Senators ranked: Pro-defense-spending

All 100 senators ranked by how often they voted for higher military spending and aid to U.S. allies, across 20 recorded Senate votes. A higher grade means the senator voted for the Pro-defense-spending 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 foreign policy?

Rank	Senator	Party	State	Grade	Voted for this side	Missed	Votes
1	Catherine Cortez Masto	Democrat	Nevada	A+	100%	1	See the votes
2	John Fetterman	Democrat	Pennsylvania	A+	100%	0	See the votes
3	Charles E. Schumer	Democrat	New York	A+	97%	0	See the votes
4	Jacky Rosen	Democrat	Nevada	A	96%	0	See the votes
5	Kirsten E. Gillibrand	Democrat	New York	A	96%	0	See the votes
6	Richard Blumenthal	Democrat	Connecticut	A	96%	0	See the votes
7	Christopher A. Coons	Democrat	Delaware	A	96%	2	See the votes
8	Susan M. Collins	Republican	Maine	A	93%	0	See the votes
9	Gary C. Peters	Democrat	Michigan	A	93%	0	See the votes
10	Lisa Murkowski	Republican	Alaska	A	93%	0	See the votes
11	Mark R. Warner	Democrat	Virginia	A	93%	0	See the votes
12	John W. Hickenlooper	Democrat	Colorado	B+	89%	0	See the votes
13	Margaret Wood Hassan	Democrat	New Hampshire	B+	89%	0	See the votes
14	Sheldon Whitehouse	Democrat	Rhode Island	B+	89%	0	See the votes
15	Mark Kelly	Democrat	Arizona	B+	88%	2	See the votes
16	Michael F. Bennet	Democrat	Colorado	B+	88%	1	See the votes
17	Chuck Grassley	Republican	Iowa	B+	87%	0	See the votes
18	Mike Crapo	Republican	Idaho	B+	87%	0	See the votes
19	Dan Sullivan	Republican	Alaska	B	86%	0	See the votes
20	James E. Risch	Republican	Idaho	B	86%	0	See the votes
21	John Boozman	Republican	Arkansas	B	86%	0	See the votes
22	John Hoeven	Republican	North Dakota	B	86%	0	See the votes
23	Joni Ernst	Republican	Iowa	B	86%	0	See the votes
24	Mike Rounds	Republican	South Dakota	B	86%	0	See the votes
25	Mitch McConnell	Republican	Kentucky	B	86%	1	See the votes
26	Roger F. Wicker	Republican	Mississippi	B	86%	0	See the votes
27	Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	West Virginia	B	86%	0	See the votes
28	Todd Young	Republican	Indiana	B	86%	0	See the votes
29	Jerry Moran	Republican	Kansas	B	85%	1	See the votes
30	John Kennedy	Republican	Louisiana	B	85%	1	See the votes
31	Kevin Cramer	Republican	North Dakota	B	85%	1	See the votes
32	Bill Cassidy	Republican	Louisiana	B	84%	2	See the votes
33	John Cornyn	Republican	Texas	B	84%	2	See the votes
34	Jack Reed	Democrat	Rhode Island	B	83%	0	See the votes
35	Maria Cantwell	Democrat	Washington	B	83%	0	See the votes
36	Thom Tillis	Republican	North Carolina	B	83%	3	See the votes
37	Amy Klobuchar	Democrat	Minnesota	B-	82%	0	See the votes
38	John Thune	Republican	South Dakota	B-	82%	0	See the votes
39	Deb Fischer	Republican	Nebraska	C+	79%	0	See the votes
40	James Lankford	Republican	Oklahoma	C+	79%	0	See the votes
41	Jeanne Shaheen	Democrat	New Hampshire	C+	79%	0	See the votes
42	Jon Ossoff	Democrat	Georgia	C+	79%	0	See the votes
43	Pete Ricketts	Republican	Nebraska	C+	79%	0	See the votes
44	Tom Cotton	Republican	Arkansas	C+	79%	0	See the votes
45	Tammy Duckworth	Democrat	Illinois	C+	78%	1	See the votes
46	Elissa Slotkin	Democrat	Michigan	C+	77%	2	See the votes
47	Alex Padilla	Democrat	California	C	75%	0	See the votes
48	Angus S. King, Jr.	Independent	Maine	C	75%	0	See the votes
49	Tim Scott	Republican	South Carolina	C	75%	2	See the votes
50	Ted Budd	Republican	North Carolina	C	74%	1	See the votes
51	Ashley Moody	Republican	Florida	C	73%	0	See the votes
52	Bernie Moreno	Republican	Ohio	C	73%	0	See the votes
53	David McCormick	Republican	Pennsylvania	C	73%	0	See the votes
54	James C. Justice	Republican	West Virginia	C	73%	0	See the votes
55	Jim Banks	Republican	Indiana	C	73%	0	See the votes
56	John R. Curtis	Republican	Utah	C	73%	0	See the votes
57	Jon Husted	Republican	Ohio	C	73%	0	See the votes
58	Tim Sheehy	Republican	Montana	C	73%	0	See the votes
59	Eric Schmitt	Republican	Missouri	C	73%	1	See the votes
60	John Barrasso	Republican	Wyoming	C	73%	1	See the votes
61	Marsha Blackburn	Republican	Tennessee	C	73%	1	See the votes
62	Raphael G. Warnock	Democrat	Georgia	C	73%	1	See the votes
63	Ted Cruz	Republican	Texas	C	73%	1	See the votes
64	Ruben Gallego	Democrat	Arizona	C	73%	3	See the votes
65	Cindy Hyde-Smith	Republican	Mississippi	C-	71%	0	See the votes
66	Katie Boyd Britt	Republican	Alabama	C-	71%	0	See the votes
67	Ben Ray Luján	Democrat	New Mexico	D+	68%	0	See the votes
68	Bill Hagerty	Republican	Tennessee	D+	68%	0	See the votes
69	Martin Heinrich	Democrat	New Mexico	D+	68%	0	See the votes
70	Mazie K. Hirono	Democrat	Hawaii	D+	68%	0	See the votes
71	Rick Scott	Republican	Florida	D+	68%	0	See the votes
72	Roger Marshall	Republican	Kansas	D+	68%	0	See the votes
73	Ron Johnson	Republican	Wisconsin	D+	68%	0	See the votes
74	Steve Daines	Republican	Montana	D+	68%	0	See the votes
75	Tim Kaine	Democrat	Virginia	D+	68%	0	See the votes
76	Angela D. Alsobrooks	Democrat	Maryland	D+	67%	0	See the votes
77	Lisa Blunt Rochester	Democrat	Delaware	D+	67%	0	See the votes
78	Tommy Tuberville	Republican	Alabama	D+	67%	1	See the votes
79	Patty Murray	Democrat	Washington	D	65%	3	See the votes
80	Tammy Baldwin	Democrat	Wisconsin	D	63%	4	See the votes
81	Cynthia M. Lummis	Republican	Wyoming	D-	61%	3	See the votes
82	Brian Schatz	Democrat	Hawaii	D-	61%	0	See the votes
83	Cory A. Booker	Democrat	New Jersey	D-	61%	0	See the votes
84	Josh Hawley	Republican	Missouri	D-	61%	0	See the votes
85	Ron Wyden	Democrat	Oregon	F	57%	0	See the votes
86	Chris Van Hollen	Democrat	Maryland	F	54%	0	See the votes
87	Mike Lee	Republican	Utah	F	54%	0	See the votes
88	Tina Smith	Democrat	Minnesota	F	54%	0	See the votes
89	Adam B. Schiff	Democrat	California	F	53%	0	See the votes
90	Christopher Murphy	Democrat	Connecticut	F	46%	0	See the votes
91	Richard J. Durbin	Democrat	Illinois	F	46%	3	See the votes
92	Andy Kim	Democrat	New Jersey	F	40%	0	See the votes
93	Rand Paul	Republican	Kentucky	F	33%	1	See the votes
94	Edward J. Markey	Democrat	Massachusetts	F	32%	0	See the votes
95	Elizabeth Warren	Democrat	Massachusetts	F	32%	0	See the votes
96	Jeff Merkley	Democrat	Oregon	F	29%	0	See the votes
97	Peter Welch	Democrat	Vermont	F	27%	1	See the votes
98	Bernard Sanders	Independent	Vermont	F	21%	0	See the votes
—	Alan Armstrong	Republican	Oklahoma	N/A	N/A — not enough votes yet	0	See the votes
—	Darline Graham	Republican	South Carolina	N/A	N/A — not enough votes yet	0	See the votes

