How These Scores Are Calculated
Plain-language version — no jargon, no formulas.
DeliveryWe compare how much federal money (contracts and grants) actually flows into this district against how much the district needs, based on poverty, income, and insurance data. Then we compare that gap only against other districts with similar population density — rural vs. rural, city vs. city — so a rural district never gets unfairly judged against a big city, or vice versa.
Voting AlignmentThis is not a poll. Both sides of this come from real, recorded actions. The district's lean comes from how people there actually voted in the last two House elections. The member's ideology comes from their actual voting record in Congress, using a standard method that looks at which bills they tend to vote for together over their whole career. We score both on the same 0 to 100 scale and compare them. The closer they match, the higher the score. It does not matter if that match is liberal or conservative, both score the same either way. This is not a "good votes" or "bad votes" score. It only asks one thing: does this member vote the way their district actually votes, or more extreme than that?
Donor CaptureWe look at what share of a member's campaign money comes from small individual donors (giving $200 or less) and from individuals generally, versus PACs, corporations, and large-dollar donors. A higher score means more of their money comes from regular people rather than organized interests.
How the three combine into one gradeWe rank every member nationally on each of the three scores above, then average those three rankings together for one composite score. Members are then graded on a curve: the top 10% get an A, the next 25% get a B, the middle 30% get a C, the next 25% get a D, and the bottom 10% get an F.
What's not in the gradeDistrict Need (poverty rate, median income, uninsured rate) is shown for context only — it describes the district, not the member, so it never pushes the grade up or down.
Recent Roll-Call Votes
Most recent floor votes cast, listed plainly with no editorial framing.
H.R. 8884 — Removing Barriers to Work for Disabled Americans ActSocial Welfare · Jul 23, 2026
YeaH.Con.Res. 89 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.International Affairs · Jul 23, 2026
NayH.Con.Res. 113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.Economics and Public Finance · Jul 22, 2026
YeaH.R. 7008 — Stop Insider Trading ActCongress · Jul 22, 2026
YeaH.R. 7008 — Stop Insider Trading ActCongress · Jul 22, 2026
NayH.R. 8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Armed Forces and National Security · Jul 22, 2026
YeaH.R. 8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027Armed Forces and National Security · Jul 22, 2026
NayH.R. 9770 — Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.Economics and Public Finance · Jul 22, 2026
YeaH.R. 6955 — Main Street Capital Access ActFinance and Financial Sector · Jul 22, 2026
YeaH.R. 6955 — Main Street Capital Access ActFinance and Financial Sector · Jul 22, 2026
NayH.Res. 1438 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.Congress · Jul 21, 2026
YeaH.Res. 1438 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.Congress · Jul 21, 2026
YeaH.R. 1118 — Value Over Cost Act of 2026Government Operations and Politics · Jul 21, 2026
YeaH.R. 8823 — Putting Patients First by Strengthening Provider Accountability in FECA ActGovernment Operations and Politics · Jul 20, 2026
YeaH.R. 4541 — To reauthorize the Young Women’s Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009.Health · Jul 20, 2026
YeaH.R. 9237 — Take Care of America’s Veterans ActArmed Forces and National Security · Jul 16, 2026
NayH.R. 5362 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".Armed Forces and National Security · Jul 16, 2026
YeaH.R. 8595 — National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027International Affairs · Jul 15, 2026
YeaH.R. 8595 — National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027International Affairs · Jul 15, 2026
NayH.R. 1181 — Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActFinance and Financial Sector · Jul 14, 2026
YeaData as of July 29, 2026. Constituent Accountability Index — nonpartisan, data-driven.
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