The public record.

What the numbers mean

With their party

A caucus is that party's group in the Senate. The percent is how often this senator voted yes or no the same way as most of their own party on these recorded votes. A high number means they usually stuck with their party. It is not a lifetime grade, and it is not proof of anything else.

Broke with their party

On that vote they went the other way from most of their own party. Democrats who voted against most Democrats, or Republicans who voted against most Republicans.

Missed

They did not vote yes or no. The official record says Not Voting or Absent. Missing a vote is not the same as voting no.

Not scored

Independents are not compared with a party, so they do not get a 'with their party' percent. A party that splits exactly even on a vote is not scored for that vote either.

The other words

Roll call

A recorded vote. Each senator's yes, no, or not voting is written down. This desk has a set of recent cloture and passage votes, not every vote the Senate has ever taken.

Cloture

A vote to cut off debate and move the bill forward. It usually needs 60 votes. It is not the final yes or no on the bill itself.

Passage

The vote on the bill itself. Yes means they wanted it to pass.

Yea and Nay

Yea is yes. Nay is no.

Class

Senate seats are split into three classes so only about a third are up for election every two years. Class 1, 2, or 3 is which group. It is not a school grade.

Junior and senior

Each state has two senators. Senior has been there longer. Junior is the newer one.

What's new

• 2026-11-11. Opened the desk. 100 current senators from the public bioguide file. 60 cloture and passage roll calls from senate.gov. Money, trades, earmarks, connections left blank.

60 roll calls · 6,000 member votes · last updated November 10, 2026