 The Colorado River Compact allocates the water of the Colorado River among seven states.McCain called for renegotiating the Compact, a statement that has been interpreted as a suggestion that less water be reserved for the Upper Basin states (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Wyoming) in order to provide more for the Lower Basin states (California, Arizona, and Nevada).McCain's 2006 rating by the Almanac of American Politics (2008) on Social Policy was 46% conservative, 53% liberal.