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Democrat · U.S. Senate, Colorado

Serving since Jan 22, 2009119th Congress (2025–27)next election Nov 7, 2028

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9.0%
of roll calls missed, attendance in the bottom 5% of Senate Democrats

Attendance 91.0%; the average among Senate Democrats is 97.0%. Ranks 44th of 45, where 1st has the highest attendance. 915 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance is the share of the roll calls Bennet could vote on where a yea, nay or present was recorded, ranked among Senate Democrats. A missed vote has many causes, from illness to campaigning; the number says how often, not why.

At a glance

6 measures against Senate Democrats. Bennet raised $226.2K in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom tenth of Senate Democrats (median $2.6M). 35% of Bennet’s statements claim credit, in the top quarter of Senate Democrats (average 26%).

The measures on which Bennet sits furthest from the middle of Senate Democrats, each against the same group, with the CSIP score when there is one. Every number is explained in its own section below.

Attendance

91.0%

Senate Democrats average 97.0% · ranks 44th of 45 · 915 roll calls

Raised, 2026

$226.2K

Senate Democrats’ median $2.6M · ranks 42nd of 45

Credit claiming

35%

Senate Democrats average 26% · ranks 9th of 45

Policy discussion

84%

Senate Democrats average 78% · ranks 10th of 45

Bipartisanship

23%

Senate Democrats average 18% · ranks 10th of 45

CSIP ideology

−1.04

More conservative than 74% of Senate Democrats · ± 0.01

Peer group: Senate Democrats. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; the thick bar is Bennet, the thin grey bar the peer average. The headline is the measure on which Bennet is most unusual among peers (Methods, §08).

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What Bennet says

Bennet claims credit more than 80% of Senate Democrats. Credit claiming in 35% of 2,012 statements, against 26% for the average Senate Democrat; 9th of 45.

An AI model reads each of Bennet’s 2,012 statements in the 119th Congress (1,309 posts on X, 509 press releases, 105 Congressional Record speeches, 89 newsletters) and marks the kinds of statement it contains: a personal attack, criticism of a policy, discussion of policy, bipartisanship, credit claiming, and extreme labels. A statement can carry several. Every rate is compared with the average for Senate Democrats and ranked among them.

Kinds of statement

Share of statements carrying each label, the 119th Congress

0%80%
Bennet
Peers
Rank
Policy discussion1,690 statements
84%
78%
10th of 45
Policy criticism735 statements
37%
37%
24th of 45
Credit claiming702 statements
35%
26%
9th of 45
Bipartisanship471 statements
23%
18%
10th of 45
Personal attacks189 statements
9%
11%
24th of 45
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Bennet's share of statements in each category against the Senate Democrats average.
RowBennetPeers
Policy discussion84%78%
Policy criticism37%37%
Credit claiming35%26%
Bipartisanship23%18%
Personal attacks9%11%
2,012

statements classified

1,309 posts on X, 509 press releases, 105 Congressional Record speeches, 89 newsletters.

posts on X: 1,309 (65.1%)posts on X 1,309press releases: 509 (25.3%)press releases 509Congressional Record speeches: 105 (5.2%)newsletters: 89 (4.4%)
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Bennet's statements by source
PartValue
posts on X1,309
press releases509
Congressional Record speeches105
newsletters89
How to read the bars

The thick bar is Bennet; the thin grey bar is the average Senate Democrats. A longer thick bar means Bennet does this more than peers. Rank 1 is the highest rate in the group.

Extreme labels

Bennet used extreme labels in 1.4% of statements, below the peer average. 29 statements, most often aimed at Republicans; peers 2.4%.

  1. “radical”13
  2. “MAGA”6
  3. “extreme”6
  4. “fascist”1

Who gets the labels

Targets named alongside an extreme label, by number of statements

  1. Republicans3
  2. MAGA2
  3. SAVE America Act2
  4. Trump2
  5. abortion bans1
What an extreme label is

Calls a politician, a party or a policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who or what the label was aimed at. The lists show the five most used labels and targets; the toggle shows the rest.

