January 6th Scorecard:

Electoral Decertification: This vote took place on January 6th, after a long interruption by rioters entering the Capitol building. The vote was to block certification of the vote of the Electoral College:
• YEA to block certification scores as -2 (support Jan. 6 events)
• NAY to block certification scores as +2 (oppose Jan. 6 events)

H.R. 24 Impeachment: President Trump was impeached for inciting insurrection. The impeachment vote, on bill #24, took place separately for the House and Senate:
• NAY on impeachment in House vote scores as -2 (support Jan. 6 events)
• NOT GUILTY on removal from office in Senate vote scores as -2 (support Jan. 6 events)
• YEA on impeachment in House vote scores as +1 (oppose Jan. 6 events)
• GUILTY on removal from office in Senate vote scores as +2 (strongly oppose Jan. 6 events)
• SPONSOR on impeachment bill H.R. 24 scores as +2 (strongly oppose Jan. 6 events)

H.R. 503 Commission: Congress created a Commission to investigate the events of Jan. 6th. The Senate rejected a bipartisan commission; that vote counts for Senators. Members of the House them created a separate commission without the Senate; that vote counts for House members:
• NAY on creating a Jan. 6 Commission scores as -2 (support Jan. 6 events)
• YEA on creating a Jan. 6 Commission scores as +2 (oppose Jan. 6 events)

The grid above totals the scores for each legislator, and then counts the number of legislators in each score category. These votes were spread over a few months, so some members didn't have the opportunity to cast all three votes -- those are reflected by omissions which count as zero in the score.

A score of "-6" indicates that the legislator voted three times to support the Capitol riots -- 105 legislators did so, all Republicans. A score of "+6" indicates that the legislator three times opposed the Capitol riots -- 261 legislators did so, 257 Democrats and 4 Republicans. The mixed votes are the most interesting cases-- the 174 legislators who indicated some support and some opposition to the events of Jan. 6.

The lowest-scoring Democrats all scored "+4" -- Sen. Patty Murray, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib. In all three cases, the legislator abstained or was absent from one of the key votes. There were 10 additional Democrats scoring below "+5", but those were all legislators who left office, or who were sworn in after the earliest vote. There were 6 additional Democrats who voted YEA on impeachment but chose not to co-sponsor the House Bill; they scored "+5". In other words, there were zero Democrats who actively voted against the consensus Democratic view of opposing the Capitol riots of January 6th.

That was not the case among Republican legislators. There were five Republican Senators who scored "+6": Cassidy; Collins; Murkowski; Romney; and Sasse. In addition, two Republican House members scored "+5": Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, both of whom voted to impeach but didn't co-sponsor H.R. 24. Those seven Republicans have become the political targets of former President Trump and his ardent supporters. Over 120 Republican legislators scored in the range of "-2' to "+3" -- some of that group will draw Republican primary opponents because of these votes.

You can draw your own conclusions by downloading or reviewing details....

• Download our Jan. 6 Scorecard (Excel spreadsheet)
• View our Jan. 6 Scorecard online
• Voting record on impeaching President Trump
• Voting record on creating a January 6th Commission
• Voting record on decertifying the Electoral vote

January 6th Citations:

