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Who Shows Up — Vote Attendance Leaderboard

Who Shows Up — Vote Attendance Leaderboard

Members of Congress are paid to vote. Most cast roll-call votes 95%+ of the time. A few — for reasons ranging from campaign travel to family medical leave to indifference — miss substantially more.

This page ranks every incumbent by attendance percentage in the 119th Congress, with reasons listed where publicly disclosed.


Worst attendance — House

Most Missed Votes

Members of Congress with the most absences this term.

  1. Bernard Sanders I-Vermont 833 missed of 5028 (16.6%)
  2. Ted Cruz R-Texas 441 missed of 5028 (8.8%)
  3. Cory A. Booker D-New Jersey 438 missed of 4803 (9.1%)
  4. Dwight Evans D-Pennsylvania 428 missed of 2890 (14.8%)
  5. Lindsey Graham R-South Carolina 420 missed of 5026 (8.4%)
  6. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen R-American Samoa 412 missed of 636 (64.8%)
  7. Jerry Moran R-Kansas 396 missed of 5028 (7.9%)
  8. Frederica S. Wilson D-Florida 368 missed of 2890 (12.7%)
  9. Wesley Hunt R-Texas 364 missed of 1899 (19.2%)
  10. Mike Rounds R-South Dakota 355 missed of 4370 (8.1%)
  11. Ruben Gallego D-Arizona 336 missed of 3128 (10.7%)
  12. Thomas Tillis R-North Carolina 323 missed of 4371 (7.4%)
  13. Elizabeth Warren D-Massachusetts 323 missed of 5028 (6.4%)
  14. Eric Swalwell D-California 305 missed of 2684 (11.4%)
  15. Gregory F. Murphy R-North Carolina 278 missed of 2890 (9.6%)
  16. Anna Paulina Luna R-Florida 269 missed of 1896 (14.2%)
  17. Lisa Murkowski R-Alaska 263 missed of 5027 (5.2%)
  18. Rand Paul R-Kentucky 263 missed of 5028 (5.2%)
  19. Amy Klobuchar D-Minnesota 262 missed of 5028 (5.2%)
  20. Kevin Cramer R-North Dakota 250 missed of 3270 (7.6%)

Worst attendance — Senate

Most Missed Votes

Members of Congress with the most absences this term.

  1. Bernard Sanders I-Vermont 833 missed of 5028 (16.6%)
  2. Ted Cruz R-Texas 441 missed of 5028 (8.8%)
  3. Cory A. Booker D-New Jersey 438 missed of 4803 (9.1%)
  4. Dwight Evans D-Pennsylvania 428 missed of 2890 (14.8%)
  5. Lindsey Graham R-South Carolina 420 missed of 5026 (8.4%)
  6. Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen R-American Samoa 412 missed of 636 (64.8%)
  7. Jerry Moran R-Kansas 396 missed of 5028 (7.9%)
  8. Frederica S. Wilson D-Florida 368 missed of 2890 (12.7%)
  9. Wesley Hunt R-Texas 364 missed of 1899 (19.2%)
  10. Mike Rounds R-South Dakota 355 missed of 4370 (8.1%)
  11. Ruben Gallego D-Arizona 336 missed of 3128 (10.7%)
  12. Thomas Tillis R-North Carolina 323 missed of 4371 (7.4%)
  13. Elizabeth Warren D-Massachusetts 323 missed of 5028 (6.4%)
  14. Eric Swalwell D-California 305 missed of 2684 (11.4%)
  15. Gregory F. Murphy R-North Carolina 278 missed of 2890 (9.6%)
  16. Anna Paulina Luna R-Florida 269 missed of 1896 (14.2%)
  17. Lisa Murkowski R-Alaska 263 missed of 5027 (5.2%)
  18. Rand Paul R-Kentucky 263 missed of 5028 (5.2%)
  19. Amy Klobuchar D-Minnesota 262 missed of 5028 (5.2%)
  20. Kevin Cramer R-North Dakota 250 missed of 3270 (7.6%)

Best attendance — overall

#MemberPartyStateChamberAttendance
1Alan ArmstrongROklahomaSenator100.0%
2Sheri BiggsRSouth CarolinaRep.100.0%
3Gabe EvansRColoradoRep.100.0%
4Sarah ElfrethDMarylandRep.100.0%
5Clay FullerRGeorgiaRep.100.0%
6Maggie GoodlanderDNew HampshireRep.100.0%
7Mark HarrisRNorth CarolinaRep.100.0%
8Jon HustedROhioSenator100.0%
9Brian JackRGeorgiaRep.100.0%
10Robert E. LattaROhioRep.100.0%
11Analilia MejiaDNew JerseyRep.100.0%
12Nellie PouDNew JerseyRep.100.0%
13David J. TaylorROhioRep.100.0%
14Matt Van EppsRTennesseeRep.100.0%
15Susan M. CollinsRMaineSenator100.0%
16Summer L. LeeDPennsylvaniaRep.100.0%
17Timothy M. KennedyDNew YorkRep.100.0%
18Charles J. "Chuck" FleischmannRTennesseeRep.100.0%
19Joe NeguseDColoradoRep.100.0%
20Derek TranDCaliforniaRep.100.0%

Frequently Asked

Is missing votes legal?

Yes. There is no penalty in law for missing votes; the only consequence is political. Some members publicly explain absences (medical, military service, family emergency); some do not.

Why do members miss votes?

Common reasons: presidential or other campaign travel, illness, family emergency, military reserve duty, official Congressional travel. Less defensible: scheduling conflicts and political absenteeism.

Does missing votes affect re-election?

Sometimes. Challengers cite high absence rates in attack ads. The connection to actual electoral outcomes is mixed.