Month by month

Share of statements per month, the 119th Congress

Statements2025-01: 712025-02: 1062025-03: 1042025-04: 922025-05: 882025-06: 1172025-07: 1102025-08: 882025-09: 952025-10: 1082025-11: 922025-12: 1192026-01: 752026-02: 762026-03: 1042026-04: 812026-05: 802026-06: 1122026-07: 772026-08: 842026-09: 812026-10: 52peak 119 · Dec ’25Personal attackspeak 22.7% · Jan ’26 · latest 9.6%Personal attacks, 2025-01: 2.8% of 71Personal attacks, 2025-02: 13.2% of 106Personal attacks, 2025-03: 7.7% of 104Personal attacks, 2025-04: 8.7% of 92Personal attacks, 2025-05: 12.5% of 88Personal attacks, 2025-06: 7.7% of 117Personal attacks, 2025-07: 6.4% of 110Personal attacks, 2025-08: 1.1% of 88Personal attacks, 2025-09: 6.3% of 95Personal attacks, 2025-10: 1.8% of 108Personal attacks, 2025-11: 2.2% of 92Personal attacks, 2025-12: 9.2% of 119Personal attacks, 2026-01: 22.7% of 75Personal attacks, 2026-02: 6.6% of 76Personal attacks, 2026-03: 8.6% of 104Personal attacks, 2026-04: 11.1% of 81Personal attacks, 2026-05: 16.3% of 80Personal attacks, 2026-06: 18.8% of 112Personal attacks, 2026-07: 11.7% of 77Personal attacks, 2026-08: 9.5% of 84Personal attacks, 2026-09: 14.8% of 81Personal attacks, 2026-10: 9.6% of 52Policy criticismpeak 53.7% · Oct ’25 · latest 28.8%Policy criticism, 2025-01: 18.3% of 71Policy criticism, 2025-02: 44.3% of 106Policy criticism, 2025-03: 39.4% of 104Policy criticism, 2025-04: 32.6% of 92Policy criticism, 2025-05: 34.1% of 88Policy criticism, 2025-06: 36.8% of 117Policy criticism, 2025-07: 40.9% of 110Policy criticism, 2025-08: 26.1% of 88Policy criticism, 2025-09: 26.3% of 95Policy criticism, 2025-10: 53.7% of 108Policy criticism, 2025-11: 46.7% of 92Policy criticism, 2025-12: 29.4% of 119Policy criticism, 2026-01: 37.3% of 75Policy criticism, 2026-02: 46.1% of 76Policy criticism, 2026-03: 44.2% of 104Policy criticism, 2026-04: 32.1% of 81Policy criticism, 2026-05: 33.8% of 80Policy criticism, 2026-06: 42.0% of 112Policy criticism, 2026-07: 33.8% of 77Policy criticism, 2026-08: 33.3% of 84Policy criticism, 2026-09: 29.6% of 81Policy criticism, 2026-10: 28.8% of 52Policy discussionpeak 96.2% · Oct ’26 · latest 96.2%Policy discussion, 2025-01: 78.9% of 71Policy discussion, 2025-02: 83.0% of 106Policy discussion, 2025-03: 76.9% of 104Policy discussion, 2025-04: 81.5% of 92Policy discussion, 2025-05: 80.7% of 88Policy discussion, 2025-06: 78.6% of 117Policy discussion, 2025-07: 82.7% of 110Policy discussion, 2025-08: 79.5% of 88Policy discussion, 2025-09: 74.7% of 95Policy discussion, 2025-10: 84.3% of 108Policy discussion, 2025-11: 90.2% of 92Policy discussion, 2025-12: 86.6% of 119Policy discussion, 2026-01: 93.3% of 75Policy discussion, 2026-02: 76.3% of 76Policy discussion, 2026-03: 76.9% of 104Policy discussion, 2026-04: 82.7% of 81Policy discussion, 2026-05: 86.3% of 80Policy discussion, 2026-06: 84.8% of 112Policy discussion, 2026-07: 94.8% of 77Policy discussion, 2026-08: 95.2% of 84Policy discussion, 2026-09: 95.1% of 81Policy discussion, 2026-10: 96.2% of 52Bipartisanshippeak 34.0% · Feb ’25 · latest 25.0%Bipartisanship, 2025-01: 33.8% of 71Bipartisanship, 2025-02: 34.0% of 106Bipartisanship, 2025-03: 30.8% of 104Bipartisanship, 2025-04: 25.0% of 92Bipartisanship, 2025-05: 19.3% of 88Bipartisanship, 2025-06: 18.8% of 117Bipartisanship, 2025-07: 18.2% of 110Bipartisanship, 2025-08: 14.8% of 88Bipartisanship, 2025-09: 23.2% of 95Bipartisanship, 2025-10: 23.2% of 108Bipartisanship, 2025-11: 19.6% of 92Bipartisanship, 2025-12: 20.2% of 119Bipartisanship, 2026-01: 30.7% of 75Bipartisanship, 2026-02: 17.1% of 76Bipartisanship, 2026-03: 26.9% of 104Bipartisanship, 2026-04: 21.0% of 81Bipartisanship, 2026-05: 28.7% of 80Bipartisanship, 2026-06: 19.6% of 112Bipartisanship, 2026-07: 26.0% of 77Bipartisanship, 2026-08: 21.4% of 84Bipartisanship, 2026-09: 22.2% of 81Bipartisanship, 2026-10: 25.0% of 52Credit claimingpeak 50.7% · Jan ’25 · latest 32.7%Credit claiming, 2025-01: 50.7% of 71Credit claiming, 2025-02: 39.6% of 106Credit claiming, 2025-03: 31.7% of 104Credit claiming, 2025-04: 31.5% of 92Credit claiming, 2025-05: 36.4% of 88Credit claiming, 2025-06: 25.6% of 117Credit claiming, 2025-07: 31.8% of 110Credit claiming, 2025-08: 34.1% of 88Credit claiming, 2025-09: 34.7% of 95Credit claiming, 2025-10: 17.6% of 108Credit claiming, 2025-11: 35.9% of 92Credit claiming, 2025-12: 35.3% of 119Credit claiming, 2026-01: 29.3% of 75Credit claiming, 2026-02: 25.0% of 76Credit claiming, 2026-03: 29.8% of 104Credit claiming, 2026-04: 37.0% of 81Credit claiming, 2026-05: 45.0% of 80Credit claiming, 2026-06: 46.4% of 112Credit claiming, 2026-07: 42.9% of 77Credit claiming, 2026-08: 44.0% of 84Credit claiming, 2026-09: 38.3% of 81Credit claiming, 2026-10: 32.7% of 52Extreme labelspeak 6.0% · Jun ’25 · latest 0.0%Extreme labels, 2025-01: 0.0% of 71Extreme labels, 2025-02: 0.9% of 106Extreme labels, 2025-03: 1.0% of 104Extreme labels, 2025-04: 0.0% of 92Extreme labels, 2025-05: 1.1% of 88Extreme labels, 2025-06: 6.0% of 117Extreme labels, 2025-07: 0.0% of 110Extreme labels, 2025-08: 1.1% of 88Extreme labels, 2025-09: 1.1% of 95Extreme labels, 2025-10: 2.8% of 108Extreme labels, 2025-11: 0.0% of 92Extreme labels, 2025-12: 0.8% of 119Extreme labels, 2026-01: 0.0% of 75Extreme labels, 2026-02: 2.6% of 76Extreme labels, 2026-03: 2.9% of 104Extreme labels, 2026-04: 0.0% of 81Extreme labels, 2026-05: 2.5% of 80Extreme labels, 2026-06: 5.4% of 112Extreme labels, 2026-07: 0.0% of 77Extreme labels, 2026-08: 0.0% of 84Extreme labels, 2026-09: 0.0% of 81Extreme labels, 2026-10: 0.0% of 52Jan ’25Jul ’25Jan ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
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Monthly rates for Bennet, each row shaded against its own peak, with statement volume. Months with fewer than 10 statements are left blank.
ColumnStatementsPersonal attacksPolicy criticismPolicy discussionBipartisanshipCredit claimingExtreme labels
Jan ’25712.8%18.3%78.9%33.8%50.7%0.0%
Feb ’2510613.2%44.3%83.0%34.0%39.6%0.9%
Mar ’251047.7%39.4%76.9%30.8%31.7%1.0%
Apr ’25928.7%32.6%81.5%25.0%31.5%0.0%
May ’258812.5%34.1%80.7%19.3%36.4%1.1%
Jun ’251177.7%36.8%78.6%18.8%25.6%6.0%
Jul ’251106.4%40.9%82.7%18.2%31.8%0.0%
Aug ’25881.1%26.1%79.5%14.8%34.1%1.1%
Sep ’25956.3%26.3%74.7%23.2%34.7%1.1%
Oct ’251081.8%53.7%84.3%23.2%17.6%2.8%
Nov ’25922.2%46.7%90.2%19.6%35.9%0.0%
Dec ’251199.2%29.4%86.6%20.2%35.3%0.8%
Jan ’267522.7%37.3%93.3%30.7%29.3%0.0%
Feb ’26766.6%46.1%76.3%17.1%25.0%2.6%
Mar ’261048.6%44.2%76.9%26.9%29.8%2.9%
Apr ’268111.1%32.1%82.7%21.0%37.0%0.0%
May ’268016.3%33.8%86.3%28.7%45.0%2.5%
Jun ’2611218.8%42.0%84.8%19.6%46.4%5.4%
Jul ’267711.7%33.8%94.8%26.0%42.9%0.0%
Aug ’26849.5%33.3%95.2%21.4%44.0%0.0%
Sep ’268114.8%29.6%95.1%22.2%38.3%0.0%
Oct ’26529.6%28.8%96.2%25.0%32.7%0.0%
How to read the strips

