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.
The self-assessment is published alongside the record-based score, not blended into it. The OppScore itself stays anchored to public voting records and disclosures, which is what keeps it nonpartisan.