Based on my political beliefs, these are the political parties I side with on the issues that are most important to me.
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Here are the political parties ranked from most to least similar to your beliefs.
Here are your answers compared to each political party’s answer.
the Economy › Government Spending
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, and eliminate federal agencies that are unconstitutional |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, increase taxes on the wealthy instead |
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DisagreeNo, focus on ending tax evasion instead |
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DisagreeNo, increase taxes on large multinational corporations instead |
the Environment › Climate Change
Agree | me Your answerNo, tax carbon emissions instead |
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Similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
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Green disagreeYes |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Socialist’s similar answerYes, wind power is the best alternative to coal and natural gas |
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Similar answerYes, the government should support more sustainable energy technologies |
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Disagree | Constitution disagreeNo, and the government should never support unproven technologies |
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Republicans disagreeNo |
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Libertarians disagreeNo, end all tax credits and subsidies to the energy industry |
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
Agree | me Your answerNo, treat all traffic equally and continue the openness of the internet |
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Similar answerNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices |
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Similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
Agree | me Your answerYes, but limit the scope of the government’s powers |
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Forward’s similar answerYes, but the sections involving surveillance and criminalization are too broad |
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Similar answerYes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, and pass strict laws prohibiting government surveillance without probable cause and a warrant |
Domestic Policy › NSA Domestic Surveillance
Agree | me Your answerNo, only with a warrant showing probable cause of criminal activity |
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Similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but only small local farms instead of large corporations |
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Disagree | Constitution disagreeNo |
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Libertarians disagreeNo, end all government subsidies and let the free market run its course |
the Economy › Pension Reform
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but only for future workers |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, privately managed accounts will jeopardize the financial security of senior citizens |
the Economy › Equal Pay
Agree | me Your answerNo, there are too many other variables such as education, experience, and tenure that determine a fair salary |
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Similar answerNo, the government should never determine what a private business should pay employees |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
Agree | me Your answerNo, only for criminals and the mentally ill |
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Similar answerNo |
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Republicans’ similar answerNo, and the government should pass a national “stand your ground” law |
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Disagree | No disagreeYes, but only by closing the gun show loophole |
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DisagreeYes, require strict background checks, psychological testing, and training |
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Democrats disagreeYes |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Constitution’s similar answerNo, and all illegal immigrants should be deported |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, and they should also be eligible for financial assistance and scholarships |
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DisagreeYes, as long as they pay taxes |
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DisagreeYes |
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Transhumanist disagreeYes, I support totally free education for everyone at public colleges |
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
Agree | me Your answerNo, fine companies that employ illegal immigrants |
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Republicans’ similar answerNo, remove them from the U.S. |
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Constitution’s similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, create a simple path to citizenship for immigrants with no criminal record |
Education › Student Loans
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Libertarians’ similar answerNo, and transition all current government student loans into privately managed accounts |
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Similar answerNo, but we should still reduce interest rates for student loans |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education |
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DisagreeYes |
Social › Government Mandates
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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American’s similar answerNo, the government should not decide what services a private business can provide |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, except for religious organizations and charities that oppose the use of contraception |
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Constitution’s similar answerNo, and we should deport all illegal immigrants |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, but only for life threatening emergencies or infectious diseases |
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DisagreeYes, if they pay taxes |
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Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and grant them citizenship |
the Environment › Oil Drilling
Agree | me Your answerNo, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
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Similar answerNo |
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Green’s similar answerNo, end all offshore oil drilling |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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Constitution disagreeYes, and deregulate the energy sector to let the free market determine the best energy sources |
Elections › Voter Fraud
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, this will prevent voter fraud |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, this will disadvantage those who do not have the resources to obtain one |
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DisagreeNo |
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Socialist disagreeNo, and lower the voting age to 15. |
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, only if they are convicted of a violent crime |
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Similar answerNo, too many non-violent immigrants are being deported |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
Immigration › Immigration
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, but it should not grant their parents citizenship |
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No disagreeYes, but only after performing 4 years of military service or graduating college |
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DisagreeYes, and abolish all national borders |
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, officials gain valuable experience and become more effective representatives over time |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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DisagreeYes, term limits will increase performance and prevent corruption |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
Agree | me Your answerYes, for most but not all drugs |
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American’s similar answerYes, and supports increased funding for addiction prevention, treatments, and rehabilitation, as well as mandatory rehabilitation programs in lieu of imprisonment. |
