U.S. Senate · Colorado

Sen. John W. Hickenlooper

Democrat Serving since Jan. 3, 2021Term ends Jan. 3, 2027Missed 1% of votes (10 of 915) · How this is measured

Where they sit

Seated by voting record in the Senate. Percentiles run from 0 (most liberal) to 100 (most conservative).

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Hickenlooper
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

John W. Hickenlooper's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How this is measured

All of Congress36thpercentile
More liberal than 64% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
190th most liberal of 531
Democrats in Congress73rdpercentile
More conservative than 73% of Democrats in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
70th most conservative of 259
The Senate33rdpercentile
More liberal than 66% of Senate members.
Most liberalMost conservative
34th most liberal of 100

This score measures who votes with whom. A member who votes no because a bill goes too far, or not far enough, can look more moderate than their views.

With their party and with the President

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Votes with own party
95%
Q1 2025: 83% → Q3 2026: 98%

Lower than 29 of 47 Senate Democrats.

Actual95%
Expected95%
DifferenceAbout the same

Expected is the typical score for senators of the same party whose states voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 65%100%

Each line is one Senate member, grouped by party. The dot is John W. Hickenlooper. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this state voted for president in 2024.

On 830 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 94%See the 830 votes
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Votes with the President
12%all votes
Q1 2025: 37% → Q3 2026: 16%

Higher than 31 of 47 Senate Democrats.

Actual12%
Expected10%
Difference+2 pts

Expected is the typical score for senators of the same party whose states voted like this one for president in 2024.

Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each line is one Senate member, grouped by party. The dot is John W. Hickenlooper. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this state voted for president in 2024.

Based on 304 votes18% on legislation onlySee the 304 votes
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Where they broke ranks

Votes where John W. Hickenlooper went against most of their party or against the President's stated position.

Every vote

Every roll call in the Senate this Congress, with how John W. Hickenlooper voted, how their party voted and the President's position.

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DateVoteTheir voteMost of their partyPresident wantedResult
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A dash means the parties didn't split on that vote, or the President took no public position before it. “Party-line” and “President took a position” list exactly the votes each score counts: the ones cast Yes or No. Missed votes don't count either way and are under “Missed”.

Votes most like

John W. Hickenlooper and Michael F. Bennet voted the same way on 97% of votes.

How Colorado voted for president in 2024

Harris 54.2%Trump 43.2%

Issue by issue

How often John W. Hickenlooper votes with their party, and with the President, on each kind of issue. Issues are the policy areas Congress assigns to each bill. "With their party" counts only votes where most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides; "With the President" counts only votes where he took a public position first.

John W. Hickenlooper sides with their party least often on Taxation (57%) and Finance and Financial Sector (74%).

John W. HickenlooperAverage for Senate Democrats
  1. Taxation 57%Average 77% · 7 votes on Taxation
  2. Finance and Financial Sector 74%Average 87% · 19 votes on Finance and Financial Sector
  3. Public Lands and Natural Resources 87%Average 99% · 15 votes on Public Lands and Natural Resources
  4. International Affairs 94%Average 93% · 31 votes on International Affairs
  5. Immigration 94%Average 95% · 34 votes on Immigration
  6. Nominations 94%Average 94% · 440 votes on Nominations
  7. Economics and Public Finance 99%Average 98% · 184 votes on Economics and Public Finance
  8. Environmental Protection 100%Average 99% · 18 votes on Environmental Protection
  9. Energy 100%Average 98% · 13 votes on Energy
  10. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 99% · 13 votes on Government Operations and Politics
  11. Congress 100%Average 100% · 13 votes on Congress
  12. Foreign Trade and International Finance 100%Average 100% · 6 votes on Foreign Trade and International Finance
  13. Transportation and Public Works 100%Average 100% · 11 votes on Transportation and Public Works
  14. Armed Forces and National Security 100%Average 97% · 10 votes on Armed Forces and National Security

Fewer than 5 party-line votes, so not charted: Sports and Recreation (4 votes), Health (4 votes), Emergency Management (2 votes), Science, Technology, Communications (2 votes), Education (2 votes), Crime and Law Enforcement (1 vote), Families (1 vote).

Bipartisan bills led

6 passed their chamber · 0 became law

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How far each bill got:IntroducedPassed one chamberPassed both chambersBecame law

Contact and committees

Contact

D.C. office phone
202-224-5941
Office
316 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Official website
www.hickenlooper.senate.gov
Contact form
www.hickenlooper.senate.gov

Committees

  • Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
    4 subcommittees
    • Consumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy Ranking member
    • Aviation, Space, and Innovation
    • Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness
    • Telecommunications and Media
  • Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
    3 subcommittees
    • Energy
    • Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
    • Water and Power
  • Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
    2 subcommittees
    • Employment and Workplace Safety Ranking member
    • Primary Health and Retirement Security
  • Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Committee data: the congress-legislators project (public domain), refreshed with every update. Chair and ranking-member roles as published there.

Votes: Voteview (UCLA). Bills: Congress.gov. President's positions: our public list. 2024 results by district: The Downballot. How this is measured · Corrections

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