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U.S. Senate · Democrat · in Congress since 2007

Peter Welch

Senator from Vermont

#18of 537 in Congress
#12of 262 Democrats
97%of members score lower
Fullall four measures on file
75.1of 100A

How the score adds up

each block is a measure, sized by its weight and filled by the score
Points earned75.1of 100

The record

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

Pro-Israel lobby money

22% of the index
$0
  • TrackAIPAC marks this member as rejecting AIPAC money and shows no dollar figure; it is counted as zero.
  • TrackAIPAC notes: Track AIPAC Approved, Next election 2028
Source: TrackAIPAC, career total

PAC money share

22% of the index
14%
  • $80K from PACs and other committees of $550K raised
  • $139K from individual donors
  • 2023 to 2028 Senate election period to date, filings through Jun 30, 2026
Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

16% of the index
None
  • No trades are listed for this member in Quiver Quantitative's table for the last year. That table can miss members, so a missing entry is not proof of no trades.
Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

Crossing the aisle

40% of the index
49.2
  • Left scorecards 102, right scorecards -3, on a scale where each party's average member is 0 or 100
  • A typical member of either party lands near 50. Earning credit from the other side's groups raises it; falling short of your own side's groups lowers it.
Source: how the scorecards are rescaled

Votes that helped donors

not scored yet

This part will compare the member's votes with the industries that fund their campaigns. It needs donor industry data we cannot yet read reliably, so it is not part of any score today.

Where Welch stands in Congress

every member, from 0 to 100
0255075100Democrats 57.7Republicans 57.3

The eight scorecards

the raw score each group gives, and where it sits between the parties
Left leaningside score 102
League of Conservation Voters97
2025avg D 96 · avg R 2
ProgressivePunch93
2025-26 (119th Congress, votes since January 2025)avg D 93 · avg R 1
AFL-CIO100
2025avg D 97 · avg R 2
Human Rights Campaign100
119th Congressavg D 98 · avg R 2
Right leaningside score -3
Heritage Action0
119th Congressavg D 1 · avg R 87
CPAC ratings3
2025avg D 6 · avg R 83
Club for Growth13
2025avg D 13 · avg R 89
America First Foundation32 · F
117th to 119th Congressavg D 34 · avg R 68

The rest of the Vermont delegation

2 members
IBernard SandersVT Senate80.6ADBecca BalintVT at large70.8B

Scores are built from public records and the sources linked above. See something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it with a note. How the index works.