Summary Statistics

Want a summary picture of Common Ground Scorecard performance and highlights? This page includes the overall average, highest and lowest scores, best performers by office and party, states ranked by average score, highest scorer in each state, and stats for each scorecard item. The Common Ground Scorecard measures the degree to which elected officials and candidates for office embody the spirit and practice of a Common Grounder — someone who seeks points of agreement and solutions on social and political issues through listening and productive conversation. It does not assess issue positions, ideology, or any other qualifications. See overall results below then explore individual scorecards to discover more about your elected officials and candidates.

Table of Contents

• Overall Average Score
• Highest Common Ground Scores
• Score Ranges
• Average Score for Each Group of Elected Officials
• Highest by Office by and Party for Each Office
• States Ranked by Average Score Among Elected Officials + Highest Scorer in Each State
• Number of Elected Officials Credited for Each of the Scorecard Items
• 2022 Challenger Candidates Credited for Each of the Scorecard Items

Overall Average Score: 31

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Highest Common Ground Scores

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Score Ranges

• Champion: 70+
• Well Above Average: 47 – 69
• Somewhat Above Average: 37 – 46
• Average: 26 – 36
• Somewhat Below Average: 16 – 25
• Well Below Average: -20 – 15

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Average Score for Each Group of Elected Officials

• All
  • Mean: 31
  • Median: 30
• House
  • Mean: 30
  • Median: 27
• Senate
  • Mean: 38
  • Median: 37
• Governors
  • Mean: 25
  • Median: 25

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Highest by Office and by Party for Each Office

Top House Members

Top Democratic House Members

Top Republican House Members

Top Senators

Top Democratic Senators

Top Republican Senators

Top Governors

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States Ranked by Average Score Among Elected Officials + Highest Scorer in Each State

State	Average Score	Highest Scorer	Highest Score
AK	37	Lisa Murkowski (S)	65
AL	16	Terri Sewell (H)	42
AR	36	French Hill (H)	59
AZ	29	Kyrsten Sinema (S)	91
CA	30	Young Kim (H)	104
CO	43	Jason Crow (H)	88
CT	31	Chris Murphy (S)	50
DE	54	Lisa Blunt Rochester (H)	74
FL	23	Gus Bilirakis (H)	101
GA	20	Sanford Bishop (H)	45
HI	36	Ed Case (H)	90
IA	39	Zach Nunn (H)	69
ID	20	Mike Crapo (S)	27
IL	39	Brad Schneider (H)	86
IN	23	Todd Young (S)	73
KS	39	Jerry Moran (S)	83
KY	31	Andy Beshear (G)	60
LA	22	Bill Cassidy (S)	68
MA	25	Seth Moulton (H)	44
MD	34	David Trone (H)	100
ME	53	Jared Golden (H) & Susan Collins (S)	70
MI	42	Elissa Slotkin (H)	95
MN	42	Dean Phillips (H)	97
MO	17	Emanuel Cleaver (H)	70
MS	15	Roger Wicker (S)	36
MT	22	Jon Tester (S)	63
NC	35	Don Davis (H)	110
ND	30	Kevin Cramer (S)	49
NE	34	Don Bacon (H)	110
NH	68	Maggie Hassan (S)	110
NJ	37	Mikie Sherrill (H)	78
NM	20	Ben Ray Lujan (S)	41
NV	53	Susie Lee (H)	110
NY	32	Mike Lawler (H)	110
OH	37	Joyce Beatty (H)	83
OK	21	James Lankford (S)	58
OR	23	Andrea Salinas (H)	66
PA	38	Brian Fitzpatrick (H)	100
RI	14	Sheldon Whitehouse (S)	44
SC	36	William Timmons (H)	83
SD	53	Dusty Johnson (H)	92
TN	21	Tim Burchett (H)	41
TX	23	Colin Allred (H)	76
UT	43	Spencer Cox (G)	85
VA	35	Abigail Spanberger (H)	94
VT	43	Phil Scott (G)	60
WA	42	Derek Kilmer (H)	99
WI	25	Bryan Steil (H)	44
WV	36	Joe Manchin (S)	89
WY	18	Mark Gordon (G)	35

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Number of current elected officials credited for each of the scorecard items

