GOP Democracy Report Card

Which Republicans supported American democracy when it needed it?

Our Capitol was attacked by a mob that believed that the 2020 election was being stolen. They were encouraged by the lies and actions of President Trump and many Republican members of Congress. In the name of accountability, it’s vitally important we remember which Congressional Republicans stood with democracy and the Constitution, and which did not.

RAP’s Democracy Grade is determined by evaluating members of Congress based on six criteria:

  • Did he or she sign on to the amicus brief filed along with Texas’ lawsuit to the Supreme Court that sought to nullify votes cast in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia? More Info
  • Did he or she object to the certification of Electoral College votes from at least one state? More Info
  • Did he or she make public statements that cast doubt on the legitimacy of the 2020 election? More Info
  • Did he or she vote to hold Trump accountable via impeachment or conviction? More Info
  • Did he or she vote to create an independent commission to investigate the January 6th insurrection. More Info
  • Did he or she vote to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. More Info

Did your members of Congress support American democracy when it needed it? Use our legislator search tool.

Name State/District Grade
Alabama AL / 04
F
Georgia GA / 12
F
Nevada NV / 02
D-
North Dakota ND
C-
Texas TX / 19
F
Texas TX / 36
F
Nebraska NE / 02
B-
Indiana IN / 04
F
Ohio OH / 12
C-
Indiana IN / 03
F
Kentucky KY / 06
D-
Wyoming WY
D
Oregon OR / 02
F
Michigan MI / 01
F
Oklahoma OK / 05
F
Arizona AZ / 05
F
Florida FL / 12
F
North Carolina NC / 09
F
Tennessee TN
C-
Missouri MO
C-
Colorado CO / 03
F
Arkansas AR
D
Illinois IL / 12
F
Texas TX / 08
F
Indiana IN
C-
Alabama AL / 05
F
Florida FL / 16
D-
Colorado CO / 04
D-
Indiana IN / 08
D-
North Carolina NC / 13
F
Tennessee TN / 02
F
Texas TX / 26
F
North Carolina NC
A
California CA / 42
F
Florida FL / 03
F
West Virginia WV
D
Alabama AL / 01
F
Georgia GA / 01
F
Texas TX / 31
F
Louisiana LA
A
North Carolina NC / 11
F
Ohio OH / 01
F
Wyoming WY
A
Virginia VA / 06
F
Texas TX / 27
F
Georgia GA / 09
F
Oklahoma OK / 04
F
Maine ME
A
Kentucky KY / 01
D-
Texas TX
D
Arkansas AR
D
North Dakota ND
D
Idaho ID
D
Arkansas AR / 01
F
Texas TX / 02
F
Texas TX
F
Utah UT / 03
B-
Montana MT
D
Ohio OH / 08
F
Illinois IL / 13
C-
Tennessee TN / 04
F
Florida FL / 25
F
Florida FL / 19
F
South Carolina SC / 03
F
Florida FL / 02
F
Minnesota MN / 06
F
Iowa IA
D
Kansas KS / 04
F
Texas TX / 04
F
Iowa IA / 04
F
Georgia GA / 03
F
Minnesota MN / 07
F
Nebraska NE
D
Wisconsin WI / 05
F
Pennsylvania PA / 01
B-
Tennessee TN / 03
F
North Carolina NC / 05
F
Florida FL / 15
F
Idaho ID / 01
F
Florida FL / 01
F
Wisconsin WI / 08
C-
New York NY / 02
D
California CA / 25
F
Ohio OH / 07
F
Florida FL / 26
F
Texas TX / 01
F
Texas TX / 23
D
Ohio OH / 16
A
Virginia VA / 05
F
Texas TX / 05
F
Arizona AZ / 04
F
South Carolina SC
D-
