National Journal yearly vote ratings: Walz composite scores 64.3 liberal, 35.7 conservative

Via Andy Birkey at the Minnesota Monitor, we learned that the National Journal has released its yearly vote ratings. The publication explains its system:

The ratings rank lawmakers on how they vote relative to each other on a conservative-to-liberal scale in both the Senate and the House. The scores are based on the members' votes in three areas: economic issues, social issues, and foreign policy.

Congressman Walz's ratings:

	Liberal Ratings			Conserv. Ratings			Composite Score	Composite Score
Results from the House	E	S	F	E	S	F	Liberal	Conservative
Walz, Tim, D-Minn.-1	69	58	63	28	41	35	64.3	35.7

To put Walz in context for Minnesota,  here are the scores for the rest of our congressional delegation:

	Liberal Ratings			Conserv. Ratings			Composite Score	Composite Score
Results from the Senate	E	S	F	E	S	F	Liberal	Conservative
Coleman, Norm, R-Minn.	43	39	44	56	60	55	42.5	57.5
Klobuchar, Amy, D-Minn.	79	66	79	13	30	17	77.3	22.7
Results from the House	E	S	F	E	S	F	Liberal	Conservative
Sort by district							Sort	Sort

Kline, John, R-Minn.-2	9	0	0	90	91	72	9.3	90.7
Ramstad, Jim, R-Minn.-3	45	38	42	55	60	57	42.2	57.8
McCollum, Betty, D-Minn.-4	82	77	86	0	17	11	86.2	13.8
Ellison, Keith, D-Minn.-5	82	89	96	0	8	0	93.2	6.8
Bachmann, Michele, R-Minn.-6	6	9	0	93	85	72	10.8	89.2
Peterson, Collin, D-Minn.-7	52	50	52	47	49	47	51.8	48.2
Oberstar, James, D-Minn.-8	55	68	80	45	32	20	67.7	32.3

More details on the methodology are provided here by the National Journal. Back at the MinMon, Birkey notes recent Media Matters criticism of the method.