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Who shows up to vote?

Voting is the one part of the job every member of Congress shares. See which House members and senators miss the most roll-call votes, how that has changed over the years, and the reasons they give.

Showing up is the job

Members of Congress are paid $174,000 a year to represent you, and voting is the one duty every one of them shares. When a member doesn't vote, the people back home have no voice on that bill. Not showing up to vote is not doing the job.

This page holds everyone to the same standard. Republican, Democrat or independent, the count is the same and the ranking is the same. Party never changes the numbers.

Life happens: an illness, a new baby, a death in the family. When a member gives a reason, we show it next to their record, with the source. When they don't, we say that too.

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Roll calls this Congress
921
in the Senate, since January 2025
Typical member missed
2.5%
about 23 votes
Missed 10% or more
3
of 99
Perfect attendance
3
never missed a vote

The five who miss the most, 2023–2026

Share of roll calls missed each year. The dashed line is the typical senator. Gaps are years they weren't in office. Years before this Congress are still loading and will appear within a few hours.

Mitch McConnell: 2025 8.3%, 2026 32%; Ruben Gallego: 2025 14%, 2026 8.0%; Thom Tillis: 2025 12%, 2026 14%; Michael Bennet: 2025 1.7%, 2026 27%; Bernie Sanders: 2025 8.8%, 2026 3.8% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40%2023202420252026

Most missed votes, 119th Congress (2025–26)

