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Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

RRepublicanSD · Senator
58
/ 100
Average
Attendance99
Avg: 98
Independence64
Avg: 55
Bipartisan Tone0
Avg: 15
Ethics Record100
Avg: 100
Transparency6
Avg: 47

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
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Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

RepublicanSD · Senator
Voting Ideologyⓘ
Liberal
Conservative
Conservative (0.352)
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Mike Rounds is a Republican Senator from SD. He has served 11 years in Congress across 2 terms. Based on his voting record, he is rated as conservative, voting with his party 35.7% of the time.

11
Years in Office
2
Terms Served
119
Current Congress

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Report Card

Performance metrics for the current Congress

35.7%
Party Loyaltyⓘ
207 votes against party
0.6%
Missed Votesⓘ
324 total votes
16
Bills Sponsoredⓘ
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How Mike Compares

vs. the average Senator

Party Loyalty-10.4% vs avg
35.7%
Avg: 46.1%
Missed Votes-1.7% vs avg
0.6%
Avg: 2.3%
Bills Sponsored-13.7 vs avg
16
Avg: 29.7

Committee Assignments

Committees shape which bills get heard. See what this member has influence over.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeSenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Armed ServicesSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsSenate Committee on Indian AffairsSenate Select Committee on Intelligence

Campaign Finance

2026 cycle · through 2026-05-13

$2,657,276
Cash on Handⓘ
$2,646,194
Total Receiptsⓘ
$1,858,947
Disbursementsⓘ
$1,138,140
Individual Donors
$1,119,800
PAC Contributionsⓘ
$0
Self-Fundingⓘ

Service History

2015–PresentSenate · SD · RepublicanCurrent

State Demographics

SD · ACS 2023 estimates · These are the people this member represents.

899,194
Population
$72,421
Median Income
37.0
Median Age
31.1%
College Educated
Racial Composition
White 81.5%Black 2.2%Hispanic 4.6%Asian 1.4%