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Voting Record
Review a member’s pattern of votes across selected congressional legislation.
Congressional Record Research
Track voting records, sponsorships, and legislator profiles.
Progressive Scorecard examined voting behavior, bill sponsorships, ideological patterns, and profiles of members of the House Democratic Caucus. The original site combined congressional records with a “Primary Challenge Meter” designed to summarize each legislator’s ideological fit.
Primary Challenge Meter
The former site used a 0–5 scale in its legislator profiles.
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0 / 5Strong progressive record / strong district fit
5 / 5Viewed by the original site as substantially out of step with its progressive benchmark
Voting Scorecard
Review how members voted on ideologically significant legislation.
The original methodology stated that its voting score examined more than 250 votes from the 115th and 116th Congresses and attempted to emphasize votes with a meaningful ideological dimension.
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Ideological Votes
The methodology was designed to focus more heavily on votes viewed as ideologically meaningful.
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Comparative Profiles
Combine voting history with sponsorship records and biographical context to compare lawmakers.
Sponsorship Scorecard
Voting is only part of a legislator’s record.
The old Progressive Scorecard also maintained a Sponsorship Scorecard, reflecting the idea that a member’s legislative priorities can be evaluated not only by final votes, but also by which bills and policy proposals they actively support.
✓Voting behavior
✓Bill sponsorship and cosponsorship
✓Ideological description
✓District and electoral context
✓Biographical and political background
How the Original Site Was Organized
The navigation centered around four main research areas.
Voting ScorecardSelected congressional voting records
Sponsorship ScorecardLegislative sponsorship activity
Legislator DatabaseProfiles of House Democratic Caucus members
MethodologyExplanation of how scores were calculated
Legislator Database
Profiles of House Democratic Caucus members.
The original database described itself as a work in progress intended to create profiles for each member of the House Democratic Caucus. Publicly indexed examples included Raul Grijalva, Terri Sewell, Tom O’Halleran, Jared Huffman, Ami Bera, Mark DeSaulnier, David Scott and others.
| Example Profile | District | Profile Type | Primary Challenge Meter |
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| Raul Grijalva | AZ-03 | Legislator Profile | 0 / 5 |
| Terri Sewell | AL-07 | Legislator Profile | Profile Database |
| Tom O’Halleran | AZ-01 | Legislator Profile | Profile Database |
| David Scott | GA-13 | Legislator Profile | 5 / 5 |
Methodology
How the scoring framework worked.
The methodology page explained that its “Voting Score” examined more than 250 votes during the 115th and 116th Congresses. The site attempted to isolate ideological votes rather than treating every roll-call vote as equally meaningful.
1Select votes considered relevant to ideological positioning.
2Analyze voting records across the selected congressional sessions.
3Combine voting data with sponsorship and contextual information.
4Assign qualitative descriptions and Primary Challenge Meter scores to legislator profiles.
Primary Challenge Meter
The legislator database explained the 0–5 meter as a shorthand summary.
0The original site described this as a solid progressive record and good district fit.
1–4Intermediate ratings reflecting increasing concern under the site’s own framework.
5The original site described this as significantly too conservative relative to the electorate represented.
Archive FAQ
About the former Progressive Scorecard site.
What was Progressive Scorecard?
It was a congressional scorecard and legislator-profile website focused on the voting and sponsorship records of Democratic members of the U.S. House.
What sections did the old site have?
The publicly indexed navigation included Home, Voting Scorecard, Sponsorship Scorecard, Legislator Database, and Methodology.
What was the Primary Challenge Meter?
It was a 0–5 rating used on legislator profiles. The site described 0 as a strong progressive record and good district fit, while 5 indicated that the member was viewed as substantially more conservative than the electorate they represented.
How was the Voting Score calculated?
The methodology page said it examined more than 250 votes during the 115th and 116th Congresses, with an emphasis on bills and votes the site considered ideologically meaningful.
Is this an exact copy of the original site?
No. This page is a reconstruction based on publicly indexed pages and surviving search results from the former Progressive Scorecard website.
Historical Reconstruction
The live domain now resolves to a domain-registration/renewal page. This landing page recreates the subject matter and information architecture of the former Progressive Scorecard site from publicly indexed remnants; it is not an endorsement of any candidate or party.