Which votes count?

Date	Bill	Question	Side counted	Weight	Why it counts
2002-10-11	HJRES114	On the Joint Resolution	Yea	2	Authorizes military force against Iraq (2002)
2023-07-20	S2226	On the Amendment	Nay	2	Limits funds for Ukraine
2023-07-27	S2226	On the Amendment	Nay	2	Cuts military spending
2023-07-27	S2226	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	2	Senate defense bill (NDAA) 2024 passage
2023-12-13	HR2670	On the Conference Report	Yea	2	Final NDAA 2024
2024-02-13	HR815	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	2	Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid package passage
2024-04-23	HR815	On the Cloture Motion	Yea	1	Final Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan aid package (cloture)
2024-11-20	SJRES111	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	1	Blocks an arms sale to Israel
2024-11-20	SJRES113	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	1	Blocks an arms sale to Israel
2025-02-21	SCONRES7	On the Amendment	Yea	2	Continued support for Ukraine
2025-04-03	SJRES33	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	1	Blocks an arms sale to Israel
2025-04-03	SJRES26	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	1	Blocks an arms sale to Israel
2025-04-04	HCONRES14	On the Amendment	Yea	2	Prevents disruption of security aid to Ukraine
2025-07-30	SJRES41	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	1	Blocks an arms export to Israel
2025-07-30	SJRES34	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	1	Blocks an arms sale to Israel
2025-08-01	HR3944	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	2	Military construction funding passage
2025-10-09	S2296	On Passage of the Bill	Yea	2	Senate defense bill (NDAA) 2026 passage
2025-10-16	HR4016	On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	1	Defense Department funding bill (cloture)
2026-04-15	SJRES32	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	1	Blocks an arms sale to Israel
2026-04-15	SJRES138	On the Motion to Discharge	Nay	1	Blocks an arms sale to Israel