The 2024 Presidential Anti‑Corruption Scorecard
77% of voters say corruption is a top issue facing the country. See where the candidates stand on critical anti-corruption reforms, then ask them to pledge to #FixDemocracyFirst.
RepresentUs scored major presidential candidates based on their stated positions on these three principles:
Protect Our
Right to Vote
End voter purges, pass automatic voter registration, expand early voting, same-day registration & vote at home options, and restore the vote for returning citizens with past felony convictions.
Make Elections
Secure & Competitive
Stop foreign meddling in our elections, end gerrymandering, and pass Ranked Choice Voting.
End
Political Corruption
End secret donations, close the revolving door between government and the lobbying industry, and create democracy vouchers or small donor matching programs that make politicians dependent on voters instead of big-money interests.
You can mouse overtap each grade to see how the candidates earned their marks.
Candidate
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Secure & Competitive Elections
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Joe Biden
Supports automatic voter registration and the For The People Act, and passed an executive order to promote access to voting. Has not directly commented on ending voter purges, expanding early voting, same-day registration or restoring the vote for past felons.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Supports prohibition of foreign influence on US elections and gerrymandering. Has not directly commented on ranked choice voting.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Supports public financing of elections, overturning citizens united, and limiting/banning political donations. Has not directly commented on secret donations.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Ron DeSantis
Supports voter purgers, limiting early voting, limiting voting from home, and required payment of fees and fines for past felons before voting.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Opposes ranked choice voting. Has not directly commented on gerrymandering or foreign meddling.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Has not directly commented on relevant reforms, but his campaign is largely funded by big money donors.
End Political
Corruption
Pledged to #FixDemocracyFirst
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Candidate
Nikki Haley
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Verbally opposes foreign meddling in elections while accepting funds from foreign lobbyists. Has not commented on ranked choice voting or gerrymandering.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Has not commented on the revolving door, democracy vouchers, or secret donations, but has received secret donations in the past.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Asa Hutchinson
Passed a number of bills that inhibited voting as governor of Arkansas.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Has not commented on ranked choice voting or gerrymandering, but has voiced opposition to foreign meddling in elections.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Robert F. Kennedy
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Supports ending foreign meddling in elections. Has not directly commented on gerrymandering or ranked choice voting.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Supports ending secret donations, and closing the revolving door. Has not directly commented on democracy vouchers.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Vivek Ramaswamy
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Donald Trump
Opposes all relevant reforms.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Opposes all relevant reforms.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Has not expressed support for ending secret donations or democracy vouchers. Implemented an executive order to minimize the revolving door upon entering office, then repealed it right before his term ended.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Cornel West
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
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Corruption
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Candidate
Marianne Williamson
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Supports ranked choice voting and ending gerrymandering. Has not directly commented on foreign meddling in elections.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Supports public financing of federal campaigns and closing the revolving door but has not shown definitive support of ending secret donations.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Secure & Competitive Elections
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Doug Burgum
During his time as Governor, Burgum has shown strong support for a number of laws that hinder voter turnout, thus he is not in support of protecting the right to vote.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
While Burgum has not spoken about many of the aspects in this category, he has shown support for ranked choice voting by vetoing bill 1273 which would have prohibited ranked choice voting.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Chris Christie
Opposes ranked choice voting. Has not directly commented on gerrymandering or foreign meddling.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Larry Elder
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Opposes closing the revolving door. Has not commented on secret donations, nor democracy vouchers, but is a large recipient of Big Pharma donations.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Will Hurd
Has not directly commented on any relevant reforms.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Supported the honest elections act in Texas, which would protect election integrity from foreign meddling. Has not directly commented on ranked choice voting or gerrymandering.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Has not directly commented on the revolving door, democracy vouchers or ending secret donations.
End Political
Corruption
Pledged to #FixDemocracyFirst
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Candidate
Mike Pence
Opposes all relevant reforms.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Does not support the elimination of gerrymandering. Has not directly commented on foreign meddling or ranked choice voting.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Opposes ending secret donations and any limitations on donations from corporations or individuals. Has not commented directly on the revolving door but participated in the Trump administration when they repealed the lobbying restriction at the end of Trump’s term.
End Political
Corruption
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Candidate
Tim Scott
Opposed the For the People Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Has not commented on any of the relevant reforms.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Opposes public funding for elections. Has not commented on gerrymandering or secret donations.
End Political
Corruption
Pledged to #FixDemocracyFirst
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Candidate
Francis Suarez
Has not directly commented on any relevant reforms.
Protect Our
Right to Vote
Has not directly commented on ranked choice voting or foreign meddling or gerrymandering, but allowed a drastic redistricting in Miami as mayor, despite many protests.
Secure & Competitive Elections
Has not directly commented on the revolving door, democracy vouchers or ending secret donations, but violated an ethics law in receiving expensive gifts from big businesses in Miami.
End Political
Corruption
Pledged to #FixDemocracyFirst
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Add Your Name: Urge Presidential Candidates to Pledge to #FixDemocracyFirst
To Presidential Candidates,
I’m writing to urge you to #FixDemocracyFirst, and commit to passing comprehensive democracy reform in the first 90 days of your administration. Taking the pledge means that you will:
- Protect Our Right to Vote by ending voter purges, passing automatic voter registration, expanding early voting, same-day registration & vote at home options, and restoring the vote for returning citizens with past felony convictions.
- Make Elections Secure & Competitive by stopping foreign meddling in our elections, ending gerrymandering, & passing Ranked Choice Voting.
- End Political Corruption by ending secret donations, closing the revolving door between government and the lobbying industry, and creating democracy vouchers or small donor matching programs that make politicians dependent on voters instead of big-money interests.
Take the pledge to #FixDemocracyFirst and stand with the 77% of voters who believe that corruption in government is a top issue facing our country. Silence and inaction on this critical problem cannot continue.
Thank you for adding your name to urge presidential candidates to address comprehensive democracy reform in the first 90 days of their administration!
Methodology
How it works: Candidates are graded on their support for the reforms listed in the #FixDemocracyFirst pledge, as divided into three overarching principles. We believe all of these changes are crucial to unrigging our broken system. For the sake of consistency, we treat individual reforms equally: supporting more of these policies gets candidates a higher score—and only when they support the whole package do they get an A.
We compiled candidate stances from their campaign websites, what they’ve said on social media, on the campaign trail, in interviews, or from their support of recent legislation.
Campaigns are dynamic. We welcome your feedback—if you see a candidate’s position has changed, send us an email at [email protected] with the new information.