Ranked by the share of roll-call votes missed while in office. Select a name for their full record.
#MemberMissedShare missedReason given
1 Sen. Mitch McConnell
R · Kentucky
 138 of 921
15%
 No reason given
2 Sen. Ruben Gallego
D · Arizona
 116 of 921
13%
 No reason given
3 Sen. Thom Tillis
R · North Carolina
 114 of 921
12%
 No reason given
4 Sen. Michael Bennet
D · Colorado
 82 of 921
8.9%
 No reason given
5 Sen. Bernie Sanders
I · Vermont
 68 of 921
7.4%
 No reason given
6 Sen. Tommy Tuberville
R · Alabama
 62 of 921
6.7%
 No reason given
7 Sen. Tammy Duckworth
D · Illinois
 60 of 921
6.5%
 No reason given
8 Sen. John Fetterman
D · Pennsylvania
 60 of 921
6.5%
 No reason given
9 Sen. Peter Welch
D · Vermont
 57 of 921
6.2%
 No reason given
10 Sen. Christopher Coons
D · Delaware
 56 of 921
6.1%
 No reason given
11 Sen. Mark Kelly
D · Arizona
 55 of 921
6.0%
 No reason given
12 Sen. Marsha Blackburn
R · Tennessee
 53 of 921
5.8%
 No reason given
13 Sen. Jerry Moran
R · Kansas
 53 of 921
5.8%
 No reason given
14 Sen. Patty Murray
D · Washington
 51 of 921
5.5%
 No reason given
15 Sen. Jon Ossoff
D · Georgia
 51 of 921
5.5%
 No reason given
16 Sen. Bill Cassidy
R · Louisiana
 50 of 921
5.4%
 No reason given
17 Sen. Ted Cruz
R · Texas
 47 of 921
5.1%
 No reason given
18 Sen. Tina Smith
D · Minnesota
 47 of 921
5.1%
 No reason given
19 Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
D · New Hampshire
 42 of 921
4.6%
 No reason given
20 Sen. Rand Paul
R · Kentucky
 41 of 921
4.5%
 No reason given
21 Sen. Mark Warner
D · Virginia
 41 of 921
4.5%
 No reason given
22 Sen. Cory Booker
D · New Jersey
 40 of 921
4.3%
 No reason given
23 Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
D · Rhode Island
 40 of 921
4.3%
 No reason given
24 Sen. Jim Justice
R · West Virginia
 39 of 919
4.2%
 No reason given
25 Sen. Josh Hawley
R · Missouri
 39 of 921
4.2%
 No reason given
26 Sen. Lisa Murkowski
R · Alaska
 38 of 921
4.1%
 No reason given
27 Sen. Martin Heinrich
D · New Mexico
 34 of 921
3.7%
 No reason given
28 Sen. Alex Padilla
D · California
 33 of 921
3.6%
 No reason given
29 Sen. Kevin Cramer
R · North Dakota
 32 of 921
3.5%
 No reason given
30 Sen. Bill Hagerty
R · Tennessee
 32 of 921
3.5%
 No reason given
31 Sen. Roger Wicker
R · Mississippi
 32 of 921
3.5%
 No reason given
32 Sen. Christopher Murphy
D · Connecticut
 31 of 921
3.4%
 No reason given
33 Sen. Cynthia Lummis
R · Wyoming
 30 of 921
3.3%
 No reason given
34 Sen. Richard Durbin
D · Illinois
 29 of 921
3.1%
 No reason given
35 Sen. Mike Lee
R · Utah
 28 of 921
3.0%
 No reason given
36 Sen. Dan Sullivan
R · Alaska
 28 of 921
3.0%
 No reason given
37 Sen. James Risch
R · Idaho
 27 of 921
2.9%
 No reason given
38 Sen. Adam Schiff
D · California
 27 of 921
2.9%
 No reason given
39 Sen. Tim Scott
R · South Carolina
 27 of 921
2.9%
 No reason given
40 Sen. Steve Daines
R · Montana
 26 of 921
2.8%
 No reason given
41 Sen. Dave McCormick
R · Pennsylvania
 26 of 921
2.8%
 No reason given
42 Sen. Raphael Warnock
D · Georgia
 26 of 921
2.8%
 No reason given
43 Sen. Ted Budd
R · North Carolina
 25 of 921
2.7%
 No reason given
44 Sen. Tim Sheehy
R · Montana
 25 of 921
2.7%
 No reason given
45 Sen. Elissa Slotkin
D · Michigan
 25 of 921
2.7%
 No reason given
46 Sen. Joni Ernst
R · Iowa
 24 of 921
2.6%
 No reason given
47 Sen. Chuck Grassley
R · Iowa
