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In the following list, all 100 senators are assigned liberal scores for their roll-call votes on key economic, social and foreign policy issues during 2005. 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 2005. In the event of a tie, scores are ordered alphabetically first by state delegation, then by individual members' names.

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Senator...	...is more liberal than __% of the Senate on these issues:			Composite Score
Name Sort (alpha by surname)	Economic Sort	Social Sort	Foreign Sort	Liberal Sort
Boxer, Barbara, D-Calif.	90	90	95	94.3
Harkin, Tom, D-Iowa	83	83	95	89.2
Kennedy, Edward, D-Mass.	95	90	95	96.7
Levin, Carl, D-Mich.	78	77	95	85.5
Reed, Jack, D-R.I.	92	90	95	95.2
Stabenow, Debbie, D-Mich.	71	90	90	86.3
Johnson, Tim, D-S.D.	67	60	90	73.7
Leahy, Patrick, D-Vt.	88	74	90	85.3
Kohl, Herb, D-Wis.	72	71	90	78.8
Feingold, Russell, D-Wis.	76	83	90	85.2
Mikulski, Barbara, D-Md.	86	82	87	85.8
Dorgan, Byron, D-N.D.	70	65	87	75.7
Rockefeller IV, Jay, D-W.Va.	77	73	87	79.8
Durbin, Richard, D-Ill.	94	77	86	86.8
Jeffords, James, I-Vt.	78	65	85	77.7
Lincoln, Blanche, D-Ark.	58	65	76	69
Feinstein, Dianne, D-Calif.	75	75	76	77.2
Dodd, Christopher, D-Conn.	81	76	76	79.7
Biden, Joseph, D-Del.	73	83	76	80.2
Carper, Thomas, D-Del.	63	65	76	70.7
Akaka, Daniel, D-Hawaii	69	83	76	78.8
Obama, Barack, D-Ill.	87	77	76	82.5
Sarbanes, Paul, D-Md.	95	90	76	91
Byrd, Robert, D-W.Va.	60	55	76	65.5
Lautenberg, Frank, D-N.J.	95	90	75	89.3
Kerry, John, D-Mass.	91	90	72	86.7
Dayton, Mark, D-Minn.	81	90	72	83.5
Reid, Harry, D-Nev.	92	65	72	78.2
Inouye, Daniel, D-Hawaii	64	72	71	69.5
Bingaman, Jeff, D-N.M.	65	63	66	66
Schumer, Charles, D-N.Y.	85	77	66	77.8
Clinton, Hillary Rodham, D-N.Y.	84	83	66	79.8
Murray, Patty, D-Wash.	88	83	66	81.3
Cantwell, Maria, D-Wash.	68	90	66	77.3
Wyden, Ron, D-Ore.	95	77	65	80.8
Corzine, Jon, D-N.J. §	95	90	64	85.7
Baucus, Max, D-Mont.	54	63	63	60.7
Salazar, Ken, D-Colo.	61	56	62	60.2
Pryor, Mark, D-Ark.	59	58	60	59.8
Landrieu, Mary, D-La.	56	57	60	58.3
Bayh, Evan, D-Ind.	66	83	58	70.7
Chafee, Lincoln, R-R.I.	57	60	58	59.2
Conrad, Kent, D-N.D.	62	58	57	59.7
Nelson, Bill, D-Fla.	78	62	56	66.2
Specter, Arlen, R-Pa.	51	52	55	53.2
Lieberman, Joe, D-Conn.	74	65	54	65.7
Collins, Susan, R-Maine	53	53	51	53.3
Sununu, John, R-N.H.	44	44	51	47.2
Smith, Gordon, R-Ore.	48	48	51	49.8
Lugar, Richard, R-Ind.	45	45	50	47.2
Enzi, Michael, R-Wyo.	0	0	49	21.3
Snowe, Olympia, R-Maine	55	53	48	52.7
Nelson, Ben, D-Neb.	50	51	46	49.7
Voinovich, George, R-Ohio	46	39	46	44.7
McCain, John, R-Ariz.	47	23	45	40.8
Crapo, Mike, R-Idaho	16	0	43	24.5
Thomas, Craig, R-Wyo.	0	0	43	19.5
Gregg, Judd, R-N.H.	41	39	42	41.5
Craig, Larry, R-Idaho	22	38	40	34.2
Thune, John, R-S.D.	33	0	40	28.7
Burns, Conrad, R-Mont.	29	0	39	27
Shelby, Richard, R-Ala.	10	0	36	19.8
Vitter, David, R-La.	24	23	36	30.5
Graham, Lindsey, R-S.C.	39	23	36	35.7
Hagel, Chuck, R-Neb.	12	43	35	30.7
Kyl, Jon, R-Ariz.	16	0	26	20
Roberts, Pat, R-Kan.	25	37	26	31.5
Bond, Christopher, R-Mo.	6	23	26	22.7
Talent, Jim, R-Mo.	42	23	26	34.2
Burr, Richard, R-N.C.	36	0	26	26.5
DeWine, Mike, R-Ohio	52	50	26	44.5
DeMint, Jim, R-S.C.	22	0	26	21.7
Hutchison, Kay Bailey, R-Texas	35	23	26	31.8
Warner, John, R-Va.	43	46	26	40.2
Sessions, Jeff, R-Ala.	0	0	0	9.2
Stevens, Ted, R-Alaska	25	47	0	29
Murkowski, Lisa, R-Alaska	25	49	0	29.7
Allard, Wayne, R-Colo.	0	0	0	9.2
Martinez, Mel, R-Fla.	36	0	0	20.7
Chambliss, Saxby, R-Ga.	15	0	0	13.3
Isakson, Johnny, R-Ga.	14	0	0	13
Grassley, Charles, R-Iowa	31	23	0	24.7
Brownback, Sam, R-Kan.	16	23	0	20.2
McConnell, Mitch, R-Ky.	0	23	0	15.2
Bunning, Jim, R-Ky.	6	0	0	10.8
Coleman, Norm, R-Minn.	49	39	0	34.3
Cochran, Thad, R-Miss.	6	23	0	16.8
Lott, Trent, R-Miss.	11	0	0	12
Ensign, John, R-Nev.	28	0	0	17.7
Domenici, Pete, R-N.M.	39	36	0	29.8
Dole, Elizabeth, R-N.C.	29	0	0	18.2
Inhofe, James, R-Okla.	6	23	0	16.8
Coburn, Tom, R-Okla.	0	0	0	9.2
Santorum, Rick, R-Pa.	34	42	0	30
Frist, Bill, R-Tenn.	12	23	0	18.5
Alexander, Lamar, R-Tenn.	36	23	0	26.7
Cornyn, John, R-Texas	32	0	0	19
Hatch, Orrin, R-Utah	20	0	0	15.2
Bennett, Robert, R-Utah	20	0	0	15.2
Allen, George, R-Va.	16	0	0	14.2