Political mapMartin-Quinn
Four justices sit left of center, four sit right, and Kennedy sits between them
Negative Martin-Quinn scores are liberal. The score is relative to the docket the Court chose, and a single term is noisy. The grey band is the Court median.
Ginsburg
-2.16
liberal, Martin-Quinn -2.16 Sotomayor
-1.92
liberal, Martin-Quinn -1.92 Kagan
-1.40
liberal, Martin-Quinn -1.40 Breyer
-1.20
liberal, Martin-Quinn -1.20 Kennedy
+0.47
center, Martin-Quinn +0.47 Roberts
+1.25
conservative, Martin-Quinn +1.25 Scalia
+1.95
conservative, Martin-Quinn +1.95 Alito
+2.48
conservative, Martin-Quinn +2.48 Thomas
+3.54
conservative, Martin-Quinn +3.54 The political map
Martin-Quinn scores for the nine justices of October Term 2014, 2005 to 2017. The grey band is the Court median. Scores are relative to the docket, so a flat line can mean a justice who held still while the Court moved. Single terms are noisy.
Table
| series | term | martin_quinn |
|---|---|---|
| Kennedy | 2005 | 0.417 |
| Kennedy | 2006 | 0.413 |
| Kennedy | 2007 | 0.317 |
| Kennedy | 2008 | 0.565 |
| Kennedy | 2009 | 0.572 |
| Kennedy | 2010 | 0.679 |
| Kennedy | 2011 | 0.436 |
| Kennedy | 2012 | 0.467 |
| Kennedy | 2013 | 0.465 |
| Kennedy | 2014 | 0.470 |
| Kennedy | 2017 | 0.426 |
| Scalia | 2005 | 2.579 |
| Scalia | 2006 | 2.631 |
| Scalia | 2007 | 2.559 |
| Scalia | 2008 | 2.521 |
| Scalia | 2009 | 2.489 |
| Scalia | 2010 | 2.330 |
| Scalia | 2011 | 2.275 |
| Scalia | 2013 | 1.953 |
| Scalia | 2014 | 1.950 |
| Thomas | 2005 | 3.981 |
| Thomas | 2006 | 3.979 |
| Thomas | 2007 | 3.892 |
| Thomas | 2008 | 3.692 |
| Thomas | 2009 | 3.616 |
| Thomas | 2010 | 3.502 |
| Thomas | 2011 | 3.510 |
| Thomas | 2012 | 3.509 |
| Thomas | 2013 | 3.542 |
| Thomas | 2014 | 3.540 |
| Thomas | 2017 | 3.113 |
| Kagan | 2010 | -1.301 |
| Kagan | 2011 | -1.265 |
| Kagan | 2012 | -1.490 |
| Kagan | 2013 | -1.395 |
| Kagan | 2014 | -1.400 |
| Kagan | 2017 | -1.605 |
| Roberts | 2005 | 1.513 |
| Roberts | 2006 | 1.528 |
| Roberts | 2007 | 1.509 |
| Roberts | 2008 | 1.564 |
| Roberts | 2009 | 1.485 |
| Roberts | 2010 | 1.546 |
| Roberts | 2011 | 1.416 |
| Roberts | 2012 | 1.405 |
| Roberts | 2013 | 1.245 |
| Roberts | 2014 | 1.250 |
| Roberts | 2017 | 0.429 |
| Ginsburg | 2005 | -1.475 |
| Ginsburg | 2006 | -1.579 |
| Ginsburg | 2007 | -1.550 |
| Ginsburg | 2008 | -1.606 |
| Ginsburg | 2009 | -1.548 |
| Ginsburg | 2010 | -1.938 |
| Ginsburg | 2011 | -2.184 |
| Ginsburg | 2012 | -2.250 |
| Ginsburg | 2013 | -2.162 |
| Ginsburg | 2014 | -2.160 |
| Ginsburg | 2017 | -2.734 |
| Alito | 2005 | 1.556 |
| Alito | 2006 | 1.575 |
| Alito | 2007 | 1.675 |
| Alito | 2008 | 1.909 |
| Alito | 2009 | 1.986 |
| Alito | 2010 | 2.192 |
| Alito | 2011 | 2.293 |
| Alito | 2012 | 2.405 |
| Alito | 2013 | 2.484 |
| Alito | 2014 | 2.480 |
| Alito | 2017 | 2.184 |
| Sotomayor | 2009 | -1.441 |
| Sotomayor | 2010 | -1.482 |
| Sotomayor | 2011 | -1.551 |
| Sotomayor | 2012 | -1.832 |
| Sotomayor | 2013 | -1.922 |
| Sotomayor | 2014 | -1.920 |
| Sotomayor | 2017 | -3.222 |
| Breyer | 2005 | -1.419 |
| Breyer | 2006 | -1.509 |
| Breyer | 2007 | -1.399 |
| Breyer | 2008 | -1.176 |
| Breyer | 2009 | -1.271 |
| Breyer | 2010 | -1.318 |
| Breyer | 2011 | -1.272 |
| Breyer | 2012 | -1.213 |
| Breyer | 2013 | -1.203 |
| Breyer | 2014 | -1.200 |
| Breyer | 2017 | -1.675 |
| Court median | 2005 | 0.189 |
| Court median | 2006 | 0.413 |
| Court median | 2007 | 0.317 |
| Court median | 2008 | 0.565 |
| Court median | 2009 | 0.572 |
| Court median | 2010 | 0.679 |
| Court median | 2011 | 0.436 |
| Court median | 2012 | -0.373 |
| Court median | 2013 | 0.465 |
| Court median | 2014 | 0.470 |
| Court median | 2017 | -0.590 |