The larger the number on the right, the more conservative. I left everybody below 0.500 out, as you start rapidly heading into Nelson Rockefeller / Neocon territory.

3168 MINNESO R GUTKNECHT, GIL 0.500
3169 ILLINOI R HOFFMAN, ELMER JOSEPH 0.502
3170 MISSOUR R SCHWABE, MAX 0.502
3171 IDAHO R BUDGE, HAMER HAROLD 0.504
3172 MICHIGA R CRAWFORD, FRED LEWIS 0.507
3173 SOUTH C R HARTNETT, THOMAS F. 0.507
3174 GEORGIA R COLLINS, MAC 0.507
3175 NEW YOR R ROCKEFELLER, LEWIS KIRBY 0.508
3176 MARYLAN R BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. 0.508
3177 MISSOUR R ASHCROFT, JOHN 0.508
3178 FLORIDA R KELLY, RICHARD 0.509
3179 CALIFOR R COX, C. CHRISTOPHER 0.511
3180 CALIFOR R BAKER, BILL 0.511
3181 OHIO R DEVINE, SAMUEL LEEPER 0.512
3182 MISSOUR R KEM, JAMES PRESTON 0.512
3183 INDIANA R MCINTOSH, DAVID M. 0.512
3184 COLORAD R ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM 0.514
3185 ARIZONA R HAYWORTH, J.D. 0.514
3186 TENNESS R HILLEARY, VAN 0.514
3187 ILLINOI R SUMNER, JESSIE 0.515
3188 ILLINOI R JOHNSON, CALVIN DEAN 0.517
3189 WYOMING R CHENEY, RICHARD BRUCE 0.517
3190 CALIFOR R LUNGREN, DANIEL EDWARD 0.517
3191 FLORIDA R STEARNS, CLIFF 0.518
3192 NORTH C R FUNDERBURK, DAVID 0.518
3193 NEBRASK R BUTLER, HUGH ALFRED 0.519
3194 MICHIGA P WOODRUFF, ROY ORCHARD 0.519
3195 ARIZONA R CONLAN, JOHN B. 0.519
3196 TEXAS R FIELDS, JACK 0.521
3197 MISSOUR R BENNETT, PHILIP ALLEN 0.524
3198 TEXAS R ARCHER, W.R. 0.525
3199 KANSAS R TIAHRT, TODD 0.525
3200 UTAH R CANNON, CHRISTOPHER 0.525
3201 OHIO R SCHERER, GORDON HARRY 0.526
3202 LOUISIA D RARICK, JOHN R. 0.526
3203 CALIFOR R HERGER, WALLY 0.526
3204 MISSOUR R BANTA, PARKE MONROE 0.528
3205 DELAWAR R WILLIAMS, GEORGE SHORT 0.528
3206 OKLAHOM R INHOFE, JAMES M 0.528
3207 TEXAS R BARTON, JOE L. 0.531
3208 ARIZONA R KYL, JON 0.531
3209 ILLINOI R JOHNSON, ANTON JOSEPH 0.532
3210 ALABAMA R MARTIN, JAMES D. 0.532
3211 USA R BUSH, GEORGE H.W. 0.532
3212 ILLINOI R CLIPPINGER, ROY 0.533
3213 FLORIDA R MILLER, JEFF 0.533
3214 WISCONS R NEUMANN, MARK W. 0.533
3215 NEW YOR R WADSWORTH, JAMES WOLCOTT, 0.535
3216 CALIFOR R BADHAM, ROBERT 0.536
3217 KANSAS R RYUN, JIM 0.536
3218 IDAHO R OTTER, C. L. (BUTCH) 0.538
3219 COLORAD R ALLARD, WAYNE 0.538
3220 VIRGINI I GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. 0.538
3221 TEXAS R GRAMM, WILLIAM PHILIP 0.539
3222 UTAH R MONSON, DAVID S. 0.539
3223 NORTH C R JONES, WALTER B. JR. 0.541 <--- Weaker earlier on
3224 NEBRASK R BEERMAN, RALPH F. 0.542
3225 PENNSYL R WALKER, ROBERT 0.542
3226 OHIO R BRICKER, JOHN WILLIAM 0.543
3227 OHIO R CHABOT, STEVE 0.545
3228 KANSAS R LAMBERTSON, WILLIAM PURNE 0.546
3229 TEXAS R SESSIONS, PETE 0.548
3230 KANSAS R SMITH, WINT 0.550
3231 NEW YOR R SNELL, BERTRAND HOLLIS 0.550
3232 ILLINOI R BISHOP, CECIL WILLIAM %RU 0.552
3233 IDAHO R WOOD, JOHN TRAVERS 0.552
3234 CALIFOR R POMBO, RICHARD W. 0.552
3235 WEST VI R ELLIS, HUBERT SUMMERS 0.553
3236 OKLAHOM R SCHWABE, GEORGE BLAINE 0.555
3237 WISCONS R SENSENBRENNER, FRANK JAME 0.555
3238 OKLAHOM R LARGENT, STEVE 0.555
3239 IDAHO R HANSEN, GEORGE V. 0.556
3240 INDIANA R BURTON, DANNY L. 0.556
3241 DELAWAR R WILLIAMS, JOHN JAMES 0.559
