In the following list, senators^ are assigned liberal 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 liberal 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 liberal 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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Obama, Barack, D-Ill.
94
94
92
95.5
Whitehouse, Sheldon, D-R.I.
94
88
94
94.3
Biden, Joseph, D-Del.
94
86
98
94.2
Sanders, Bernie, I-Vt.
90
88
98
93.7
Menendez, Robert, D-N.J.
94
92
85
92.8
Lautenberg, Frank, D-N.J.
94
94
79
91.7
Leahy, Patrick, D-Vt.
90
88
85
90.2
Boxer, Barbara, D-Calif.
88
87
93
89.8
Reid, Harry, D-Nev.
72
94
94
89.2
Feingold, Russell, D-Wis.
79
94
76
85.5
Harkin, Tom, D-Iowa
79
76
94
85.2
Murray, Patty, D-Wash.
66
94
85
84.5
Durbin, Richard, D-Ill.
79
88
78
83.8
Reed, Jack, D-R.I.
94
84
68
83.5
Schumer, Charles, D-N.Y.
89
78
79
83
Stabenow, Debbie, D-Mich.
72
85
85
82.8
Clinton, Hillary Rodham, D-N.Y.
87
77
83
82.8
Cantwell, Maria, D-Wash.
63
92
84
80.5
Cardin, Ben, D-Md.
79
81
74
80.2
Kerry, John, D-Mass.
72
75
85
79.5
Klobuchar, Amy, D-Minn.
79
66
79
77.3
Kohl, Herb, D-Wis.
72
81
74
77.3
Dodd, Christopher, D-Conn.
62
94
71
77
Mikulski, Barbara, D-Md.
90
72
65
77
Wyden, Ron, D-Ore.
59
81
85
76.8
Levin, Carl, D-Mich.
79
79
65
76.5
Brown, Sherrod, D-Ohio
71
79
77
76.3
Kennedy, Edward, D-Mass.
66
64
94
76.2
Akaka, Daniel, D-Hawaii
66
70
79
73.3
Bingaman, Jeff, D-N.M.
77
70
68
72.7
Inouye, Daniel, D-Hawaii
70
73
70
71.7
Casey, Bob, D-Pa.
90
63
57
71.2
Feinstein, Dianne, D-Calif.
77
61
73
71
Nelson, Bill, D-Fla.
79
73
52
69.8
Rockefeller, Jay, D-W.Va.
65
66
72
68.7
Byrd, Robert, D-W.Va.
51
52
85
64.3
Lincoln, Blanche, D-Ark.
66
62
56
62.3
Bayh, Evan, D-Ind.
56
66
59
62.2
Tester, Jon, D-Mont.
60
57
65
61.7
Carper, Thomas, D-Del.
58
60
59
60.2
Webb, Jim, D-Va.
53
66
57
60.2
Salazar, Ken, D-Colo.
56
65
54
59.2
Dorgan, Byron, D-N.D.
60
51
64
59
Lieberman, Joe, ID-Conn.
72
59
38
57.5
McCaskill, Claire, D-Mo.
51
58
59
57.3
Baucus, Max, D-Mont.
53
55
59
57.3
Conrad, Kent, D-N.D.
53
55
59
57.3
Pryor, Mark, D-Ark.
63
53
47
55
Landrieu, Mary, D-La.
49
54
54
53.2
Snowe, Olympia, R-Maine
46
49
46
47.8
Collins, Susan, R-Maine
48
47
45
47.2
Smith, Gordon, R-Ore.
44
43
53
47.2
Nelson, Ben, D-Neb.
46
44
48
46.7
Specter, Arlen, R-Pa.
45
48
42
45.5
Coleman, Norm, R-Minn.
43
39
44
42.5
Lugar, Richard, R-Ind.
39
46
39
41.8
Voinovich, George, R-Ohio
41
42
41
41.8
Warner, John, R-Va.
37
38
40
38.8
Hagel, Chuck, R-Neb.
18
45
51
38.7
Stevens, Ted, R-Alaska
38
37
30
36
Murkowski, Lisa, R-Alaska
40
41
21
35.3
Sununu, John, R-N.H.
32
25
43
34
Hatch, Orrin, R-Utah
34
30
34
33.5
Martinez, Mel, R-Fla.
28
34
30
31.8
Gregg, Judd, R-N.H.
26
31
30
30.2
Domenici, Pete, R-N.M.
34
29
21
29.5
Bennett, Robert, R-Utah
16
33
27
26
Alexander, Lamar, R-Tenn.
30
16
28
25.5
Hutchison, Kay Bailey, R-Texas
28
26
16
24.8
Corker, Bob, R-Tenn.
32
0
34
24.2
Brownback, Sam, R-Kan.
0
32
36
23.5
Cochran, Thad, R-Miss.
21
24
21
23.3
Grassley, Charles, R-Iowa
42
17
7
22.8
Graham, Lindsey, R-S.C.
18
35
13
22.7
Shelby, Richard, R-Ala.
24
22
16
22
Dole, Elizabeth, R-N.C.
22
0
37
21.5
Craig, Larry, R-Idaho
23
36
0
21.2
Roberts, Pat, R-Kan.
25
14
16
19.7
Bond, Christopher (Kit), R-Mo.
30
17
0
17.7
Kyl, Jon, R-Ariz.
0
26
21
17.5
Lott, Trent, R-Miss. †
15
28
8
17.5
Thune, John, R-S.D.
36
0
9
17.3
Chambliss, Saxby, R-Ga.
14
9
21
16.5
Crapo, Mike, R-Idaho
12
22
9
15.5
Vitter, David, R-La.
20
9
14
15.5
Ensign, John, R-Nev.
11
9
21
15.5
Coburn, Tom, R-Okla.
13
20
9
15
Sessions, Jeff, R-Ala.
26
0
9
14.2
McConnell, Mitch, R-Ky.
3
0
30
13.5
Inhofe, James, R-Okla.
6
0
28
13.3
Isakson, Johnny, R-Ga.
7
9
16
12.5
Bunning, Jim, R-Ky.
5
21
0
10.2
Enzi, Michael, R-Wyo.
7
0
14
9.2
Cornyn, John, R-Texas
9
13
0
8.8
Burr, Richard, R-N.C.
0
17
0
7.8
Allard, Wayne, R-Colo.
3
14
0
7.5
DeMint, Jim, R-S.C.
10
0
0
6.2
McCain, John, R-Ariz.
*
40
*
*
Johnson, Tim, D-S.D.
*
*
49
*
Barrasso, John, R-Wyo.
*
0
16
*
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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