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Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders

Independent · VT · Senate

Cross-party rate

16.7%

Votes with party

83.3%

Votes tracked

733

What Supporters Highlight

  • +74% of campaign funding comes from small donors giving under $200
  • +Crossed party lines on 113 of 675 votes (16.7%), more than most members of the Senate
  • +Raised $13.1M with less than 1% from PACs

What Critics Point To

  • −Voted against the Independent party 113 times this Congress
  • −Voted Nay on H.R. 7148 when most Independent members voted Yea (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026)
  • −Missed 58 of 733 tracked votes (8%)

Auto-generated from voting record and campaign finance data. These reflect common perspectives, not endorsements.

Votes by Topic

Economy
62Y / 57N
Taxes
27Y / 8N
Social Programs
27Y / 8N
Environment
0Y / 30N
Government
4Y / 4N
Immigration
1Y / 6N
Criminal Justice
1Y / 3N
Foreign Policy
1Y / 2N
Defense
0Y / 3N
Education
0Y / 1N
Healthcare
0Y / 1N
Other
0Y / 1N

Campaign Finance

Total raised

$13.1M

Total spent

$8.2M

Cash on hand

$0

Where the money comes from

Small donors$9.7M74%
Large individual$3.2M24%
PACs$192K1%
Other$116K1%

vs. Senate median(100 members with data)

Total raised$13.1M+513%
med $2.1M
Small donor %74%+536%
med 12%
PAC %1%-94%
med 23%

Committee Assignments

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Senate Committee on Finance
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsRanking Member
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Senate Committee on the Budget

Voting Overview

Yea
171
Nay
504
Not Voting
58
Party loyalty
562 with / 113 against

When They Broke From Their Party (113 times)

Nay
PN711Confirmation: Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd to be General in the United States Army

Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General

Party majority voted Yea · 2026-03-10

Nay
PN711Motion to Invoke Cloture: Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd to be General in the United States Army

Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, in the Army, to be General

Party majority voted Yea · 2026-03-09

Nay
PN730-46Motion to Invoke Cloture: Ryan McCormack to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy

Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy

Party majority voted Yea · 2026-02-26

Nay
PN730-46Confirmation: Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy

Ryan McCormack, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy

Party majority voted Yea · 2026-02-26

Nay
H.R. 7148On Passage of the Bill H.R. 7148

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Party majority voted Yea · 2026-01-30

Nay
H.R. 6938Motion to Invoke Cloture: H.R. 6938

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Party majority voted Yea · 2026-01-15

Nay
H.R. 6938On Passage of the Bill H.R. 6938

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Party majority voted Yea · 2026-01-15

Nay
H.R. 6938Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6938

Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Party majority voted Yea · 2026-01-12

Nay
PN615-2Confirmation: Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Alexander C. Van Hook, of Louisiana, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana

Party majority voted Yea · 2026-01-08

Nay
PN12-1Confirmation: Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Keith Bass, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense

Party majority voted Yea · 2026-01-05

+ 103 more cross-party votes

Sources

Congress.gov — Voting RecordsOpenFEC — Campaign Finance

Last updated 2026-04-01