U.S. Senate · Independent · in Congress since 1991

Bernard Sanders

Senator from Vermont

Rank 2 of 537 in Congress and 1 of 3 independents. All three measures are on file.

What goes into the score

each part 0 to 100, higher is more independent

Pro-Israel lobby money

35% of the index

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 2030

Part score100.0

Source: TrackAIPAC, career total

PAC money share

35% of the index

$27 from PACs and other committees of $26.3M raised
$24.9M from individual donors
2025 to 2026 two year period, filings through Sep 30, 2026

Part score100.0

Source: FEC candidate page

Stock trading

30% 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.

Part score100.0

Source: Quiver Quantitative, last year

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.

Scorecards beside the index

shown for context, never blended in

America First FoundationF55 of 144 actions aligned with its positions on immigration, trade and foreign policyRead the scorecard

League of Conservation Voters94%2025 environmental score, lifetime 92%Read the scorecard

Heritage Action0%119th Congress score, lifetime 12%Read the scorecard

The rest of the Vermont delegation

2 members

DPeter WelchVT Senate92.8A DBecca BalintVT at large85.7A

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