Each row is one kind of statement; each cell is a month, shaded against that row’s own peak (darker = closer to the peak), with the peak and the latest value written at the right. The top row counts statements. The strip covers every month of the 119th Congress, the same span as the rates above, including months with no statements. A month with fewer than 10 statements is hatched, not shaded: one or two posts would swing its rate to 0% or 100%.

In Bennet’s words

Real statements from the classifier’s example set, with the labels it assigned

Bipartisanship

Bennet Leads Colorado Lawmakers to Demand Trump Administration Maintain an Effective & Functional Recreation.gov Online Booking System Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology…

Oct 22, 2026 · Press releases · policy criticism; policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Public Lands and Natural Resources; Government Operations and Politics · Source

Credit claiming

Senator Bennet’s Weekly Update A message from Senator Michael Bennet [Image][Image] Protecting Voters from the Trump Administration’s Intimidation [Image]<https://outreach.senate.gov/iqextranet/iqClickTrk.aspx?&cid=SenBennet&crop=16488.82076710.22717444.9220330&report_id=&redirect=https%3a%2f%2f…

Oct 24, 2026 · Newsletters · policy criticism; policy discussion; bipartisanship; credit claiming; Armed Forces and National Security; International Affairs; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; Emergency Management; Energy; Foreign Trade and International Finance; Government Operations and Politics; Health; Immigration; Law; Public Lands and Natural Resources

Extreme label

The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

Jun 24, 2026 · Posts on X · policy criticism; policy discussion; Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues; extreme label “radical” aimed at Supreme Court · Source

Examples by category

Up to five recent statements in each category

Category

Overtly questions a named person’s character, integrity or loyalty, or calls them names. Criticising a record or a policy does not count.

  1. Posts on X

    The text of this post is on X; follow the source link to read it.

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Health · target: Donald TrumpSource

  2. Press releases

    Bennet, Schrier Lead Colleagues to Demand Answers on Childhood Vaccines EO, Measles Deaths, & Delayed Vaccine Access Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Kim Schrier, M.D. (D-Wash.) led 29 colleagues in a letter to Dr. Erica Schwartz, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to call out efforts to reject settled vaccine science and demand answers about th…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · credit claiming · Health · Law · target: Robert KennedySource

  3. Newsletters

    Senator Bennet’s Weekly Update A message from Senator Michael Bennet [Image][Image] Protecting Public Lands and Taxpayers from Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells [Image] What’s happening: Until 2024, when the Biden administration added agency rules, oil and gas fiscal assurance requirements for drilling on public lands were minimal, leading companies to abandon wells instead of remediating the land after drilling. The…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · Health · Labor and Employment · Government Operations and Politics · Energy · Immigration · Water Resources Development · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Law · Education · Agriculture and Food · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Commerce · International Affairs · Science, Technology, Communications · Economics and Public Finance · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Armed Forces and National Security · Environmental Protection · target: Donald Trump