3242 WYOMING R SIMPSON, MILWARD 0.559
3243 SOUTH C R DEMINT, JIM 0.559 <--- Weaker earlier on
3244 USA R REAGAN, RONALD W. 0.559
3245 NEW YOR R TABER, JOHN 0.560
3246 CALIFOR R DOOLITTLE, JOHN T. 0.562
3247 WYOMING R WALLOP, MALCOLM 0.567
3248 TEXAS R CULBERSON, JOHN ABNEY 0.567
3249 GEORGIA R BARR, BOB 0.569 <--- Weaker earlier on
3250 TEXAS R JOHNSON, SAM 0.573
3251 MINNESO R KNUTSON, HAROLD 0.574
3252 NEBRASK R REYNOLDS, SAMUEL WILLIAMS 0.574
3253 INDIANA R PENCE, MIKE 0.576
3254 MISSISS R WALKER, PRENTISS 0.583
3255 CALIFOR R SHUMWAY, NORMAN DAVID 0.583
3256 COLORAD R HEFLEY, JOEL 0.583
3257 NEBRASK R HEINKE, GEORGE HENRY 0.586
3258 TEXAS R DELAY, THOMAS D. 0.586
3259 NORTH C R EAST, JOHN P. 0.587
3260 MISSOUR R AKIN, W. TODD 0.587
3261 NEBRASK R WHERRY, KENNETH SPICER 0.589
3262 MICHIGA R CLARDY, KIT FRANCIS 0.591
3263 TEXAS R ARMEY, RICHARD K. 0.591
3264 NEW YOR R REED, DANIEL ALDEN 0.593
3265 CALIFOR R WERDEL, THOMAS HAROLD 0.593
3266 FLORIDA R SCARBOROUGH, JOE 0.593 <--- Weaker recently
3267 CALIFOR R ROUSSELOT, JOHN H. 0.597
3268 KANSAS R JEFFRIES, JAMES EDMUND 0.597
3269 OREGON R SMITH, DENNY 0.597
3270 ARIZONA R SALMON, MATT 0.597
3271 ARIZONA R GOLDWATER, BARRY MORRIS 0.600
3272 OHIO R CLEVENGER, CLIFF 0.601
3273 OKLAHOM R MOORE, EDWARD HALL 0.601
3274 CALIFOR R ROHRABACHER, DANA 0.601
3275 PENNSYL R TOOMEY, PATRICK J. 0.603
3276 NEW HAM R HUMPHREY, GORDON J. 0.604
3277 TEXAS R COLLINS, JAMES M. 0.617
3278 TEXAS R ALGER, BRUCE REYNOLDS 0.618
3279 MICHIGA R JOHANSEN, AUGUST EDGAR 0.620
3280 OHIO R ASHBROOK, JOHN M. 0.622
3281 NEBRASK R BUFFETT, HOWARD HOMAN 0.624
3282 ILLINOI R MASON, NOAH MORGAN 0.627
3283 NEW HAM R SMITH, ROBERT C. 0.628
3284 NORTH C R FAIRCLOTH, D.M. "LAUCH" 0.631
3285 SOUTH C R SANFORD, MARSHALL "MARK" 0.635
3286 IOWA R GROSS, HAROLD ROYCE 0.642
3287 MASSACH R TINKHAM, GEORGE HOLDEN 0.646
3288 ARIZONA R SHADEGG, JOHN B. 0.648
3289 INDIANA R HOSTETTLER, JOHN N. 0.648
3290 INDIANA R JENNER, WILLIAM EZRA 0.649
3291 OHIO R JONES, ROBERT FRANKLIN 0.654
3292 INDIANA R KERNS, BRIAN D. 0.654
3293 CALIFOR R ROYCE, ED 0.656
3294 NORTH C R HELMS, JESSE 0.658
3295 ILLINOI R HEIDINGER, JAMES VANDAVEE 0.668
3296 CALIFOR R DANNEMEYER, WILLIAM EDWAR 0.669
3297 OHIO R ASHBROOK, JEAN 0.669
3298 ARIZONA R STUMP, BOB 0.672
3299 MISSOUR R HALL, DURWARD G. 0.678
3300 IDAHO R SYMMS, STEVEN 0.680
3301 COLORAD R TANCREDO, THOMAS G. 0.682
3302 PENNSYL R RICH, ROBERT FLEMING 0.687
3303 MICHIGA R HOFFMAN, CLARE EUGENE 0.689
3304 IDAHO R CHENOWETH, HELEN 0.693
3305 INDIANA R LANDGREBE, EARL F. 0.704
3306 ILLINOI R CRANE, PHILIP M. 0.706
3307 ILLINOI R CRANE, DANIEL BEVER 0.717
3308 MISSOUR R HANCOCK, MELTON D. 0.721
3309 NORTH C R JOHNSTON, EUGENE 0.730
3310 OKLAHOM R COBURN, TOM A. 0.744
3311 OREGON R COOLEY, WES 0.748
3312 VIRGINI R GOODE, VIRGIL H., JR. 0.751
3313 COLORAD R SCHAFFER, ROBERT 0.757
3314 MISSOUR R ELMER, WILLIAM PRICE 0.767
3315 OHIO R SMITH, FREDERICK CLEVELAN 0.791
3316 TEXAS R STOCKMAN, STEVE 0.802
3317 ARIZONA R FLAKE, JEFF 0.820 <--- Gotten weaker recently
3318 CALIFOR R SCHMITZ, JOHN G. 0.832
3319 GEORGIA D MCDONALD, LARRY 0.851
3320 TEXAS R PAUL, RON 0.882