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Similar answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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No disagreeNo, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation |
Education › Common Core
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, teach to each student's potential instead of uniform testing |
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American’s similar answerNo, education should be handled at the state and local level instead of the national level |
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Green’s similar answerNo, it is a waste of time and effort to change my state’s current educational standards |
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Disagree | Democrats disagreeYes, I support the concept but not the current implementation |
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DisagreeYes, I support a national base standard but allow states and local districts to customize their implementation |
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Transhumanist disagreeYes, national standards will help improve our national average and better prepare students for college |
Healthcare › Obamacare
Agree | me Your answerYes, and allow consumers to choose providers and import pharmaceuticals from other countries |
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Democrats’ similar answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but a mandatory single payer system would be even better |
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Similar answerYes, I support a majority of the plan but not all aspects |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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Libertarians disagreeNo, government should not be involved in healthcare |
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, gerrymandering gives an unfair advantage to the party in power during redistricting |
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Socialist’s similar answerYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system |
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Disagree | Republicans disagreeNo |
the Environment › Fracking
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, we should pursue more sustainable energy resources instead |
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Similar answerNo, more research is needed to measure the long term effects of fracking |
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Disagree | Transhumanist disagreeYes, but increase oversight |
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DisagreeYes |
Immigration › Border Security
Agree | me Your answerNo, just enforce the current border policy |
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Similar answerNo, make it easier for immigrants to access temporary work visas |
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Democrats’ similar answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, and we should implement an open border policy |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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Republicans disagreeYes, and allow border states to manage their own security policy |
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Peace and Freedom’s similar answerYes, and all income should be taxed at the same rate |
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Similar answerYes, and increase to the average U.S. tax rate (31.5%) |
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Similar answerYes, on stocks and bonds but not real estate |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, increasing the capital gains tax will limit investment in our economy |
Social › Euthanasia
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but only after a psychological examination to show they fully understand this choice |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Peace and Freedom’s similar answerNo, we should embrace the diversity that immigrants add to our country |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, but the government should provide free language learning courses |
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DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › Cuba
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, lift the travel embargo but do not allow trade until Cuba becomes a democratic republic |
the Economy › Property Taxes
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, property taxes rates do not reflect the owners ability to pay |
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Transhumanist’s similar answerYes, but dramatically reduce government spending instead of raising taxes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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Democrats disagreeNo, but decrease tax rates for senior citizens |
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
Agree | me Your answerNo, spying on our allies severely damages our reputation abroad |
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Socialist’s similar answerNo, and abolish the NSA |
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Similar answerNo |
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Disagree | Republicans disagreeYes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats |
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Transhumanist disagreeYes |
Domestic Policy › Social Security
Agree | me Your answerYes, people are now living longer than when the program was created |
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Similar answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but I would prefer to privatize it instead |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, this will disadvantage low income seniors whose life expectancy is lower than wealthier seniors |
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Forward disagreeNo, eliminate the income cap on taxable earnings and stop spending current funds on other programs instead |
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DisagreeNo |
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
Agree | me Your answerNo, this will incentivize companies to move jobs out of the country |
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Similar answerNo |
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Disagree | Forward disagreeYes, it will bring economic growth to all countries involved |
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DisagreeYes |
Social › Abortion
Agree | me Your answerPro-choice, I don’t agree but the government has no right to ban it |
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Similar answerPro-choice, and providing birth control, sex education, and more social services will help reduce the number of abortions |
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Similar answerPro-choice |
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Disagree | DisagreePro-life |
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Republicans disagreePro-life, but allow in cases of rape, incest, or danger to the mother or child |
Social › Gay Marriage
Agree | me Your answerTake the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision |
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No’s similar answerYes, but allow churches the right to refuse same-sex ceremonies |
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Similar answerYes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, marriage should be defined as between a man and woman |
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American disagreeNo |
the Economy › Minimum Wage
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, and eliminate all wage standards |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, and adjust it every year according to inflation |
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DisagreeYes, and make it a living wage |
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Democrats disagreeYes |
Social › Religious Freedom Act
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Libertarians’ similar answerYes, any business should be able to deny service for any reason |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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DisagreeNo, all customers deserve to be treated equally |
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Disagree | Peace and Freedom disagreeYes, and drastically increase the current amount of programs |
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DisagreeRegardless, we should create more social programs to address poverty |
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DisagreeYes |
Healthcare › Medicaid
Agree | me Your answerNo, and each state should decide their own level of coverage |
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Similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, but I prefer switching to a single payer healthcare system |
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DisagreeYes |