Texas TX / 12
D
Iowa IA
D
Louisiana LA / 06
F
Missouri MO / 06
F
Tennessee TN / 07
F
Georgia GA / 14
F
Virginia VA / 09
F
Wisconsin WI / 06
D-
Mississippi MS / 03
F
Kentucky KY / 02
D-
Tennessee TN
D-
Maryland MD / 01
F
Tennessee TN / 01
F
Missouri MO / 04
F
Missouri MO
F
Oklahoma OK / 01
F
New Mexico NM / 02
F
Washington WA / 03
A
Georgia GA / 10
F
Louisiana LA / 03
F
Arkansas AR / 02
C-
Iowa IA / 01
D
North Dakota ND
D
Indiana IN / 09
D-
North Carolina NC / 08
F
Michigan MI / 02
F
Mississippi MS
F
Oklahoma OK
C-
California CA / 50
F
Texas TX / 13
F
New York NY / 27
D-
Wisconsin WI
D-
Louisiana LA / 04
F
Ohio OH / 06
F
South Dakota SD
B-
Ohio OH / 04
F
Ohio OH / 14
C-
Pennsylvania PA / 13
F
New York NY / 24
A
Pennsylvania PA / 12
F
Mississippi MS / 01
F
Pennsylvania PA / 16
F
Louisiana LA
F
California CA / 39
F
Illinois IL / 16
A
Tennessee TN / 08
F
Illinois IL / 18
F
California CA / 01
F
Colorado CO / 05
F
Oklahoma OK
D
Ohio OH / 05
F
Kansas KS / 02
F
Utah UT
D-
Arizona AZ / 08
F
Louisiana LA / 05
D
Missouri MO / 07
F
Georgia GA / 11
F
Oklahoma OK / 03
F
Missouri MO / 03
F
Wyoming WY
F
South Carolina SC / 01
C
New York NY / 11
F
Kansas KS / 01
F
Kansas KS
F
Kentucky KY / 04
C-
Florida FL / 18
F
California CA / 23
F
Texas TX / 10
D-
Michigan MI / 10
F
California CA / 04
D-
Kentucky KY
C
North Carolina NC / 10
D-
West Virginia WV / 01
C-
Washington WA / 05
F
Michigan MI / 03
A
Pennsylvania PA / 09
F
Illinois IL / 15
F
West Virginia WV / 03
F
Iowa IA / 02
C
Michigan MI / 04
F
West Virginia WV / 02
F
Utah UT / 01
D
Alabama AL / 02
F
Kansas KS
D
Oklahoma OK / 02
F
Alaska AK
A
North Carolina NC / 03
F
Texas TX / 22
F
Washington WA / 04
A-
South Carolina SC / 05
F
California CA / 08
F
Utah UT / 04
F
Mississippi MS / 04
F
Alabama AL / 06
F
Kentucky KY
D-
Indiana IN / 06
F
Pennsylvania PA / 10
F
Texas TX / 11
F
Ohio OH
C
Florida FL / 08
F
Pennsylvania PA / 14
F
South Carolina SC / 07
B-
Idaho ID
C-
Alabama AL / 03
F
Kentucky KY / 05
F
Utah UT
A
Tennessee TN / 06
F
Montana MT
F
South Dakota SD
C-
North Carolina NC / 07
F
Texas TX / 21
C-
Florida FL
D
Florida FL / 04
F
Florida FL / 27
D-
Nebraska NE
A
Louisiana LA / 01
F
Arizona AZ / 06
F
South Carolina SC
D
Florida FL
F
Georgia GA / 08
D-
Texas TX / 17
F
Alabama AL
C-
Idaho ID / 02
D-
Missouri MO / 08
F
Nebraska NE / 03
F
New Jersey NJ / 04
C-
Pennsylvania PA / 11
F
Indiana IN / 05
F
Minnesota MN / 08
F
California CA / 48
F
New York NY / 21
F
Wisconsin WI / 01
D-
Florida FL / 17
F
Utah UT / 02
F
Alaska AK
D
Texas TX / 03
C-
New York NY / 22
D-
Pennsylvania PA / 15
F
South Dakota SD
D
Wisconsin WI / 07
F
North Carolina NC
D
South Carolina SC / 04
F
Pennsylvania PA
A
Alabama AL
F
Ohio OH / 10
D-
Michigan MI / 06
A
California CA / 21
A-
New Jersey NJ / 02
F
Texas TX / 24
F
Missouri MO / 02
D-
Michigan MI / 07
F
Florida FL / 06
F
Texas TX / 14
F
Florida FL / 11
F
Arkansas AR / 04
D-
Ohio OH / 02
F
Mississippi MS
D
Texas TX / 25
F
South Carolina SC / 02
F
Virginia VA / 01
F
Arkansas AR / 03
B-
Indiana IN
D
New York NY / 01
F