  4. Newsletters

    Senator Bennet’s Weekly Update A message from Senator Michael Bennet [Image][Image] Protecting Public Lands and Taxpayers from Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells [Image] What’s happening: Until 2024, when the Biden administration added agency rules, oil and gas fiscal assurance requirements for drilling on public lands were minimal, leading companies to abandon wells instead of remediating the land after drilling. The…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · bipartisanship · credit claiming · International Affairs · Armed Forces and National Security · Environmental Protection · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Water Resources Development · Health · Economics and Public Finance · Education · Immigration · Energy · Government Operations and Politics · Agriculture and Food · Foreign Trade and International Finance · target: Donald Trump

  5. Press releases

    ICYMI: Bennet Calls Out Trump for Making Life Harder for American Families While Enriching Himself Video of Bennet’s Full Remarks Available HERE Washington, D.C. — Last night, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet took to the Senate floor to call out President Trump for making life more expensive for American families while enriching himself and focusing on his own interests. Bennet also challenged Washington to offe…

    personal attacks · policy discussion · Agriculture and Food · Economics and Public Finance · Energy · Finance and Financial Sector · Government Operations and Politics · target: TrumpSource

All 2,012 statements

Newest first, the 119th Congress

The full feed

Five statements at a time, newest first; filters apply to the statements loaded so far. Export saves the statements that match. Sources: 1,309 posts on X, 509 press releases, 105 Congressional Record speeches, 89 newsletters.

Back to topNext: Policy

Policy

Armed Forces and National Security is what Bennet talks about most: 23% of policy statements. Talk and legislation agree at 0.68 on a 0–1 scale (Senate Democrats average 0.66; 14th of 45).

Each policy statement is tagged by the AI model with one or more of 25 policy areas from the Congressional Research Service list, so the shares say what Bennet talks about. The bills Bennet sponsors and cosponsors carry the same areas, so the two can be compared.

What Bennet talks about

Share of policy statements by area, the 119th Congress

0%35%
Bennet
Peers
Armed Forces and National Security387 statements
23%
21%
Health371 statements
22%
27%
Economics and Public Finance348 statements
21%
24%
Government Operations and Politics337 statements
20%
22%
International Affairs274 statements
16%
12%
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Policy areas Bennet talks about, as a share of policy statements, against the Senate Democrats average.
RowBennetPeers
Armed Forces and National Security23%21%
Health22%27%
Economics and Public Finance21%24%
Government Operations and Politics20%22%
International Affairs16%12%
How to read the bars

The thick bar is the share of Bennet’s policy statements in an area; the thin grey bar is the average share for Senate Democrats. A statement counts once in each of its areas, so shares can add to more than 100%. The five largest areas are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

Talks about · legislates on

Left: share of statements by policy area. Right: share of bills. Areas in order of their share of statements; both sides run from 0 to 35%. Grey ticks are the Senate Democrats averages.

Talks aboutLegislates onArmed Forces and NationalSecurityArmed Forces and National Security, talks about: 23% (Senate Democrats 21%)23%Armed Forces and National Security, legislates on: 4% (Senate Democrats 7%)4%HealthHealth, talks about: 22% (Senate Democrats 27%)22%Health, legislates on: 12% (Senate Democrats 14%)12%Economics and Public FinanceEconomics and Public Finance, talks about: 21% (Senate Democrats 24%)21%Economics and Public Finance, legislates on: 1% (Senate Democrats 0%)1%Government Operations andPoliticsGovernment Operations and Politics, talks about: 20% (Senate Democrats 22%)20%Government Operations and Politics, legislates on: 7% (Senate Democrats 9%)7%International AffairsInternational Affairs, talks about: 16% (Senate Democrats 12%)16%International Affairs, legislates on: 12% (Senate Democrats 8%)12%
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Bennet's share of statements against share of bills in each policy area.
AreaTalks aboutSenate Democrats, talks aboutLegislates onSenate Democrats, legislates on
Armed Forces and National Security23%21%4%7%
Health22%27%12%14%
Economics and Public Finance21%24%1%0%
Government Operations and Politics20%22%7%9%
International Affairs16%12%12%8%
0.68

talk-to-bills agreement, 0 to 1

Senate Democrats average 0.66. Ranks 14th of 45.

What agreement means, and what it doesn’t

Agreement is 1 minus the distance between the two distributions (Jensen–Shannon): 1 means Bennet legislates on exactly the areas Bennet talks about, in the same proportions; 0 means no overlap. It does not say whether the bills match the positions in the statements, only the subjects. Bills Bennet sponsored count fully, cosponsored bills a quarter. Shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.

Back to topNext: Ideology

Ideology

Bennet sits at −1.04 on the CSIP scale, left of 0, more conservative than 74% of Senate Democrats. Approximate range −1.05 to −1.03, which understates the uncertainty; from 19,390 donors and 4,783 roll calls.

CSIP, the lab’s Common-Space Ideal Point, places every official, federal and state, on one left–right scale, estimated from roll-call votes, who gives money to whom, and the text of statements. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it; 0 is the centre of the scale, not a definition of “moderate”.

−1.04

CSIP ideal point

Approximate range −1.05 to −1.03. From 19,390 donors and 4,783 roll calls. Run 2026-10-25T215945. Blue is left of 0, red right of 0.

← More liberalMore conservative →0Bennet −1.0Senate Democrats −1.1All Senate +0.4

The outlined dot is Bennet, coloured by its side of 0 (blue left, red right, deeper further out); the bar through it is the approximate range (±1.96 standard errors), which understates the uncertainty; the grey ticks below are the medians of Bennet’s groups. 0 is the centre of the scale, not “moderate” by definition.

What this means, and what it doesn’t

The score summarises how an official votes, who funds them and how they talk, relative to everyone else. It does not grade positions as good or bad, and two officials with the same score can differ on any single issue. The ± range is 1.96 standard errors, which understates the uncertainty: scores whose ranges overlap may not differ at all, and even scores whose ranges do not overlap may not differ.