http://www.voteview.com/is_john_kerry_a_liberal.htm

Surprised Pat Toomey is ranked that high. Figured he'd be batting below .500 TBH

I doubt Ron would say the he was more conservative than Barry Goldwater.
Of course..."conservative" today does not mean what it meant when Barry ran for POTUS. "Every time I vote...I keep in mind what my vote will mean later..in regard to freedom"....Barry Goldwater (paraphrased)

The list would appear to say that the Bush listed is GHWB. Since it appears to list presidents, where does Shrub rate?

(01-11-2012 01:10 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  The list would appear to say that the Bush listed is GHWB. Since it appears to list presidents, where does Shrub rate?

It was only compiled through 2002.

Wow, look at all the conservatives from New Jersey.

Curious who the most-conservative Democrats were.

(01-11-2012 04:30 PM)Native Georgian Wrote:  Curious who the most-conservative Democrats were.

Check the link in the OP.

(01-11-2012 01:10 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  The list would appear to say that the Bush listed is GHWB. Since it appears to list presidents, where does Shrub rate?

President Bush is located at .408 which is to the right of the means of both the Senate Republicans, .271 (standard deviation, .187), and the House Republicans, .300 (standard deviation, .158). Vice President Cheney is located at .517 and former Senate Helms (R-NC) is located at .658.

I read it as the Bush who was president when the stats were pulled.