• 156 credited for Public conversation across political differences (27%)
• 63 credited for District visit with an official from the opposing party (11%)
• 167 credited for Membership in a common ground focused caucus (Congress only) (31%)
• 386 credited for Promoting common ground in their communications (66%). Counted 3,130 total instances
• 11 penalized for Insulting political opponents or suggesting political violence (2%)
• 122 credited as Outstanding Common Grounder (21%)
• 57 affirmed Common Grounder Commitments (9%)
  • Governor Spencer Cox (R, UT)
  • Governor Laura Kelly (D, KS)
  • Senator Maggie Hassan (D, NH)
  • Senator Ed Markey (D, MA)
  • Senator Jerry Moran (R, KS)
  • Senator Kyrsten Sinema (I, AZ)
  • Senator Chris Van Hollen (D, MD)
  • Senator Jacky Rosen (D, NV)
  • Congressman Colin Allred (D, TX-32)
  • Congressman Don Bacon (R, NE-2)
  • Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D, OH-3)
  • Congressman Gus Bilirakis (R, FL-12)
  • Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (D, IL-13)
  • Congressman Matt Cartwright (D, PA-8)
  • Congressman Ed Case (D, HI-1)
  • Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D, MO-5)
  • Congresswoman Angie Craig (D, MN-2)
  • Congressman Jason Crow (D, CO-6)
  • Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D, KS-3)
  • Congressman Danny Davis (D, IL-7)
  • Congressman Don Davis (D, NC-1)
  • Congressman Anthony D’Esposito (R, NY-4)
  • Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D, MI-6)
  • Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D, NY-13)
  • Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R, PA-1)
  • Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D, WA-3)
  • Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D, NJ-5)
  • Congressman Raul Grijalva (D, AZ-3)
  • Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D, CO)
  • Congressman Jeff Jackson (D, NC-14)
  • Congressman Dusty Johnson (R, SD-0)
  • Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D, IL-2)
  • Congressman Derek Kilmer (D, WA-6)
  • Congresswoman Young Kim (R, CA-39)
  • Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D, IL-8)
  • Congressman Greg Landsman (D, OH)
  • Congressman Mike Lawler (R, NY-17)
  • Congresswoman Susie Lee (D, NV-3)
  • Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R, SC-1)
  • Congressman Greg Murphy (R, NC-3)
  • Congressman Wiley Nickel (D, NC-13)
  • Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. (D, NJ-10)
  • Congressman Scott Peters (D, CA-52)
  • Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (D, CO)
  • Congressman Dean Phillips (D, MN-3)
  • Congresswoman Katie Porter (D, CA-47)
  • Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D, MD-2)
  • Congressman Pat Ryan (D, NY-18)
  • Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (D, OR)
  • Congressman Brad Schneider (D, IL-10)
  • Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill (D, NJ-11)
  • Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D, MI-8)
  • Congressman Eric Sorensen (D, IL-17)
  • Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D, VA-7)
  • Congresswoman Emilia Strong Sykes (D, OH-13)
  • Congressman William Timmons (R, SC-4)
  • Congressman David Trone (D, MD-6)
  • Congresswoman Susan Wild (D, PA-7)

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2022 challenger candidates credited for each of the scorecard items