Where Bennet sits

Every official in each group, on the CSIP scale

−2.0−1.00.0+1.0+2.0← More liberalMore conservative →Senate Democratsmedian −1.1Bennet −1.0All Senatemedian +0.4
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Bennet's CSIP score of −1.04 placed against Senate Democrats, All Senate.
GroupOfficialsMedianShare left of Bennet
Senate Democrats45−1.173%
All Senate98+0.435%
How to read the strips

Every small dot is one official on the same scale, coloured by its own score (blue left of 0, red right of 0, grey at 0, deeper further out) and spread up and down only to keep dots apart; where a group is crowded the dots overlap, and darker patches mean more officials. The large outlined dot is Bennet in every row; the rule is each group’s median. The table under the figure gives the share of each group to the left of Bennet.

Back to topNext: Money

Money

Bennet raised $226.2K in the 2026 cycle, 8.6% of the Senate Democrats’ median of $2.6M. 33% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 48% of itemized individual money came from Colorado.

Campaign money from Federal Election Commission filings, as aggregates only; the lab never shows an individual donor. Campaigns must report by name every person who gives them more than $200 in a cycle (“itemized”); smaller gifts are reported only as one total (“unitemized”), so donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations describe itemized donors only.

Election cycle
$226.2K

raised in the 2026 cycle

From 467 itemized donors. Senate Democrats’ median $2.6M.

Where the money came from

Each square is one percent of 2026-cycle receipts, from FEC summary totals.

Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Itemized individual (over $200): $97.3K (43.0%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less): $48.4K (21.4%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)PACs and other committees: $24.5K (10.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds): $56.1K (24.8%)
  • Itemized individual (over $200)43 squares$97.3K
  • Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)21 squares$48.4K
  • PACs and other committees11 squares$24.5K
  • Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)25 squares$56.1K
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Sources of Bennet's money, 2026 cycle, one square per percent
SourceAmountShare
Itemized individual (over $200)$97.3K43.0%
Unitemized individual (gifts of $200 or less)$48.4K21.4%
PACs and other committees$24.5K10.8%
Remainder not broken out in the FEC summary (transfers, loans, refunds)$56.1K24.8%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

Totals say how much a campaign took in, not how it was spent, and they rise sharply when a seat is up for election; compare cycles with that in mind. The small-donor share understates small giving when a campaign itemizes gifts made through ActBlue or WinRed.

Receipts by cycle

Total receipts, 2020 to 2026. The grey line is the Senate Democrats’ median for 2026.

2020 cycle: $686.8K$686.8K20202022 cycle: $20.7M$20.7M20222024 cycle: $1.1M$1.1M20242026 cycle: $226.2K$226.2K2026Senate Democrats median $2.6M
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Bennet's receipts by cycle against the 2026 Senate Democrats median.
ItemValue
2020 cycle$686.8K
2022 cycle$20.7M
2024 cycle$1.1M
2026 cycle$226.2K

Top donor states, 2026

Itemized contributions by donor state. 48% came from Colorado.

  1. Colorado$40.5K
  2. Connecticut$15.0K
  3. California$10.1K
  4. Illinois$2,885
  5. Virginia$2,675

Small donations

Gifts of $200 or less as a share of individual money, by cycle. The thin grey bar is the 2026 Senate Democrats’ median.

0%60%
Bennet
Median
2026
33%
35%
2024
42%
35%
2022
29%
35%
2020
30%
35%
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Small-donor share by cycle against the Senate Democrats median
RowBennetMedian
2026 cycle33%35%
2024 cycle42%35%
2022 cycle29%35%
2020 cycle30%35%

Where itemized donors live

Individuals who gave more than $200, by donor state

Alaska: no dataAKMaine: no dataMEVermont: no dataVTNew Hampshire: $30NHWashington: $873WAIdaho: no dataIDMontana: $30MTNorth Dakota: $50NDMinnesota: no dataMNIllinois: $2,885ILWisconsin: $325WIMichigan: $165MINew York: $1,588NYRhode Island: no dataRIMassachusetts: $2,060MAOregon: $390ORNevada: $60NVWyoming: $23WYSouth Dakota: no dataSDIowa: no dataIAIndiana: $545INOhio: $60OHPennsylvania: no dataPANew Jersey: $220NJConnecticut: $15.0KCTCalifornia: $10.1KCAUtah: $45UTColorado: $40.5KCONebraska: $75NEMissouri: $108MOKentucky: no dataKYWest Virginia: no dataWVVirginia: $2,675VAMaryland: $520MDDelaware: no dataDEArizona: $361AZNew Mexico: $55NMKansas: no dataKSArkansas: no dataARTennessee: $300TNNorth Carolina: $1,055NCSouth Carolina: $75SCDistrict of Columbia: $340DCOklahoma: no dataOKLouisiana: $1,000LAMississippi: $30MSAlabama: no dataALGeorgia: $20GAHawaii: $260HITexas: $817TXFlorida: $1,325FL
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Bennet's itemized individual contributions by donor state, 2026 cycle
StateValue
Colorado$40.5K
Connecticut$15.0K
California$10.1K
Illinois$2,885
Virginia$2,675
Massachusetts$2,060
New York$1,588
Florida$1,325
North Carolina$1,055
Louisiana$1,000
Washington$873
Texas$817
Indiana$545
Maryland$520
Oregon$390
Arizona$361
District of Columbia$340
Wisconsin$325
Tennessee$300
Hawaii$260
New Jersey$220
Michigan$165
Missouri$108
Nebraska$75
South Carolina$75
Nevada$60
Ohio$60
New Mexico$55
North Dakota$50
Utah$45
New Hampshire$30
Montana$30
Mississippi$30
Wyoming$23
Georgia$20
AlaskaNo data
MaineNo data
VermontNo data
IdahoNo data
MinnesotaNo data
Rhode IslandNo data
South DakotaNo data
IowaNo data
PennsylvaniaNo data
KentuckyNo data
West VirginiaNo data
DelawareNo data
KansasNo data
ArkansasNo data
OklahomaNo data
AlabamaNo data
467

itemized donors

People who gave more than $200

48%

from Colorado

Of itemized individual dollars

How to read the map

Every state the same size. Darker states gave more itemized money; hatched states had no itemized donors; the outlined state is Colorado. Gifts of $200 or less carry no address and are left out.

