Which senators miss the most votes
Share of the roll-call votes held while they were a member at which they didn't vote, 119th Congress (Voteview). Absences have many causes, including illness, family leave and campaigning; the count doesn't say why. Members with fewer than 100 roll calls so far aren't ranked. Source.
| # | Senator | % of roll calls missed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch McConnell Republican · Kentucky | 15.0% |
| 2 | Ruben Gallego Democrat · Arizona | 12.7% |
| 3 | Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina | 12.5% |
| 4 | Michael F. Bennet Democrat · Colorado | 9.0% |
| 5 | Bernard Sanders Independent · Vermont | 7.0% |
| 6 | Tammy Duckworth Democrat · Illinois | 6.6% |
| 6 | Tommy Tuberville Republican · Alabama | 6.6% |
| 8 | John Fetterman Democrat · Pennsylvania | 6.4% |
| 9 | Marsha Blackburn Republican · Tennessee | 5.8% |
| 9 | Jerry Moran Republican · Kansas | 5.8% |
| 9 | Peter Welch Democrat · Vermont | 5.8% |
| 12 | Christopher A. Coons Democrat · Delaware | 5.7% |
| 13 | Patty Murray Democrat · Washington | 5.6% |
| 13 | Jon Ossoff Democrat · Georgia | 5.6% |
| 15 | Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana | 5.5% |
| 15 | Mark Kelly Democrat · Arizona | 5.5% |
| 17 | Ted Cruz Republican · Texas | 5.1% |
| 18 | Tina Smith Democrat · Minnesota | 4.6% |
| 19 | Rand Paul Republican · Kentucky | 4.5% |
| 20 | Cory A. Booker Democrat · New Jersey | 4.4% |
| 20 | Mark R. Warner Democrat · Virginia | 4.4% |
| 22 | James C. Justice Republican · West Virginia | 4.2% |
| 22 | Lisa Murkowski Republican · Alaska | 4.2% |
| 24 | Josh Hawley Republican · Missouri | 4.0% |
| 24 | Jeanne Shaheen Democrat · New Hampshire | 4.0% |
| 26 | Sheldon Whitehouse Democrat · Rhode Island | 3.9% |
| 27 | Martin Heinrich Democrat · New Mexico | 3.7% |
| 28 | Alex Padilla Democrat · California | 3.6% |
| 29 | Kevin Cramer Republican · North Dakota | 3.5% |
| 29 | Bill Hagerty Republican · Tennessee | 3.5% |
| 29 | Roger F. Wicker Republican · Mississippi | 3.5% |
| 32 | Cynthia M. Lummis Republican · Wyoming | 3.3% |
| 33 | Mike Lee Republican · Utah | 3.1% |
| 33 | Dan Sullivan Republican · Alaska | 3.1% |
| 35 | Tim Scott Republican · South Carolina | 3.0% |
| 36 | Steve Daines Republican · Montana | 2.8% |
| 36 | David McCormick Republican · Pennsylvania | 2.8% |
| 36 | James E. Risch Republican · Idaho | 2.8% |
| 36 | Raphael G. Warnock Democrat · Georgia | 2.8% |
| 40 | Ted Budd Republican · North Carolina | 2.7% |
| 40 | Richard J. Durbin Democrat · Illinois | 2.7% |
| 40 | Christopher Murphy Democrat · Connecticut | 2.7% |
| 40 | Elissa Slotkin Democrat · Michigan | 2.7% |
| 44 | Chuck Grassley Republican · Iowa | 2.6% |
| 44 | Tim Sheehy Republican · Montana | 2.6% |
| 46 | Adam B. Schiff Democrat · California | 2.4% |
| 47 | Katie Boyd Britt Republican · Alabama | 2.3% |
| 47 | Joni Ernst Republican · Iowa | 2.3% |
| 49 | John R. Curtis Republican · Utah | 2.1% |
| 49 | Gary C. Peters Democrat · Michigan | 2.1% |
| 51 | Catherine Cortez Masto Democrat · Nevada | 2.0% |
| 51 | Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democrat · New York | 2.0% |
