Vote Tracker

Find out how your member of Congress voted on key climate, energy and war legislation &mdash and how the amount of oil money they accepted compares to their colleagues.

On average, members of Congress who voted in favor of Big Oil accepted almost four times more oil money than those who voted in favor of the public interest. We have also released a summary of our key findings (pdf).

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Table Key

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C Climate Votes E Energy Votes W War Votes
	The oil splotch indicates a vote for the Oil Industry
	The green check indicates a vote to support the public interest.
NA	Shows that they could not vote (not counted in score)
•	Shows that they abstained from voting (not counted in score)

The table can be sorted by clicking on the header of any column.

Profiles of selected votes for members of the U.S. Senate

Click on a vote column in the table to display summary information about the associated bill

Name	Party	State	Oil Money 2000-07 [?]	Oil Money Ranking [?]	Voted for Big Oil [?]	Oil-Related Votes
Name	Party	State	Oil Money 2000-07 [?]	Oil Money Ranking [?]	Voted for Big Oil [?]	W	W	W	E	E	E	C	C	C

Name	Party	State	Oil Money 2000-07	Oil Money Ranking	Voted for Big Oil	W	W	W	E	E	E	C	C	C
Cornyn, John	R	TX	$1,416,575	99.3	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Corker, Bob	R	TN	$274,600	98.6	100%	4	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	4	4	1NA	1NA
Thune, John	R	SD	$407,450	97.3	100%	4	4	4	4	4	1NA	4	4	4
Hutchison, Kay	R	TX	$949,489	96.6	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Vitter, David	R	LA	$328,100	95.9	100%	4	4	4	4	4	1NA	4	4	4
Inhofe, James	R	OK	$662,756	94.5	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Barrasso, John	R	WY	$131,000	93.8	100%	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	4	1NA	1NA	1NA
Allen, George	R	VA	$365,947	92.5	100%	1NA	4	4	4	4	1NA	1NA	4	4
Landrieu, Mary	D	LA	$577,505	91.8	67%	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4
Burr, Richard	R	NC	$220,519	91.1	88%	3	4	4	4	4	1NA	4	4	4
Dole, Elizabeth	R	NC	$325,346	90.4	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	2•	4	4
Talent, James	R	MO	$319,729	89.7	100%	1NA	4	4	4	4	1NA	1NA	4	4
Burns, Conrad	R	MT	$392,130	89.0	100%	1NA	4	4	4	4	1NA	1NA	4	4
Santorum, Richard	R	PA	$387,180	88.4	100%	1NA	4	4	4	4	1NA	1NA	4	4
McConnell, Mitch	R	KY	$481,508	87.7	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Coleman, Norm	R	MN	$288,100	87.0	67%	2•	4	4	4	4	3	3	2•	2•
Alexander, Lamar	R	TN	$256,400	86.3	89%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Sununu, John	R	NH	$239,180	84.9	75%	4	4	4	4	3	1NA	3	4	4
Domenici, Pete	R	NM	$350,558	83.6	78%	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Chambliss, C. Saxby	R	GA	$207,142	82.9	100%	4	4	4	4	4	1NA	4	4	4
Ensign, John	R	NV	$225,763	82.2	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Murkowski, Lisa	R	AK	$216,913	81.5	89%	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Bingaman, Jeff	D	NM	$265,635	80.8	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Isakson, John	R	GA	$105,064	80.1	100%	4	4	4	4	4	1NA	4	4	4
Stevens, Ted	R	AK	$259,290	79.5	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
DeWine, Michael	R	OH	$199,257	78.8	83%	1NA	4	4	4	4	1NA	1NA	3	4
DeMint, Jim	R	SC	$96,972	78.1	100%	4	4	4	4	4	1NA	2•	4	4
Salazar, Ken	D	CO	$95,600	77.4	56%	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3
Pryor, Mark	D	AR	$136,400	76.7	67%	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	4
Thomas, Craig	R	WY	$209,777	75.3	100%	2•	4	4	4	4	1NA	4	4	4
Martinez, Mel	R	FL	$83,250	74.7	89%	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Lott, Trent	R	MS	$206,500	74.0	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Clinton, Hillary	D	NY	$163,786	73.3	22%	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Kyl, Jon	R	AZ	$203,499	72.6	89%	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Roberts, Pat	R	KS	$202,650	71.9	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Baucus, Max	D	MT	$197,700	71.2	67%	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3
Smith, Gordon	R	OR	$195,575	70.5	67%	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
Voinovich, George	R	OH	$190,664	69.9	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Casey, Robert	D	PA	$37,950	69.2	33%	4	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	3	3	1NA	1NA
Enzi, Michael	R	WY	$187,450	68.5	89%	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Sessions, Jefferson	R	AL	$186,200	67.8	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Specter, Arlen	R	PA	$176,328	67.1	56%	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	4
Obama, Barack	D	IL	$70,000	66.4	33%	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Nelson, Ben	D	NE	$123,300	65.8	67%	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3
Lincoln, Blanche	D	AR	$151,850	65.1	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Hatch, Orrin	R	UT	$150,650	64.4	88%	2•	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Allard, Wayne	R	CO	$149,550	63.0	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
McCaskill, Claire	D	MO	$29,850	62.3	33%	4	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	3	3	1NA	1NA