 24 of 921
2.6%
 No reason given
48 Sen. Gary Peters
D · Michigan
 24 of 921
2.6%
 No reason given
49 Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
D · Nevada
 23 of 921
2.5%
 No reason given
50 Sen. John Curtis
R · Utah
 23 of 921
2.5%
 No reason given
51 Sen. Katie Britt
R · Alabama
 21 of 921
2.3%
 No reason given
52 Sen. Ron Wyden
D · Oregon
 21 of 921
2.3%
 No reason given
53 Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
D · New York
 20 of 921
2.2%
 No reason given
54 Sen. Jacky Rosen
D · Nevada
 19 of 921
2.1%
 No reason given
55 Sen. John Cornyn
R · Texas
 18 of 921
2.0%
 No reason given
56 Sen. Angus King
I · Maine
 18 of 921
2.0%
 No reason given
57 Sen. Shelley Capito
R · West Virginia
 17 of 921
1.8%
 No reason given
58 Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith
R · Mississippi
 17 of 921
1.8%
 No reason given
59 Sen. Amy Klobuchar
D · Minnesota
 17 of 921
1.8%
 No reason given
60 Sen. John Kennedy
R · Louisiana
 16 of 921
1.7%
 No reason given
61 Sen. Ben Luján
D · New Mexico
 16 of 921
1.7%
 No reason given
62 Sen. Angela Alsobrooks
D · Maryland
 15 of 921
1.6%
 No reason given
63 Sen. John Hickenlooper
D · Colorado
 15 of 921
1.6%
 No reason given
64 Sen. Elizabeth Warren
D · Massachusetts
 15 of 921
1.6%
 No reason given
65 Sen. John Boozman
R · Arkansas
 14 of 921
1.5%
 No reason given
66 Sen. Tom Cotton
R · Arkansas
 14 of 921
1.5%
 No reason given
67 Sen. Maggie Hassan
D · New Hampshire
 14 of 921
1.5%
 No reason given
68 Sen. Chris Van Hollen
D · Maryland
 14 of 921
1.5%
 No reason given
69 Sen. Tim Kaine
D · Virginia
 13 of 921
1.4%
 No reason given
70 Sen. Jim Banks
R · Indiana
 12 of 921
1.3%
 No reason given
71 Sen. Ron Johnson
R · Wisconsin
 12 of 921
1.3%
 No reason given
72 Sen. Ashley Moody
R · Florida
 11 of 913
1.2%
 No reason given
73 Sen. Richard Blumenthal
D · Connecticut
 11 of 921
1.2%
 No reason given
74 Sen. Mike Crapo
R · Idaho
 11 of 921
1.2%
 No reason given
75 Sen. Brian Schatz
D · Hawaii
 11 of 921
1.2%
 No reason given
76 Sen. Eric Schmitt
R · Missouri
 11 of 921
1.2%
 No reason given
77 Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester
D · Delaware
 10 of 921
1.1%
 No reason given
78 Sen. Deb Fischer
R · Nebraska
 9 of 921
1.0%
79 Sen. John Hoeven
R · North Dakota
 9 of 921
1.0%
80 Sen. Andy Kim
D · New Jersey
 9 of 921
1.0%
81 Sen. Pete Ricketts
R · Nebraska
 9 of 921
1.0%
82 Sen. Roger Marshall
R · Kansas
 8 of 921
0.9%
83 Sen. Jack Reed
D · Rhode Island
 8 of 921
0.9%
84 Sen. Mike Rounds
R · South Dakota
 8 of 921
0.9%
85 Sen. Todd Young
R · Indiana
 8 of 921
0.9%
86 Sen. Ed Markey
D · Massachusetts
 7 of 921
0.8%
87 Sen. Jeff Merkley
D · Oregon
 7 of 921
0.8%
88 Sen. James Lankford
R · Oklahoma
 6 of 921
0.7%
89 Sen. Bernie Moreno
R · Ohio
 5 of 921
0.5%
90 Sen. John Barrasso
R · Wyoming
 4 of 921
0.4%
91 Sen. Mazie Hirono
D · Hawaii
 4 of 921
0.4%
92 Sen. Chuck Schumer
D · New York
 4 of 921
0.4%
93 Sen. Maria Cantwell
D · Washington
 2 of 921
0.2%
94 Sen. Rick Scott
R · Florida
 2 of 921
0.2%
95 Sen. Tammy Baldwin
D · Wisconsin
 1 of 921
0.1%
96 Sen. John Thune
R · South Dakota
 1 of 921
0.1%
97 Sen. Alan Armstrong
R · Oklahoma
 0 of 197
0%
98 Sen. Susan Collins
R · Maine
 0 of 921
0%
99 Sen. Jon Husted
R · Ohio
 0 of 913
0%
— Sen. Darline Graham Nordone
R · South Carolina · too few votes to rank
 0 of 0
0%

