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: 29

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Highest Common Ground Scores

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Score Ranges

• Champion: 70+
• Well Above Average: 42 – 69
• Somewhat Above Average: 32 – 41
• Average: 21 – 31
• Somewhat Below Average: 11 – 20
• Well Below Average: -20 – 10

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Average Score for Each Group of Elected Officials

• All
  • Mean: 29
  • Median: 27
• House
  • Mean: 28
  • Median: 25
• Senate
  • Mean: 36
  • Median: 37
• Governors
  • Mean: 25
  • Median: 22

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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	32	Lisa Murkowski (S)	48
AL	15	Terri Sewell (H)	41
AR	35	French Hill (H)	62
AZ	24	Kyrsten Sinema (S)	97
CA	28	Young Kim (H)	93
CO	31	Jason Crow (H)	75
CT	31	Chris Murphy (S)	54
DE	54	Lisa Blunt Rochester (H)	72
FL	22	Gus Bilirakis (H)	100
GA	19	Sanford Bishop )H)	41
HI	37	Ed Case (H)	92
IA	36	Zach Nunn (H)	57
ID	18	Mike Crapo (S)	25
IL	36	Nikki Budzinski (H)	87
IN	20	Todd Young (S)	69
KS	35	Laura Kelly (G)	80
KY	30	Andy Beshear (G)	60
LA	23	Bill Cassidy (S)	67
MA	24	Ed Markey (S)	42
MD	34	David Trone (H)	100
ME	52	Jared Golden (H)	77
MI	37	Elissa Slotkin (H)	97
MN	44	Dean Phillips (H)	104
MO	17	Emanuel Cleaver (H)	74
MS	15	Roger Wicker (S)	38
MT	26	Jon Tester (S)	65
NC	33	Don Davis (H)	95
ND	27	Kevin Cramer (S)	46
NE	28	Don Bacon (H)	104
NH	65	Maggie Hassan (S)	110
NJ	35	Mikie Sherrill (H)	76
NM	18	Martin Heinrich (S)	37
NV	44	Susie Lee (H)	106
NY	29	Mike Lawler (H)	91
OH	35	Joyce Beatty (H)	82
OK	51	James Lankford (S)	40
OR	15	Ron Wyden (S)	42
PA	32	Brian Fitzpatrick (H)	100
RI	16	Sheldon Whitehouse (S)	43
SC	35	William Timmons (H)	82
SD	51	Dusty Johnson (H)	93
TN	19	Chuck Fleischmann (H)	39
TX	23	Colin Allred (H)	79
UT	42	Spencer Cox (G)	90
VA	35	Abigail Spanberger (H)	100
VT	49	Phil Scott (G)	60
WA	40	Derek Kilmer (H)	97
WI	27	Mike Gallagher (H)	62
WV	37	Joe Manchin (S)	83
WY	19	John Barrasso (S) and Cynthia Lummis (S)	30

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

• 143 credited for Public conversation across political differences (24%)
• 50 credited for Joining a legislator from the opposing party for a visit to their district (9%)
• 162 credited for Membership in caucus focused on Common Grounder practices (Congress only) (30%)
• 373 credited for Promoting Common Grounder practices (64%). Counted 3,053 total instances of promoting Common Grounder practices.
• 12 penalized for Insulting political opponents or suggesting political violence (2%)
• 112 credited as Outstanding Common Grounder (19%)
• 47 affirmed Common Grounder Commitments (8%)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D, KS-3)
  • Congressman Danny Davis (D, IL-7)
  • Congressman Don Davis (D, NC-1)
  • 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 Raul Grijalva (D, AZ-3)
  • 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 Mike Lawler (R, NY-17)
  • Congresswoman Susie Lee (D, NV-3)
  • Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R, SC-1)
  • Congressman Greg Murphy (R, NC-3)
  • Congressman Donald Payne, Jr. (D, NJ-10)
  • Congressman Scott Peters (D, CA-52)
  • Congressman Dean Phillips (D, MN-3)
  • Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger (D, MD-2)
  • Congressman Pat Ryan (D, NY-18)
  • 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)