Reid, Harry	D	NV	$141,850	61.6	33%	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Bond, Christopher	R	MO	$140,700	61.0	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Craig, Larry	R	ID	$125,750	58.9	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Wicker, Roger	R	MS	$124,150	58.2	90%	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA
Cochran, Thad	R	MS	$123,800	57.5	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Bunning, Jim	R	KY	$119,269	56.8	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Coburn, Thomas	R	OK	$46,700	56.2	88%	3	4	4	4	4	1NA	4	4	4
Collins, Susan	R	ME	$116,400	55.5	56%	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Graham, Lindsey	R	SC	$69,200	54.8	88%	4	4	4	4	4	1NA	4	3	4
Menéndez, Robert	D	NJ	$44,450	52.7	67%	4	4	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	3	1NA	1NA
Grassley, Charles	R	IA	$101,800	52.1	89%	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Cardin, Benjamin	D	MD	$19,900	50.7	50%	4	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	3	1NA	1NA
Lieberman, Joseph	I	CT	$97,200	50.0	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Whitehouse, Sheldon	D	RI	$19,050	49.3	0%	3	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	3	3	1NA	1NA
Feinstein, Dianne	D	CA	$94,550	48.6	33%	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Schumer, Charles	D	NY	$93,918	47.9	25%	2•	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Hagel, Charles	R	NE	$93,150	47.3	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Rockefeller, John	D	WV	$90,350	46.6	43%	4	2•	4	3	4	3	2•	3	3
Brownback, Samuel	R	KS	$90,240	45.9	100%	2•	4	4	4	4	4	2•	4	4
Lugar, Richard	R	IN	$81,325	45.2	56%	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Chafee, Lincoln	R	RI	$64,475	44.5	33%	1NA	4	4	3	3	1NA	1NA	3	3
Shelby, Richard	R	AL	$79,800	43.8	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Crapo, Michael	R	ID	$73,839	43.2	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Harkin, Thomas	D	IA	$71,886	42.5	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Bayh, B. Evan	D	IN	$71,664	41.8	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Conrad, Kent	D	ND	$70,822	41.1	71%	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	2•	2•
Nelson, Bill	D	FL	$54,400	40.4	33%	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Warner, John	R	VA	$67,023	39.7	78%	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Frist, William	R	TN	$52,500	39.0	100%	1NA	4	4	4	4	1NA	1NA	4	4
Carper, Thomas	D	DE	$52,310	38.4	33%	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Bennett, Robert	R	UT	$62,750	37.7	100%	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Johnson, Tim	D	SD	$58,700	36.3	43%	2•	4	4	3	4	3	2•	3	3
Kennedy, Edward	D	MA	$57,150	35.6	22%	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Snowe, Olympia	R	ME	$52,550	34.2	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Durbin, Richard	D	IL	$46,650	32.2	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Lautenberg, Frank	D	NJ	$36,600	31.5	33%	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Biden, Joseph	D	DE	$44,000	30.8	33%	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Byrd, Robert	D	WV	$39,750	29.5	56%	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3
Dorgan, Byron	D	ND	$37,418	28.1	57%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2•	2•
Levin, Carl	D	MI	$36,350	27.4	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Webb, Jim	D	VA	$7,000	26.0	67%	4	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	3	4	1NA	1NA
Gregg, Judd	R	NH	$33,000	24.7	56%	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
Kerry, John	D	MA	$31,680	24.0	22%	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Stabenow, Debbie Ann	D	MI	$20,750	23.3	63%	4	4	4	4	4	1NA	3	3	3
Corzine, Jon	D	NJ	$15,250	22.6	20%	1NA	1NA	4	3	3	1NA	1NA	3	3
Murray, Patty	D	WA	$25,250	21.9	33%	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Klobuchar, Amy	D	MN	$4,750	20.5	33%	4	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	3	3	1NA	1NA
Brown, Sherrod	D	OH	$4,750	20.5	100%	4	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	2•	1NA	1NA
Cantwell, Maria	D	WA	$18,950	19.9	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Jeffords, James	I	VT	$17,977	19.2	40%	1NA	4	4	3	3	1NA	1NA	3	2•
McCain, John	R	AZ	$22,350	18.5	57%	4	4	4	4	3	2•	2•	3	3
Inouye, Daniel	D	HI	$21,000	17.1	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Tester, Jon	D	MT	$3,500	16.4	33%	4	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	3	3	1NA	1NA
Wyden, Ron	D	OR	$15,000	15.1	22%	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Dodd, Christopher	D	CT	$14,750	14.4	22%	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Sanders, Bernard	I	VT	$2,850	13.7	0%	3	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	1NA	3	1NA	1NA
Feingold, Russell	D	WI	$12,396	12.3	22%	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Mikulski, Barbara	D	MD	$9,860	11.6	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Akaka, Daniel	D	HI	$9,300	11.0	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3
Sarbanes, Paul	D	MD	$7,000	10.3	33%	1NA	4	4	3	3	1NA	1NA	3	3
Boxer, Barbara	D	CA	$8,700	9.6	22%	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Reed, John	D	RI	$7,500	8.2	33%	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Leahy, Patrick	D	VT	$3,250	6.2	22%	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Dayton, Mark	D	MN	$250	5.5	60%	1NA	4	4	3	4	1NA	1NA	3	2•
Kohl, Herbert	D	WI	$0	1.4	44%	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3