Senators ranked: Pro-police-funding

All 100 senators ranked by how often they voted for more funding for law enforcement and tougher penalties, across 12 recorded Senate votes. A higher grade means the senator voted for the Pro-police-funding side more often.

Official Senate roll-call votes (via Voteview)

A means the senator voted for this side most often — not that the senator is better. F means the senator voted against this side most often. Based on votes through 2026-08-08.

How did each senator score on crime?

RankSenatorPartyStateGradeVoted for this sideMissedVotes
1Andy KimDemocratNew JerseyA+100%0See the votes
2Angus S. King, Jr.IndependentMaineA+100%0See the votes
3Catherine Cortez MastoDemocratNevadaA+100%0See the votes
4Elissa SlotkinDemocratMichiganA+100%0See the votes
5Jacky RosenDemocratNevadaA+100%0See the votes
6Jeanne ShaheenDemocratNew HampshireA+100%0See the votes
7Margaret Wood HassanDemocratNew HampshireA+100%0See the votes
8Ruben GallegoDemocratArizonaA+100%0See the votes
9Patty MurrayDemocratWashingtonB+88%0See the votes
10Amy KlobucharDemocratMinnesotaB85%0See the votes
11Ben Ray LujánDemocratNew MexicoB85%0See the votes
12Brian SchatzDemocratHawaiiB85%0See the votes
13Charles E. SchumerDemocratNew YorkB85%0See the votes
14Christopher A. CoonsDemocratDelawareB85%0See the votes
15Dan SullivanRepublicanAlaskaB85%0See the votes
16Gary C. PetersDemocratMichiganB85%0See the votes
17John W. HickenlooperDemocratColoradoB85%0See the votes
18Jon OssoffDemocratGeorgiaB85%0See the votes
19Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratNew YorkB85%0See the votes
20Maria CantwellDemocratWashingtonB85%0See the votes
21Martin HeinrichDemocratNew MexicoB85%0See the votes
22Richard BlumenthalDemocratConnecticutB85%0See the votes
23Tammy BaldwinDemocratWisconsinB85%0See the votes
24Tim KaineDemocratVirginiaB85%0See the votes
25Tina SmithDemocratMinnesotaB85%0See the votes
26Mark KellyDemocratArizonaB83%1See the votes
27Mark R. WarnerDemocratVirginiaB83%1See the votes
28John FettermanDemocratPennsylvaniaB-80%2See the votes
29Michael F. BennetDemocratColoradoB-80%2See the votes
30Bill CassidyRepublicanLouisianaD+69%0See the votes
31Jack ReedDemocratRhode IslandD+69%0See the votes
32Lisa MurkowskiRepublicanAlaskaD+69%0See the votes
33Richard J. DurbinDemocratIllinoisD+69%0See the votes
34Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratRhode IslandD+69%0See the votes
35Susan M. CollinsRepublicanMaineD+69%0See the votes
36Thom TillisRepublicanNorth CarolinaD+69%0See the votes
37Angela D. AlsobrooksDemocratMarylandD+67%0See the votes
38Chuck GrassleyRepublicanIowaD+67%0See the votes
39Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocratDelawareD+67%0See the votes
40Mitch McConnellRepublicanKentuckyD+67%0See the votes
41Bill HagertyRepublicanTennesseeD-62%0See the votes
42Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublicanMississippiD-62%0See the votes
43Deb FischerRepublicanNebraskaD-62%0See the votes
44Eric SchmittRepublicanMissouriD-62%0See the votes
45James LankfordRepublicanOklahomaD-62%0See the votes
46Jerry MoranRepublicanKansasD-62%0See the votes
47John BoozmanRepublicanArkansasD-62%0See the votes
48John CornynRepublicanTexasD-62%0See the votes
49John HoevenRepublicanNorth DakotaD-62%0See the votes
50John KennedyRepublicanLouisianaD-62%0See the votes
51John ThuneRepublicanSouth DakotaD-62%0See the votes
52Joni ErnstRepublicanIowaD-62%0See the votes
53Josh HawleyRepublicanMissouriD-62%0See the votes
54Katie Boyd BrittRepublicanAlabamaD-62%0See the votes
