There is no one way to judge this, but the Americans for Democratic Action (ADA) rating is a one well established metric. According to the ADA, in 2007, Senator Obama was one of four Senators with a score of 75%, making him tied for the 44th most liberal Senator. The other Senators with a 75% ranking were Senators Bidden, Clinton and Ben Nelson. Senator Lieberman had a score of 70%, and with Senators Dodd and Pryor, tied for 48th most liberal. With a 10% score, Senator McCain's was tied for 83rd most liberal.
|
Senator |
ADA Score | |
|
1 |
Casey_(D) |
100.00% |
|
1 |
Klobuchar_(D) |
100.00% |
|
1 |
Stabenow_(D) |
100.00% |
|
4 |
Akaka_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Bayh_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Brown,S._(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Cantwell_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Cardin_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Durbin_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Feingold_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Harkin_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Kohl_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Leahy_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Levin,C._(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Menendez_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Reed,J._(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Sanders(I) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Tester_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Whitehouse_(D) |
95.00% |
|
4 |
Wyden_(D) |
95.00% |
|
21 |
Bingaman_(D) |
90.00% |
|
21 |
Feinstein_(D) |
90.00% |
|
21 |
Inouye_(D) |
90.00% |
|
21 |
Kerry_(D) |
90.00% |
|
21 |
Lautenberg_(D) |
90.00% |
|
21 |
Lincoln_(D) |
90.00% |
|
21 |
McCaskill_(D) |
90.00% |
|
21 |
Murray_(D) |
90.00% |
|
21 |
Nelson,Bill_(D) |
90.00% |
|
21 |
Schumer_(D) |
90.00% |
|
31 |
Carper_(D) |
85.00% |
|
31 |
Dorgan_(D) |
85.00% |
|
31 |
Kennedy,E._(D) |
85.00% |
|
31 |
Mikulski_(D) |
85.00% |
|
31 |
Reid,H._(D) |
85.00% |
|
31 |
Rockefeller_(D) |
85.00% |
|
31 |
Salazar,K._(D) |
85.00% |
|
31 |
Webb_(D) |
85.00% |
|
39 |
Baucus,M._(D) |
80.00% |
|
39 |
Boxer_(D) |
80.00% |
|
39 |
Byrd_(D) |
80.00% |
|
39 |
Conrad_(D) |
80.00% |
|
39 |
Landrieu_(D) |
80.00% |
|
44 |
Biden_(D) |
75.00% |
|
44 |
Clinton_(D) |
75.00% |
|
44 |
Nelson,Ben_(D) |
75.00% |
|
44 |
Obama_(D) |
75.00% |
|
48 |
Dodd_(D) |
70.00% |
|
48 |
Lieberman(I) |
70.00% |
|
48 |
Pryor_(D) |
70.00% |
|
51 |
Snowe_(R) |
60.00% |
|
51 |
Specter_(R) |
60.00% |
|
53 |
Collins_(R) |
55.00% |
|
53 |
Smith,G._(R) |
55.00% |
|
55 |
Coleman_(R) |
50.00% |
|
56 |
Lugar_(R) |
45.00% |
|
57 |
Johnson,Tim_(D) |
40.00% |
|
58 |
Warner_(R) |
35.00% |
|
59 |
Grassley_(R) |
30.00% |
|
59 |
Hagel_(R) |
30.00% |
|
59 |
Hatch_(R) |
30.00% |
|
59 |
Murkowski_(R) |
30.00% |
|
63 |
Bond_(R) |
25.00% |
|
63 |
Domenici_(R) |
25.00% |
|
63 |
Stevens_(R) |
25.00% |
|
63 |
Voinovich_(R) |
25.00% |
|
67 |
Alexander,L._(R) |
20.00% |
|
67 |
Corker_(R) |
20.00% |
|
67 |
Graham_(R) |
20.00% |
|
67 |
Hutchison_(R) |
20.00% |
|
67 |
Martinez_(R) |
20.00% |
|
67 |
Roberts_(R) |
20.00% |
|
67 |
Shelby_(R) |
20.00% |
|
67 |
Thune_(R) |
20.00% |
|
75 |
Bennett_(R) |
15.00% |
|
75 |
Cochran_(R) |
15.00% |
|
75 |
Cornyn_(R) |
15.00% |
|
75 |
Craig_(R) |
15.00% |
|
75 |
Crapo_(R) |
15.00% |
|
75 |
Dole_(R) |
15.00% |
|
75 |
Lott_(R) |
15.00% |
|
75 |
Sununu_(R) |
15.00% |
|
83 |
Allard_(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
Barrasso_(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
Bunning_(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
Chambliss_(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
Enzi_(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
Gregg_(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
Inhofe_(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
Isakson_(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
McCain_(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
McConnell_(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
Sessions,J._(R) |
10.00% |
|
83 |
Vitter_(R) |
10.00% |
|
95 |
Brownback_(R) |
5.00% |
|
95 |
Coburn_(R) |
5.00% |
|
95 |
Kyl_(R) |
5.00% |
|
98 |
Burr_(R) |
0.00% |
|
99 |
DeMint_(R) |
0.00% |
|
100 |
Ensign_(R) |
0.00% |