Foreign Policy › United Nations
Agree | me Your answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but scale back our current involvement |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
Social › Death Penalty
Agree | me Your answerYes, but only for horrific crimes with undeniable evidence |
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Republicans’ similar answerYes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
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Transhumanist disagreeNo, because technology will allow us in a decades time to offer structural changes in the brain to make criminals into good people. We must wait until then, and give them this choice. |
Foreign Policy › Drones
Agree | me Your answerNo, only to gather intelligence, not to kill suspected terrorists |
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Peace and Freedom’s similar answerNo, the military has no right to do so without a Congressional declaration of war |
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Similar answerNo |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, but only with permission from the country in question |
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DisagreeYes |
the Economy › Labor Unions
Agree | me Your answerHelp, but ban their ability to make political donations |
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Similar answerHelp |
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No’s similar answerHelp, in theory but have recently become corrupt and should have their powers limited |
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Disagree | Libertarians disagreeHurt, I support some private unions but am strongly against public unions |
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DisagreeHurt |
Foreign Policy › War on ISIS
Agree | me Your answerNo, we should not legitimize ISIS as a sovereign entity |
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Green’s similar answerNo, we should stay out of Middle Eastern conflicts |
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Similar answerNo |
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Similar answerNo, not until they attack us on U.S. soil |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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Transhumanist disagreeYes, but only with full cooperation from the United Nations |
Social › Confederate Flag
Agree | me Your answerYes, each state should have the right to display any flag they choose |
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Similar answerYes |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, it is a symbol of racism, separatism and treason |
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No disagreeNo, it should be put in a museum where it was originally flown |
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DisagreeNo |
Healthcare › Marijuana
Agree | me Your answerYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
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Similar answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, but only for medical use |
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Similar answerYes, and immediately release anyone serving time solely for drug offenses |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo |
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
Agree | me Your answerNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes, just like U.S. citizens, terrorists should be given a fair trial in federal courts |
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DisagreeYes, give them a fair trial and shut down Guantanamo Bay |
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Green disagreeYes |
Social › First Amendment
Agree | me Your answerYes, but do not waste money removing existing references |
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Similar answerYes |
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Similar answerYes, it creates a bias against religions that do not believe in God |
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Disagree | DisagreeNo, religion is an important aspect of our country’s history |
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Libertarians disagreeNo, as long as it does not reference a specific religion |
Foreign Policy › Israel
Agree | me Your answerWe should give equal support to Israel and Palestine. |
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Similar answerNo, cut all support and aid |
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Similar answerYes, but respect Israel’s sovereignty and do not dictate how it should interact with its neighbors |
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Republicans’ similar answerYes, and with more aid and support |
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Constitution’s similar answerNo, we should not give aid to any foreign nations |
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Similar answerYes |
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Peace and Freedom’s similar answerNo, we should be less involved |
Science › Space Exploration
Agree | me Your answerNo |
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Constitution’s similar answerNo, the government should leave human space travel to private companies |
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Similar answerNo, we should focus on saving the Earth instead of leaving it |
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Disagree | DisagreeYes |
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Here is how you compare to your political parties on popular political themes.
You side moderately towards “laissez-faire”, meaning you believe government intervention in economic markets leads to long term negative results. This theme is most important to you.
You side moderately towards “environmentalism”, meaning you believe in sustainability, environmental protection, and improving the health of the environment. This theme is more important to you.
You are a centrist on small government and big government issues. This theme is more important to you.
You side moderately towards “libertarian”, meaning you support policies that promote social and economic freedom. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “democracy”, meaning you more often believe decisions are best made when everyone has a say. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side moderately towards “capitalism”, meaning you support an economic system that features private ownership of wealth. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side extremely towards “right wing”, meaning you very strongly support policies that promote economic freedom and a society based on morals and values. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You are a centrist on deregulation and regulation issues. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side slightly towards “assimilation”, meaning you more often believe we should be a unified culture. This theme is somewhat important to you.
You side moderately towards “individualism”, meaning you support free market policies that create opportunity for personal liberty and success. This theme is only less important to you.
You side slightly towards “tough”, meaning you more often believe in tough love and have little sympathy for those that break the law or make bad choices. This theme is only less important to you.
You side strongly towards “pacifism”, meaning you strongly believe we should use non-violent diplomatic discussion to resolve conflicts. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on unilateralism and multilateralism issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You are a centrist on traditional and progressive issues. This theme is only less important to you.
You side moderately towards “secular”, meaning you support policies that reflect a separation of church and state. This theme is only least important to you.
You side moderately towards “isolationism”, meaning you believe we should focus attention on our most pressing issues at home instead of involving ourselves in non-threatening issues abroad. This theme is only least important to you.
You side slightly towards “decentralization”, meaning you more often believe that administrative power and decision making should be handled at the local level and serve the best interests of the local community. This theme is only least important to you.
You side slightly towards “globalism”, meaning you more often support policies that prioritize the interests of the entire world above those of individual nations. This theme is only least important to you.
Here is how you compare to your political parties on the traditional ideological axis.
Here is the percentage of voters who have pledged to vote for each political party.
The following map shows where other voters in the country are most to least similar to your political beliefs.
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