U.S. Senate · North Dakota

Sen. Kevin Cramer

Republican Serving since Jan. 3, 2019Term ends Jan. 3, 2031Missed 4% of votes (32 of 915) · How this is measured
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Votes with own party 100% About as expected Lower than 28 of 53 Senate Republicans Votes with the President 100% About as expected 100% on legislation only Bipartisan bills led 46 More than 56% of Senate members Liberal-to-conservative rank 59thpercentile in all of Congress · 21st percentile among Republicans

Where they sit

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

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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Kevin Cramer'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 Congress59thpercentile
More conservative than 59% of all members of Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
216th most conservative of 531
Republicans in Congress21stpercentile
More liberal than 79% of Republicans in Congress.
Most liberalMost conservative
57th most liberal of 272
The Senate55thpercentile
More conservative than 54% of Senate members.
Most liberalMost conservative
46th most conservative 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
100%
Q1 2025: 99% → Q3 2026: 98%

Lower than 28 of 53 Senate Republicans.

Actual100%
Expected100%
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 Kevin Cramer. The dark line is what we'd expect given how this state voted for president in 2024.

On 810 votes that split the partiesReal votes only: 100%See the 810 votes
How this is measured
Votes with the President
100%all votes
Q1 2025: 100% → Q3 2026: 100%

Highest of all 53 Senate Republicans.

Actual100%
Expected100%
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 0%100%

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

Based on 297 votes100% on legislation onlySee the 297 votes
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Where they broke ranks

Votes where Kevin Cramer 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 Kevin Cramer 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

Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven voted the same way on 100% of votes.

North Dakota

North Dakota's delegation →

How North Dakota voted for president in 2024

Harris 30.8%Trump 67.5%

Issue by issue

How often Kevin Cramer 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.

Kevin Cramer votes with their party about equally often on every issue.

Kevin CramerAverage for Senate Republicans
  1. Economics and Public Finance 98%Average 96% · 184 votes
  2. Nominations 100%Average 100% · 424 votes
  3. International Affairs 100%Average 97% · 31 votes
  4. Immigration 100%Average 96% · 34 votes
  5. Finance and Financial Sector 100%Average 97% · 19 votes
  6. Energy 100%Average 100% · 13 votes
  7. Environmental Protection 100%Average 100% · 16 votes
  8. Public Lands and Natural Resources 100%Average 99% · 13 votes
  9. Government Operations and Politics 100%Average 99% · 13 votes
  10. Congress 100%Average 100% · 13 votes
  11. Transportation and Public Works 100%Average 100% · 12 votes
  12. Foreign Trade and International Finance 100%Average 94% · 6 votes
  13. Armed Forces and National Security 100%Average 95% · 10 votes
  14. Taxation 100%Average 99% · 7 votes

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

Bipartisan bills led

2 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
202-224-2043
Office
313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
Official website
www.cramer.senate.gov
Contact form
www.cramer.senate.gov

Committees

  • Committee on Armed Services
    4 subcommittees
    • Airland Chair
    • Emerging Threats and Capabilities
    • Readiness and Management Support
    • Strategic Forces
  • Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
    3 subcommittees
    • Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection
    • Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
    • Securities, Insurance, and Investment
  • Committee on Environment and Public Works
    3 subcommittees
    • Transportation and Infrastructure Chair
    • Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety
    • Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife
  • Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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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