Built on trusted government and research data, we deliver structured, performance-based report cards for your leaders. Your companion for elections, town halls, and staying informed year-round. Our report cards show how leaders perform — your feedback adds how that performance is experienced.
Presidents from 2012 to today
1000+ Senators and Representatives
180+ current and former Governors
Our grading model covers both federal and state leaders.
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Pres. Obama
2013–17
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Pres. Trump
2017–19
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| 🎓 Overall Grade | B | C |
| 💼 Jobs & Economy | B | B |
| 🟰 Equity & Access | D | F |
| 💸 Affordability | A | B |
| 📊 Fiscal Stability | C | D |
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Demographic and equity-related metrics are sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS).
Legislative bill data, bill summaries, and vote information are partially sourced from the Congress.gov API, provided by the Library of Congress. Accessed 2025.
Volden, Craig, and Alan E. Wiseman. 2014. Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress: The Lawmakers. New York: Cambridge University Press; updated at www.thelawmakers.org.
Volden, Craig, and Alan E. Wiseman. 2018. “Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Senate,” Journal of Politics 80(2): 731–735; updated at www.thelawmakers.org.
Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2021). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com.
Additional data sources include the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) from the St. Louis Federal Reserve, and the National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO).
Congressional ideology and bipartisanship scores sourced from GovTrack.us. Accessed 2025.