Common Cause released its 2022 “Democracy Scorecard” for Americans to evaluate the stances of their statewide elected officials on critical issues.

The scorecard assesses U.S. Senators votes on 15 pieces of legislation and other actions, including confirming Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, a nonpartisan investigation into the January 6 insurrection, the DISCLOSE Act, and reforming the filibuster to pass voting rights.

The 2022 Democracy Scorecard also graded U.S. Representatives votes on 18 pieces of legislation, including the impeachment of Donald Trump, creation of the nonpartisan January 6 Select Committee, the Protecting our Democracy Act, and the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act.

“Our Democracy Scorecard empowers constituents with information on where our members of Congress stand on the people’s pro-democracy agenda,” said Karen Hobert Flynn, president of Common Cause. “Support in Congress for democracy reform legislation increased significantly from 2020, when 58 members of Congress had perfect scores compared to 101 this year. It’s further proof of the growing momentum for improving our government.”

U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., represented the First State by being the only Delawarean member of congress to earn a near perfect score, voting in support of 14 out of 15 pieces of legislation.

“Our democracy is strongest when constituents are informed about the job our elected leaders are doing in Washington,” said Claire Snyder-Hall, executive director of Common Cause Delaware. “The highest scoring Member of Congress from Delaware is Sen. Tom Carper, who had a 14/15, and we appreciate his leadership on democracy issues. After the attack on January 6, there should be no greater democracy reform priority for this Congress than ensuring the freedom to vote is protected and strengthened.”