OppScore rates politicians from public records, whether or not they participate. The Politician Self-Assessment is how an elected official or candidate puts their own positions on the record, published next to their score so voters see both.
Not everyone is rated yet. Coverage is deepest for federal offices and for Massachusetts, and state legislative, county, municipal, and school board races are still being added. Some listed candidates have not been scored yet either. If you search the directory and cannot find yourself, you can request a rating.
Being unrated is not a verdict and it is not a dead end. It means we have not reached your race yet. Tell us the office and the state on the request form and we add it to the scoring queue, then email you when your profile goes live.
Approved self-assessment answers are checked against the record and blended into the OppScore using the weights on the methodology page.