• 35 affirmed Common Grounder Commitments
  • Beto O’Rourke (D, TX Governor)
  • Jo Rae Perkins (R, OR Senate)
  • David Roth (D, ID Senate)
  • Aaron Bashir (R, PA-2)
  • Kathleen Brown (D, TX-13)
  • Joe Collins (R, CA-36)
  • Mike Ford (D, GA-9)
  • Trey Hunt (D, TX-12)
  • Rebekah Jones (D, FL-1)
  • Michael Kerr (G, CA-10)
  • David Kim (D, CA-34)
  • Elizabeth Kreiselmaier (R, WA-6)
  • Jimmy Leon (R, TX-9)
  • Chris Mann (R, OR-1)
  • Carl Marlinga (D, MI-10)
  • Ryan Melton (D, IA-4)
  • Rick Neighbors (D, AL-5)
  • Mark Robertson (R, NV-1)
  • Wayne Steele (D, TN-4)
  • Kathy Warner-Stanton (R, AL-5)
  • Shuwaski Young (D, MS-3)
  • Barbara Gaskins (D, NC-3)
  • Jan Perry (D, CA-37)
  • Joanne Terry (D, FL-8)
  • Natasha Hill (D, WA-5)
  • Darlene McDonald (D, UT-4)
  • Heather Mizeur (D, MD-1)
  • Nick Mitchell (D, UT-2)
  • Jennifer Qualteri (R, CO-1)
  • Lacy Watson (D, WV-1)
  • Joshua Harris-Till (D, OK-5)
  • Michael Molesevich (D, PA-15)
  • Pat Ryan (D, NY-19)
  • Doug Basler (R, WA-9)
  • Judd Larkins (D, SC-2)
• 31 vowed to take all Personal Actions within the first six months of office, if elected
  • Beto O’Rourke (D, TX Governor)
  • Jo Rae Perkins (R, OR Senate)
  • David Roth (D, ID Senate)
  • Aaron Bashir (R, PA-2)
  • Kathleen Brown (D, TX-13)
  • Trey Hunt (D, TX-12)
  • Rebekah Jones (D, FL-1)
  • Michael Kerr (G, CA-10)
  • David Kim (D, CA-34)
  • Elizabeth Kreiselmaier (R, WA-6)
  • Carl Marlinga (D, MI-10) 
  • Ryan Melton (D, GA-9)
  • Rick Neighbors (D, AL-5)
  • Mark Robertson (R, NV-1)
  • Wayne Steele (D, TN-4)
  • Kathy Warner-Stanton (R, AL-5)
  • Shuwaski Young (D, MS-3)
  • Barbara Gaskins (D, NC-3)
  • Jan Perry (D, CA-37)
  • Joanne Terry (D, FL-8)
  • Natasha Hill (D, WA-5)
  • Darlene McDonald (D, UT-4)
  • Heather Mizeur (D, MD-1)
  • Nick Mitchell (D, UT-2)
  • Jennifer Qualteri (R, CO-1)
  • Lacy Watson (D, WV-1)
  • Joshua Harris-Till (D, OK-5)
  • Michael Molesevich (D, PA-15)
  • Pat Ryan (D, NY-19)
  • Doug Basler (R, WA-9)
  • Judd Larkins (D, SC-2)
• 42 have promoted common ground in campaign communications
  • Duke Aiona (R, HI Governor)
  • Darren Bailey (R, IL Governor)
  • Carol Blood (D, NE Governor)
  • Nikki Budzinski (R, CA Governor)
  • Les Gara (D, AK Governor)
  • Katie Hobbs (D, AZ Governor)
  • Joy Hofmeister (D, OK Governor)
  • Natalie James (D, AR Governor)
  • Scott Jensen (R, MN Governor)
  • Beto O’Rourke (D, TX Governor)
  • Bill Walker (I, AK Governor)
  • Kendra Horn (D, OK Senate)
  • Evan McMullin (D, UT Senate)
  • Joe O’Dea (R, CO Senate)
  • Jo Rae Perkins (R, OR Senate)
  • Joe Akana (R, HI-2)
  • Becca Balint (D, VT-1)
  • Nick Begich (R, AK-1)
  • Justin Burau (R, IL-3)
  • Alan Cohn (D, FL-15)
  • Don Davis (D, NC-1)
  • Lesley DeNardis (R, CT-3)
  • Adam Frisch (D, CO-3)
  • Meg Gorman (D, TN-3)
  • Robert Hollister (D, PA-11)
  • Wesley Hunt (R, TX-38)
  • Jeannine Lake (D, IN-5)
  • Bob Lorinser (D, MI-1)
  • Liam Madden (D, VT-1)
  • Ike McCorkle (D, CO-4)
  • Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D, OR-5)
  • Michael Molesevich (D, PA-15 )
  • Keith Pekau (R, IL-6)
  • Brad Pfaff (D, WI-3)
  • Josh Riley (D, NY-19)
  • Jan Schneider (D, FL-16)
  • Jen Schultz (D, MN-8)
  • La’Ron Singletary (R, NY-25)
  • Jill Tokuda (D, HI-2)
  • Glenn Wright (D, UT-3)
  • Joe Yetter (D, OR-2)
  • Doug White (D, WA-4)

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2020 challenger candidates credited for each of the scorecard items

• 15 affirmed Common Grounder Commitments
  • Matt Lieberman (D, GA Senate)
  • Jo Rae Perkins (R, OR Senate)
  • Manga Anantatmula (R, VA-11)
  • James Bradley (R, CA-33)
  • John Collick (R, VA-3)
  • Mary Fay (R, CT-1)
  • Lee Griffin (D, PA-12)
  • Jon Hoadley (D, MI-6)
  • David Kim (D, CA-34)
  • Elizabeth Kreiselmaier (R, WA-6)
  • Gena Ross (D, MO-6)
  • Todd Rowley (D, PA-13)
  • Devin Thorpe (D, UT-3)
  • Blair Walsingham (D, TN-1)
  • Celeste Williams (D, AR-3)
• 15 vowed to take all Personal Actions within the first six months of office, if elected
  • Matt Lieberman (D, GA Senate)
  • Jo Rae Perkins (R, OR Senate)
  • Manga Anantatmula (R, VA-11)
  • James Bradley (R, CA-33)
  • John Collick (R, VA-3)
  • Mary Fay (R, CT-1)
  • Lee Griffin (D, PA-12)
  • Jon Hoadley (D, MI-6)
  • David Kim (D, CA-34)
  • Elizabeth Kreiselmaier (R, WA-6)
  • Gena Ross (D, MO-6)
  • Todd Rowley (D, PA-13)
  • Devin Thorpe (D, UT-3)
  • Blair Walsingham (D, TN-1)
  • Celeste Williams (D, AR-3)