55Marsha BlackburnRepublicanTennesseeD-62%0See the votes
56Mike CrapoRepublicanIdahoD-62%0See the votes
57Mike LeeRepublicanUtahD-62%0See the votes
58Mike RoundsRepublicanSouth DakotaD-62%0See the votes
59Pete RickettsRepublicanNebraskaD-62%0See the votes
60Rand PaulRepublicanKentuckyD-62%0See the votes
61Rick ScottRepublicanFloridaD-62%0See the votes
62Roger F. WickerRepublicanMississippiD-62%0See the votes
63Roger MarshallRepublicanKansasD-62%0See the votes
64Ron JohnsonRepublicanWisconsinD-62%0See the votes
65Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWest VirginiaD-62%0See the votes
66Steve DainesRepublicanMontanaD-62%0See the votes
67Ted BuddRepublicanNorth CarolinaD-62%0See the votes
68Ted CruzRepublicanTexasD-62%0See the votes
69Tim ScottRepublicanSouth CarolinaD-62%0See the votes
70Todd YoungRepublicanIndianaD-62%0See the votes
71Tom CottonRepublicanArkansasD-62%0See the votes
72Tommy TubervilleRepublicanAlabamaD-62%0See the votes
73Alex PadillaDemocratCaliforniaF58%1See the votes
74Cynthia M. LummisRepublicanWyomingF58%1See the votes
75Kevin CramerRepublicanNorth DakotaF58%1See the votes
76Adam B. SchiffDemocratCaliforniaF56%0See the votes
77Jon HustedRepublicanOhioF56%0See the votes
78James E. RischRepublicanIdahoF55%1See the votes
79John BarrassoRepublicanWyomingF55%1See the votes
80Ron WydenDemocratOregonF54%0See the votes
81Bernard SandersIndependentVermontF46%0See the votes
82Raphael G. WarnockDemocratGeorgiaF45%1See the votes
83Ashley MoodyRepublicanFloridaF44%0See the votes
84Bernie MorenoRepublicanOhioF44%0See the votes
85David McCormickRepublicanPennsylvaniaF44%0See the votes
86James C. JusticeRepublicanWest VirginiaF44%0See the votes
87Jim BanksRepublicanIndianaF44%0See the votes
88John R. CurtisRepublicanUtahF44%0See the votes
89Tim SheehyRepublicanMontanaF44%0See the votes
90Tammy DuckworthDemocratIllinoisF42%1See the votes
91Chris Van HollenDemocratMarylandF38%0See the votes
92Christopher MurphyDemocratConnecticutF38%0See the votes
93Edward J. MarkeyDemocratMassachusettsF38%0See the votes
94Elizabeth WarrenDemocratMassachusettsF38%0See the votes
95Jeff MerkleyDemocratOregonF38%0See the votes
96Mazie K. HironoDemocratHawaiiF38%0See the votes
97Peter WelchDemocratVermontF38%0See the votes
98Cory A. BookerDemocratNew JerseyF27%1See the votes
—Alan ArmstrongRepublicanOklahomaN/AN/A — not enough votes yet0See the votes
—Darline GrahamRepublicanSouth CarolinaN/AN/A — not enough votes yet0See the votes

Which votes count?

DateBillQuestionSide countedWeightWhy it counts
1990-07-11S1970On Passage of the BillYea2Omnibus crime bill with tougher sentences (1990)
1991-07-11S1241On Passage of the BillYea2Violent Crime Control Act (1991)
1993-11-19HR3355On Passage of the BillYea2Senate crime bill funding more police officers (1993)
1994-08-25HR3355On the Conference ReportYea21994 crime law funding 100,000 police officers
2023-03-08HJRES26On the Joint ResolutionYea2Overturned DC's rewrite that lowered some criminal penalties
2023-05-16HJRES42On the Joint ResolutionYea2Overturned DC's police-accountability law (flag: confirm direction)
2025-02-21SCONRES7On the AmendmentYea2Budget fund to hire more police
2025-03-06S331On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYea1HALT Fentanyl Act: permanent tougher fentanyl penalties (step)
2025-03-13S331On the Cloture MotionYea1HALT Fentanyl Act (cloture)
2025-03-14S331On Passage of the BillYea2HALT Fentanyl Act passage
2026-06-05S2On the AmendmentYea2Funds local police hiring
2026-06-05S2On the MotionYea1Compensates Capitol Police officers from January 6