When absences mattered

Votes where the members who didn't vote outnumbered the margin. We assume each absent member would have voted with most of their party, and count two ways: if everyone had voted, and if only the losing side's absent members had.

Votes this Congress

  • Absences could have flipped it Sep 30, 2026 · Senate #256
    Confirmation: Keith Sonderling, of F.L., to be Secretary of Labor
    On the Nomination PN1129

    It passed 47–41 with 6 Democrats and 6 Republicans not voting. The losing side was 6 votes short and 6 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have tied 47–47, leaving the Vice President to decide. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (53–47).

  • Absences decided it Sep 24, 2026 · Senate #244
    H. Con. Res. 89
    On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 89

    It failed 49–50 with 1 Democrat not voting. Had every absent member voted with their party, it would have tied 50–50, leaving the Vice President to decide.

  • Absences could have flipped it Sep 14, 2026 · Senate #232
    Motion to Invoke Cloture: Matthew R. Byrne to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Ohio
    On the Cloture Motion PN1093-3 · PN 0

    It passed 47–46 with 6 Republicans and 1 Democrat not voting. The losing side was one vote short and 1 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have tied 47–47, leaving the Vice President to decide. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (53–47).

  • Absences could have flipped it Jul 20, 2026 · Senate #200
    Motion to Invoke Cloture: Benjamin M. Flowers to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit
    On the Cloture Motion PN938-1 · PN 0

    It passed 43–40 with 10 Republicans and 6 Democrats and 1 independent not voting. The losing side was 3 votes short and 7 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 43–47. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (53–47).

  • Absences could have flipped it Jul 16, 2026 · Senate #198
    Motion to Invoke Cloture: Kara Marie Westercamp to be a Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade
    On the Cloture Motion PN851-8 · PN 0

    It passed 49–48 with 2 Republicans and 1 Democrat not voting. The losing side was one vote short and 1 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have tied 49–49, leaving the Vice President to decide. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (51–49).

  • Absences could have flipped it Jul 13, 2026 · Senate #193
    Confirmation: Arthur Roberts Jones, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas
    On the Nomination PN930-3 · PN 0

    It passed 46–44 with 6 Republicans and 3 Democrats not voting. The losing side was 2 votes short and 3 of its members didn't vote: with them it would have failed 46–47. But the winning side's absences offset that: with everyone there, the result would have stood (52–47).

  • Absences decided it Jun 23, 2026 · Senate #184
    H. Con. Res. 86
    On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 86

    It passed 50–48 with 2 Republicans not voting. Had every absent member voted with their party, it would have tied 50–50, leaving the Vice President to decide.

  • Absences decided it Jun 16, 2026 · Senate #174
    Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 172
    On the Motion to Discharge S.J.Res. 172

    It failed 47–48 with 2 Democrats and 2 Republicans and 1 independent not voting. Had every absent member voted with their party, it would have tied 50–50, leaving the Vice President to decide.

What gets skipped most

Across the Senate, members are most likely to miss nominations and Monday votes, and least likely to miss amendments.

By kind of vote

  • Nominations3.6%
  • Procedural votes3.2%
  • Final passage2.5%
  • Other votes2.3%
  • Amendments1.4%

By topic

  • Housing5.7%
  • Taxation3.5%
  • Congress itself3.4%
  • Environment3.2%
  • Armed forces and security2.9%
  • Transportation2.9%

By day of the week

  • Monday4.0%
  • Tuesday2.4%
  • Wednesday2.5%
  • Thursday3.4%
  • Friday2.7%

Share of votes missed, all members, 119th Congress. Each member's page shows their own pattern.

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Perfect attendance

Haven't missed any of the 921 votes this Congress:

By state

The average share of votes missed by each state's members in the Senate.

Show up the most

  1. Ohio (2)0.3%
  2. Oklahoma (2)0.3%
  3. South Dakota (2)0.5%
  4. Wisconsin (2)0.7%
  5. Florida (2)0.7%

Miss the most

  1. Kentucky (2)9.7%
  2. Arizona (2)9.3%
  3. North Carolina (2)7.5%
  4. Vermont (2)6.8%
  5. Colorado (2)5.3%

Why members miss votes

A missed vote isn't always a skipped day. The most common reasons are illness or medical treatment, the birth of a child, a death in the family, running for another office, and official travel. Each member's page shows the reason they gave, with a link to where they said it.

Where no reason has been given, we say so, and nothing more.

How we count

  • Every recorded roll-call vote from the House Clerk and the Senate, updated as votes happen.
  • A vote counts as missed when the member was in office and is listed as "Not Voting".
  • Voting "Present" is a vote, not an absence.
  • Votes before a member was sworn in, or after they left, don't count.
  • The Speaker usually doesn't vote and is left out of the rankings.

Questions and answers

What counts as a missed vote?

A recorded roll-call vote where the member was in office and the official tally lists them as "Not Voting". Voice votes aren't recorded by name, so they can't be counted.

Who has missed the most votes this Congress?

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has missed 138 of 921 votes (15%), the most of any senator.

What is a typical attendance record?

The typical senator has missed 2.5% of votes this Congress. Most members miss only a handful.

Do members of Congress get paid when they miss votes?

Yes. Pay is set by law at $174,000 a year for most members and isn't reduced for missed votes.

Can members vote from home?

Not today. The House allowed proxy voting from May 2020 to January 2023, so attendance in those years isn't comparable with other years.

A reason is missing or wrong. How do I tell you?

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