| 53 | Shelley Moore Capito Republican · West Virginia | 1.9% |
| 53 | Cindy Hyde-Smith Republican · Mississippi | 1.9% |
| 53 | Ron Wyden Democrat · Oregon | 1.9% |
| 56 | John Kennedy Republican · Louisiana | 1.7% |
| 57 | Angela D. Alsobrooks Democrat · Maryland | 1.6% |
| 58 | John Boozman Republican · Arkansas | 1.5% |
| 58 | Tom Cotton Republican · Arkansas | 1.5% |
| 58 | Margaret Wood Hassan Democrat · New Hampshire | 1.5% |
| 58 | Angus S., Jr. King Independent · Maine | 1.5% |
| 58 | Jacky Rosen Democrat · Nevada | 1.5% |
| 58 | Chris Van Hollen Democrat · Maryland | 1.5% |
| 58 | Elizabeth Warren Democrat · Massachusetts | 1.5% |
| 65 | John Cornyn Republican · Texas | 1.4% |
| 65 | Amy Klobuchar Democrat · Minnesota | 1.4% |
| 67 | Jim Banks Republican · Indiana | 1.3% |
| 67 | Ron Johnson Republican · Wisconsin | 1.3% |
| 67 | Ben Ray Luján Democrat · New Mexico | 1.3% |
| 70 | Richard Blumenthal Democrat · Connecticut | 1.2% |
| 70 | Mike Crapo Republican · Idaho | 1.2% |
| 70 | Tim Kaine Democrat · Virginia | 1.2% |
| 70 | Ashley Moody Republican · Florida | 1.2% |
| 70 | Brian Schatz Democrat · Hawaii | 1.2% |
| 70 | Eric Schmitt Republican · Missouri | 1.2% |
| 76 | John W. Hickenlooper Democrat · Colorado | 1.1% |
| 77 | Deb Fischer Republican · Nebraska | 1.0% |
| 77 | John Hoeven Republican · North Dakota | 1.0% |
| 77 | Andy Kim Democrat · New Jersey | 1.0% |
| 77 | Pete Ricketts Republican · Nebraska | 1.0% |
| 81 | Roger Marshall Republican · Kansas | 0.9% |
| 81 | Jack Reed Democrat · Rhode Island | 0.9% |
| 81 | Mike Rounds Republican · South Dakota | 0.9% |
| 81 | Todd Young Republican · Indiana | 0.9% |
| 85 | Edward J. Markey Democrat · Massachusetts | 0.8% |
| 85 | Jeff Merkley Democrat · Oregon | 0.8% |
| 87 | Lisa Blunt Rochester Democrat · Delaware | 0.7% |
| 87 | James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma | 0.7% |
| 89 | Bernie Moreno Republican · Ohio | 0.5% |
| 90 | John Barrasso Republican · Wyoming | 0.4% |
| 90 | Mazie K. Hirono Democrat · Hawaii | 0.4% |
| 90 | Charles E. Schumer Democrat · New York | 0.4% |
| 93 | Maria Cantwell Democrat · Washington | 0.2% |
| 93 | Rick Scott Republican · Florida | 0.2% |
| 95 | Tammy Baldwin Democrat · Wisconsin | 0.1% |
| 95 | John Thune Republican · South Dakota | 0.1% |
| 97 | Alan Armstrong Republican · Oklahoma | 0.0% |
| 97 | Susan M. Collins Republican · Maine | 0.0% |
| 97 | Jon Husted Republican · Ohio | 0.0% |
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Quick answers
- Which senators miss the most votes?
- Highest: Mitch McConnell (Republican, Kentucky, 15.0%), Ruben Gallego (Democrat, Arizona, 12.7%) and Thom Tillis (Republican, North Carolina, 12.5%). Lowest: Jon Husted (Republican, Ohio, 0.0%), Susan M. Collins (Republican, Maine, 0.0%) and Alan Armstrong (Republican, Oklahoma, 0.0%). Share of the roll-call votes held while they were a member at which they didn't vote, 119th Congress (Voteview). Absences have many causes, including illness, family leave and campaigning; the count doesn't say why. Members with fewer than 100 roll calls so far aren't ranked.
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