Donors’ ideology

Distribution of itemized donors’ own CSIP scores

CSIP −1.50 to −1.25: 0.5%CSIP −1.25 to −1.00: 66%66%CSIP −1.00 to −0.75: 28%CSIP −0.75 to −0.50: 1.5%CSIP −0.50 to −0.25: 2.2%CSIP −0.25 to 0.00: 0.9%CSIP 0.00 to +0.25: 0.6%CSIP +0.25 to +0.50: 0.6%← More liberalMore conservative →0
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Ideology of Bennet's itemized donors in 2026, from −1.50 to +0.50: 66% between −1.25 and −1.00, 28% between −1.00 and −0.75.
ItemValue
CSIP −1.50 to −1.250.5%
CSIP −1.25 to −1.0066%
CSIP −1.00 to −0.7528%
CSIP −0.75 to −0.501.5%
CSIP −0.50 to −0.252.2%
CSIP −0.25 to 0.000.9%
CSIP 0.00 to +0.250.6%
CSIP +0.25 to +0.500.6%
How to read the columns

Donors who give to many candidates get their own CSIP score. Each column is the share of Bennet’s itemized money from donors in that part of the scale, blue left of 0 and red right of 0, deeper further out; Bennet’s own score is −1.04.

Top donor occupations

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. NOT EMPLOYED$42.7K 286 donors
  2. PHYSICIAN$13.9K 19 donors
  3. ATTORNEY$3,516 10 donors
  4. RETIRED$3,309 21 donors
  5. CEO$1,581 6 donors

Top committees

PAC and committee contributions, 2026 cycle.

  1. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PRACTICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION PAC (EDPMA-PAC)$10.0K
  2. DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; AKA DFA-PAC$5,000
  3. INVESTMENT COMPANY INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICI PAC)$5,000
  4. NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$2,500
  5. SHEET METAL & AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS' NATIONAL ASSOC., INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500

Top employers

Itemized, 2026 cycle.

  1. VITUITY$1,500 4 donors
  2. UNIVERSITY OF DENVER$1,310 4 donors

Aggregates only. Individual donors are never named.

Back to topNext: Votes

Votes

Bennet voted with the majority of Senate Democrats on 96.8% of party-line votes and missed 9.0% of 915 roll calls. Senate Democrats on average: 95.3% party unity, 97.0% attendance. Across all roll calls, Bennet voted against the majority of Senate Democrats 31 times.

915 roll calls Bennet could vote on in the 119th Congress, compared with Senate Democrats. Attendance is the share with a vote recorded. Party unity counts only party-line roll calls, where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides, and is the share of those where Bennet voted with the majority of Senate Democrats. The count of votes against that majority covers every roll call where the majority took a side.

31

votes against the majority of Senate Democrats

Party unity 96.8%, Senate Democrats average 95.3%, ranks 22nd of 45. 915 roll calls in the 119th Congress.

Attendance and party unity

The thick bar is Bennet, the thin grey bar the Senate Democrats average. The scale runs from 80% to 100% to show the gap.

80%100%
Bennet
Peers
Rank
Attendance
91.0%
97.0%
44th of 45
Party unity
96.8%
95.3%
22nd of 45
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Bennet's attendance and party unity against Senate Democrats.
RowBennetPeers
Attendance91.0%97.0%
Party unity96.8%95.3%
What this means, and what it doesn’t

A missed roll call has many causes, from illness to campaigning, so attendance says how often, not why. A vote against the majority can be on procedure as well as substance, and many fall on roll calls where both parties split; the key votes below show the ones that decided something.

Key votes

25 roll calls the lab flagged as key in the 119th Congress

Key votes
Party split (yea–nay)Why it’s key
Sep 28, 2026
S. 4668
A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among intercollegiate athletics, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill
YeaWith majorityBill PassedD 26–19 · R 50–2 · I 1–1Democrats 26 yea, 19 nay; Republicans 50 yea, 2 nay; Independents 1 yea, 1 nayparty crossover
Sep 24, 2026
H.Con.Res. 89
A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
On the Concurrent Resolution
YeaWith majorityConcurrent Resolution RejectedD 43–1 · R 4–49 · I 2–0Democrats 43 yea, 1 nay; Republicans 4 yea, 49 nay; Independents 2 yea, 0 nayclose vote
Aug 8, 2026
H.R. 6500
An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill
YeaWith majorityBill PassedD 42–3 · R 47–2 · I 1–1Democrats 42 yea, 3 nay; Republicans 47 yea, 2 nay; Independents 1 yea, 1 naybecame law
Aug 7, 2026
H.R. 5334
An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for other purposes.
On Passage of the Bill
YeaWith majorityBill PassedD 36–9 · R 49–1 · I 1–1Democrats 36 yea, 9 nay; Republicans 49 yea, 1 nay; Independents 1 yea, 1 naybecame law · party crossover
Jul 30, 2026
S.Res. 817
An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar.
On the Resolution
NayWith majorityResolution Agreed toD 0–45 · R 50–0 · I 0–2Democrats 0 yea, 45 nay; Republicans 50 yea, 0 nay; Independents 0 yea, 2 nayclose vote
How key votes are chosen

Automatically: a final-passage or override vote where the measure became law, the margin was under 10%, at least 10% of either party voted against its majority, or the bill was among the 25 most mentioned in officials’ own statements. Up to 25 per window, most recent first; five are shown. Bars show yea on the left, nay on the right, per party.

