Rates Congress Database

Name: Obama, Barack Party: D State: Illinois 2008 Grade: N.A. 2008 Score (in %): N.A. 2008 Rank: N.A. 2007 Grade: F 2007 Score (in %): 5% 2007 Rank: 88 2006 Grade: F 2006 Score (in %): 16% 2006 Rank: 69 2005 Grade: F 2005 Score (in %): 6% 2005 Rank: 96 2004 Grade: 2004 Score (in %): 2004 Rank: 2003 Grade: 2003 Score (in %): 2003 Rank: 2002 Grade: 2002 Score (in %): 2002 Rank: 2001 Grade: 2001 Score (in %): 2001 Rank: 2000 Grade: 2000 Score (in %): 2000 Rank: 1999 Grade: 1999 Score (in %): 1999 Rank: 1998 Grade: 1998 Score (in %): 1998 Rank: 1997 Grade: 1997 Score (in %): 1997 Rank: 1996 Grade: 1996 Score (in %): 1996 Rank: 1995 Grade: 1995 Score (in %): 1995 Rank: 1994 Grade: 1994 Score (in %): 1994 Rank: 1993 Grade: 1993 Score (in %): 1993 Rank: 1992 Grade: 1992 Score (in %): 1992 Rank: Comments: 08- Senator voted on 50% or less of weighted total of votes cast; score and grade not issued. 07- score based on less than 75% but more than 50% of weighted total of votes cast.

Year Party Number of Members Average Median 2008 D 47 8 5 2008 R 48 57 55 2007 R 48 66 71 2007 D 48 8 7 2006 R 55 75 79 2006 D 44 15 14 2005 R 55 69 70 2005 D 44 12 10 2004 R 51 71 71 2004 D 47 17 14 2003 R 51 73 73 2003 D 49 19 17 2002 R 48 62 63 2002 D 49 19 17 2001 R 49 80 81 2001 D 50 14 8 2000 R 55 73 74 2000 D 45 15 13 1999 R 55 74 76 1999 D 45 9 7 1998 D 45 15 14 1998 R 55 63 64 1997 D 45 26 23 1997 R 55 75 77 1996 D 47 29 28 1996 R 54 71 71 1995 D 46 23 20 1995 R 54 86 86 1994 R 44 n.a. n.a. 1994 D 56 n.a. n.a. 1993 D 56 23 20 1993 R 44 74 74 1992 D 57 30 30 1992 R 43 61 61

Year Average Median High Low 2008 32 23 96 2 2007 37 17 93 3 2006 48 58 92 9 2005 44 50 91 4 2004 45 49 89 7 2003 47 58 87 11 2002 40 40 82 8 2001 46 49 88 3 2000 47 63 88 9 1999 45 63 87 1 1998 41 49 88 6 1997 53 62 87 6 1996 52 62 86 13 1995 57 79 93 10 1994 39 31 86 7 1993 44 32 87 12 1992 46 42 86 11