, D-Calif.
21
38
26
29
Casey, Bob, D-Pa.
6
36
41
28.8
Inouye, Daniel, D-Hawaii
29
25
29
28.3
Bingaman, Jeff, D-N.M.
21
28
30
27.3
Akaka, Daniel, D-Hawaii
30
28
17
26.7
Kennedy, Edward, D-Mass.
30
35
2
23.8
Brown, Sherrod, D-Ohio
28
19
22
23.7
Levin, Carl, D-Mich.
13
19
32
23.5
Wyden, Ron, D-Ore.
40
16
8
23.2
Dodd, Christopher, D-Conn.
37
0
28
23
Mikulski, Barbara, D-Md.
6
27
32
23
Klobuchar, Amy, D-Minn.
13
30
17
22.7
Kohl, Herb, D-Wis.
23
16
24
22.7
Kerry, John, D-Mass.
23
24
8
20.5
Cardin, Ben, D-Md.
13
16
24
19.8
Cantwell, Maria, D-Wash.
35
6
15
19.5
Stabenow, Debbie, D-Mich.
23
14
8
17.2
Clinton, Hillary Rodham, D-N.Y.
12
22
16
17.2
Schumer, Charles, D-N.Y.
10
21
17
17
Reed, Jack, D-R.I.
0
15
30
16.5
Durbin, Richard, D-Ill.
13
8
21
16.2
Murray, Patty, D-Wash.
30
0
8
15.5
Harkin, Tom, D-Iowa
13
23
2
14.8
Feingold, Russell, D-Wis.
13
0
23
14.5
Reid, Harry, D-Nev.
23
0
2
10.8
Boxer, Barbara, D-Calif.
11
12
6
10.2
Leahy, Patrick, D-Vt.
6
8
8
9.8
Lautenberg, Frank, D-N.J.
0
0
17
8.3
Menendez, Robert, D-N.J.
0
6
8
7.2
Sanders, Bernie, I-Vt.
6
8
0
6.3
Biden, Joseph, D-Del.
0
13
0
5.8
Whitehouse, Sheldon, D-R.I.
0
8
2
5.7
Obama, Barack, D-Ill.
0
0
7
4.5
McCain, John, R-Ariz.
*
59
*
*
Johnson, Tim, D-S.D.
*
*
49
*
Barrasso, John, R-Wyo.
*
91
79
*
Thomas, Craig, R-Wyo. †
*
*
*
*
^Three senators do not have scores for 2007 because they missed more than half of the rated votes in an issue area: John McCain, R-Ariz., who was running for president; Tim Johnson, D-S.D., who was recuperating from a brain hemorrhage and returned to work on September 5, 2007; Craig Thomas, R-Wyo., who died on June 4, 2007; and John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who was appointed to succeed Thomas on June 22, 2007.
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