Votes most often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Bennet most often

  1. John HickenlooperD823 shared votes97%
  2. Maria CantwellD831 shared votes96%
  3. Patty MurrayD785 shared votes95%
  4. Tina SmithD794 shared votes95%
  5. Tammy BaldwinD831 shared votes95%

Votes least often with

The colleagues who voted the same way as Bennet least often

  1. Rick ScottR831 shared votes8.5%
  2. Ashley MoodyR818 shared votes8.6%
  3. Cynthia LummisR805 shared votes8.8%
  4. Bill HagertyR807 shared votes9.2%
  5. Bernie MorenoR829 shared votes9.3%
How to read the agreement lists

The share of roll calls both members voted on where they voted the same way, among colleagues sharing at least 50 such votes. High agreement with members of the other party is common on routine votes.

Full voting record

119th Congress (2025–27), loads in batches

Back to topNext: Legislation

Legislation

Bennet sponsored 84 bills in the 119th Congress; none became law. Cosponsored 394 others. 11% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Democrats average 14%; 26th of 45).

The bills Bennet sponsored and cosponsored in the 119th Congress, from the official bill records, and how far each got: introduced, referred to or acted on in committee, passed one chamber, passed both, became law. A bill counts at every stage it has reached, so the blocks only shrink to the right.

Bills by stage

Counts for the 119th Congress

Sponsored84 billsSponsored, Introduced: 8484Sponsored, In committee: 8484Sponsored, Passed one chamber: 77Sponsored, Passed both chambers: 00Sponsored, Became law: 00Cosponsored394 billsCosponsored, Introduced: 394394Cosponsored, In committee: 393393Cosponsored, Passed one chamber: 7171Cosponsored, Passed both chambers: 22Cosponsored, Became law: 22IntroducedIncommitteePassed onechamberPassed bothchambersBecamelaw
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Bills Bennet sponsored and cosponsored, by furthest stage reached
RoleIntroducedIn committeePassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law
Sponsored8484700
Cosponsored3943937122
How to read the blocks

Ink blocks are bills Bennet sponsored, ochre blocks bills Bennet cosponsored; the figure above each block is the count. Most bills in any legislature never leave committee, so a short staircase is the norm.

11%

of sponsored bills got out of committee

Senate Democrats average 14%. Ranks 26th of 45.

Cosponsorship partners

Colleagues who most often cosponsor with Bennet, by number of shared bills in the 119th Congress; the square shows their party.

  1. John Hickenlooper88
  2. Ron Wyden77
  3. Cory Booker74
  4. Jeff Merkley69
  5. Adam Schiff69
What this means, and what it doesn’t

The score is the share of sponsored bills that a committee reported out or a chamber passed, with at least 5 sponsored bills, ranked within the peer group. Members of the majority party and committee chairs move more bills, so the rank reflects position in the chamber as well as effort. Cosponsorship partners are the five colleagues who share the most of Bennet’s bills; the toggle shows more.

Bill list

Sponsored and cosponsored, with status and policy area; five are shown, the toggle shows the rest

Bills sponsored and cosponsored
S. 5621Safe Spaces for All ActSponsorSep 30, 2026In committeeEmergency ManagementRead twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Sep 30, 2026
S. 5630Stop Orphaned Wells ActSponsorSep 30, 2026In committeeEnergyRead twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Sep 30, 2026
S.Res. 945A resolution designating November 7, 2026, as "National Bison Day".CosponsorSep 30, 2026Passed one chamberEnvironmental ProtectionSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5272) Sep 30, 2026
S.Res. 947A resolution designating September 2026 as "National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month".CosponsorSep 30, 2026Passed one chamberHealthSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5299; text: CR S5273) Sep 30, 2026
S.Res. 923A resolution expressing support for the designation of October 4 through October 10, 2026, as "National 4-H Week".CosponsorSep 29, 2026Passed one chamberAgriculture and FoodSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5186; text: CR S5176) Sep 29, 2026

Back to topNext: Online

Online

A site that changed 120 times in 90 days. Bennet’s official site had 26 pages when last crawled on Oct 18, 2026. The lab last catalogued the images Bennet posted on Oct 17, 2026.

The lab crawls Bennet’s official and campaign websites (weekly for Congress, monthly for the states) and keeps every page’s text, so changes can be read later; it also records social accounts and describes the images Bennet posts with a vision model.

Websites

How to read the counts

“Pages crawled” is the size of the site at the last crawl; “changes in 90 days” counts pages whose text differed from the previous crawl. Sites change for many routine reasons, such as new press releases, so a high count is not by itself notable.