Articles about the january 6th Capitol riots:
• Politico.com, "Unaired footage shows chaos, anger of congressional leaders amid Jan. 6 evacuation," by Jordain Carney & Kyle Cheney, 06/09/2024, (Link
• CNN Politics, "Trump calls for the termination of the Constitution in Truth Social post," by Kristen Holmes, December 4, 2022, (Link)
• 2022 Colorado Senate race: "Demings in new ad stresses independence from Democratic Party", by Brad Dress, 10/11/22, (Link)
• 2022 Iowa Senate race: "Chuck Grassley, Mike Franken clash on abortion, inflation in US Senate debate," by Stephen Gruber-Miller, 10/6/22, (Link)
• AdWatch in 2022 Wyoming At-Large House race: Liz Cheney: "He Knows It", 8/4/2022
• 2022 Hawaii Senate race: "Schatz Warns Against Ongoing Threats To American Democracy", Senate press release, 01.04.2022, (Link)
• The Hill: "Pence fuels speculation of 2024 presidential bid," by Julia Manchester & Brett Samuels, 12/12/21
• Mother Jones magazine, "Trump Continues to Glorify the January 6 Insurrection," by Mark Follman, December 8, 2021
• Christian Broadcasting Network CBN News, "'I Believe There Were Irregularities' in the 2020 Election: What Pence Says to Angry MAGA Fans About What He Did on Jan. 6," by David Brody, 12-01-2021
• The Hill, "The GOP's post-1/6 playbook is clear--and it's dangerous," by Jamie Neikrie, 11/24/21
• ABC17 KMIZ Fox-22 News, "Chris Christie blames Trump's rhetoric about stolen election for January 6 insurrection," by Rachel Janfaza, November 15, 2021
• Newsweek magazine, "Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls January 6 Riot Defendants 'Political Prisoners of War'," by Brendan Cole, 11/11/21
• Associated Press, "Rep. Liz Cheney says Trump is at war 'with the rule of law'," by Michael Casey, November 9, 2021
• Rolling Stone magazine, "Tucker Carlson Is a 'Manipulative Son of a B--', and Other Thoughts from Adam Kinzinger," by S.E. Cupp, November 8, 2021
• U.S. News & World Report: "No, Election Day Wasn't the Real Insurrection," Oct. 21, 2021
• CNN, "What Liz Cheney just said about January 6 is *really* important," by Chris Cillizza, October 20, 2021
• Midnight in Washington, by Adam Schiff, 10/12/2021
• MarketWatch, "No. 2 House Republican Steve Scalise refuses to say on Fox News that 2020 presidential election wasn't stolen," by Associated Press, Oct. 10, 2021
• CNN, "Ohio Republican who voted to impeach Trump says he will not run for reelection in 2022," by Dan Merica and Simone Pathe, September 17, 2021
• The Guardian (United Kingdom), "US faces 'real battle for democracy' against far right, says Hillary Clinton," by Julian Borger, 13 Sep 2021
• The White House, "Statement by President Joe Biden on the Six-Month Anniversary of the January 6th Insurrection on the Capitol," July 06, 2021
• Newsweek, "Chuck Schumer Makes Passionate Call To Renew Capitol Insurrection Commission," by Darragh Roche, 6/9/21
• CTV News (Canadian TV Network), "What insurrection? Growing number in GOP downplay Jan. 6," by Mary Clare Jalonick, May 13, 2021
• National Public Radio: "GOP Ousts Cheney From Leadership Over Her Criticism Of Trump," by Barbara Sprunt, May 12, 2021
• CNN, "McConnell says he'll 'absolutely' support Trump in 2024 if he's the GOP nominee," by Paul LeBlanc, February 25, 2021
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ron Johnson on Jan. 6 Capitol attack: 'This didn't seem like an armed insurrection to me'," by Molly Beck, 2/15/21
• Politico e-zine: "GOP Sen. Burr censured by North Carolina GOP after Trump conviction vote," by Myah Ward, 02/15/2021
• NPR News: "After Voting To Acquit, McConnell Torches Trump As Responsible For Riot," by Barbara Sprunt, February 13, 2021
• Associated Press: "Louisiana GOP censures Cassidy for vote to convict Trump," February 13, 2021
• CNN Politics, "Read McConnell's remarks on the Senate floor following Trump's acquittal," February 13, 2021, (Link)
• Louisville Courier Journal, "Rand Paul roasts Reps. Jamie Raskin, Eric Swalwell on Twitter during impeachment trial," by Morgan Watkins, 2/10/21
• Business Insider, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez condemned critics who accused her of lying about her experience during the Capitol siege," by Lauren Frias, Feb 4, 2021
• The List blog, "Kamala Harris Reveals Where She Was During Capitol Violence," by Hope Ngo, Jan. 17, 2021
• Associated Press, "Noem blames Capitol insurrection on lack of civics education," by Stephen Groves, January 15, 2021
• South Florida Sun Sentinel, "DeSantis calls insurrection 'really unfortunate' and 'really a sad thing to see'," by Anthony Man, Jan 12, 2021
• KXAN, "Gov. Abbott says calls for President Trump to resign after Capitol riot are 'political machinations'," by Will DuPree, Jan 11, 2021
• The Daily Beast: "Chris Christie: 'If Inciting to Insurrection' Isn't Impeachable, 'I Don't Really Know What Is'," by Justin Baragona, Jan. 10, 2021
• Alaska Public Media, "'I can't just be quiet right now': Murkowski says Trump needs to resign," by Liz Ruskin, January 8, 2021
• WLL-TV (Associated Press), "Louisiana congressmen vote to overturn election results after deadly 'insurrection'," by Kevin Dupuy, January 7, 2021
• Detroit Metro Times, "U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib calls for Trump's immediate impeachment for inciting violence at the Capitol--and she's not alone," by Jerilyn Jordan, Jan 7, 2021
• Mississippi Today, "Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith supports losing effort to overturn Biden presidential victory," by Adam Ganucheau, January 6, 2021, (Link)
• Senate office Press release, "Romney Condemns Insurrection at U.S. Capitol," romney.senate.gov, January 6, 2021

January 6th Excerpts...