Images Bennet posted

The latest 24, with model-written descriptions

  • Three men pose for a photograph outdoors in front of a monument or fountain. Two wear camouflage military uniforms and boots, and the man between them wears a dark suit. There is text on the uniforms and monument.
    Three men pose for a photograph outdoors in front of a monument or fountain. Two wear camouflage military uniforms and boots, and the man between them wears a dark suit. There is text on the uniforms and monument.View post
  • A suited man steps out of a white vehicle and shakes hands with a uniformed military officer outside a building. No prominent text is visible.
    A suited man steps out of a white vehicle and shakes hands with a uniformed military officer outside a building. No prominent text is visible.View post
  • A group of formally dressed men sit around a low table in an office, apparently holding a meeting. Small national flags, cups, documents, and a patterned cloth are on the table. Flags, framed items, and decorative objects are visible in the background. There is text on a wall calendar and papers.
    A group of formally dressed men sit around a low table in an office, apparently holding a meeting. Small national flags, cups, documents, and a patterned cloth are on the table. Flags, framed items, and decorative objects are visible in the background. There is text on a wall calendar and papers.View post
  • Two men in suits shake hands in an office or meeting room, standing between a Japanese flag and a brown flag with a white emblem. A display cabinet with decorations is behind them. Text is visible on some small items.
    Two men in suits shake hands in an office or meeting room, standing between a Japanese flag and a brown flag with a white emblem. A display cabinet with decorations is behind them. Text is visible on some small items.View post
  • Two men in formal suits stand side by side for a posed photograph in front of the Japanese flag and a maroon flag with gold emblems. There is no visible text.
    Two men in formal suits stand side by side for a posed photograph in front of the Japanese flag and a maroon flag with gold emblems. There is no visible text.View post
About the descriptions

Written by a vision model and may be wrong. Open the post to see the original. Five are shown; the toggle shows the rest.

Back to topNext: Methods and sources

Methods and sources

How this page was made. Profile built Oct 28, 2026; site last built Oct 28, 2026. Every number on the page is computed from the sources listed here, by the same rules for every official; nothing is written by hand.

The headline

The headline is the measure on which Bennet is most unusual among Senate Democrats, chosen by one rule for every official of every party. The candidates are the rate of each kind of statement and of extreme labels, party unity, attendance, the small-donor share, the in-state share and total receipts of the latest cycle, the share of sponsored bills that got out of committee, talk-to-bills agreement, and the CSIP score’s place within the party group.

The builder ranks every measure within the same peer group the page compares it with, and writes each official’s percentile: the share of the group below the value, ties counting half, so 0.5 is the median and a value shared by many never ranks first. A measure’s score is how far that percentile sits from the median (0 in the middle, 0.5 at either end), and the highest score leads if it is above 0.25, outside the middle half of the group. Scores within 0.03 of each other are a tie, broken in this order: votes against the party majority, kinds of statement, ideology, roll calls missed, small donations, in-state money, legislation, agreement, extreme labels, receipts.

A measure counts only with at least 200 statements, 100 roll calls or 5 sponsored bills behind it and a peer group of at least 10. Two things never lead: high party unity or attendance, where most members sit, and a high rate of a kind of statement backed by fewer than 10 statements. When nothing qualifies, the headline is a neutral fact instead: statements classified, or years in office. The wording always names the direction (“in the bottom 5% of …”, “votes against the majority of …”).

Identifiers

Profile id
B001267
Bioguide
B001267
FEC candidate ids
S0CO00211

Bulk files with the same data for every official:

Freshness of this profile’s data

  • What politicians sayOct 27, 20261 days agoMembers of Congress: tweets since 2017; press releases, newsletters and floor speeches since 2022. State legislators: tweets since May 2024. Governors: tweets since January 2025. Labels from an LLM classifier.
  • Roll calls (Congress)Sep 30, 202628 days agoVoteview roll calls, 113th Congress (2013) on.
  • Bills (Congress)Oct 22, 20266 days agoGovInfo BILLSTATUS: sponsors, cosponsors, actions, CRS policy area.
  • Campaign money (FEC)Oct 22, 20266 days agoFEC committee financial summaries (totals, small donations) and itemized contributions (donor counts, states, employers), cycles 2020-2026; aggregates only.
  • Ideology (CSIP)Oct 25, 20263 days agoCommon-Space Ideal Points (CSIP), current validated run.
  • WebsitesOct 25, 20263 days agoWeekly crawls of federal sites since April 2026; monthly state crawls since June 2026.
  • ImagesOct 28, 2026todayImages in members' tweets with vision-model descriptions.

How the measures work

What politicians say
Every post, press release, newsletter and congressional floor speech is read by a language model and marked for personal attacks, policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship and credit claiming. A statement can be in several. Rates are shares of statements in the window. The methods paper.
Extreme labels
A statement has an extreme label when it calls a politician, party or policy “far left”, “far right”, “MAGA”, “extreme”, “radical”, “woke”, “fascist” or “communist”. The target is who the label is aimed at.
Policy areas and agreement
Statements and bills share 25 Congressional Research Service policy areas (state bills are assigned by a language model). Agreement is 1 − Jensen–Shannon distance between the two distributions, shown with at least 20 policy statements and 5 bills.
Ideology (CSIP)
Common-Space Ideal Points place federal and state officials on one left–right scale, estimated jointly from roll calls, campaign contributions and the text of statements, with standard errors. Only a validated run is shown. The methods paper.
Campaign money
Campaigns report by name only donors who give more than $200 in a cycle; smaller gifts are reported as one total. Federal totals and the small-donor share come from the FEC’s financial summaries of each campaign committee. Donor counts, donor states, employers and occupations cover itemized donors only. State filings report no small-gift totals, so state figures are itemized only. The lab never publishes donor names.
Votes and key votes
Attendance, party unity and the count of votes against the majority of an official’s own party come from roll calls (Voteview for Congress, chamber records for the states). Key votes are final-passage or override votes that became law, were decided by under 10%, saw at least 10% of a party vote against its majority, or concerned one of the 25 bills most mentioned in officials’ statements.
Peers and ranks
Comparisons are with the same party, chamber and level (for example House Democrats); state legislators are compared within their state and chamber for votes. Every comparison names its group. Rank 1 is the highest value in the group; tied values share the average of their ranks, and the percentile is the share of the group below the value, ties counting half.

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