Political Issues of 2023

Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

38 Yes

62 No

36,155,046 votes

LGBT Adoption Rights

Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?

81 Yes

19 No

1,322,395 votes

Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

68 Yes

32 No

34,663,861 votes

Gender Identity

Should “gender identity” be added to anti-discrimination laws?

57 Yes

43 No

1,506,529 votes

Planned Parenthood Funding

Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

63 Yes

37 No

16,479,749 votes

Gender Transition

Should people under the age of 18 years old be able to receive gender-transition treatments?

41 Yes

59 No

16,635 votes

Government Mandates

Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?

51 Yes

49 No

14,282,493 votes

Gun Buyback

Should the federal government institute a mandatory buyback of assault weapons?

41 Yes

59 No

104,177 votes

Transgender Athletes

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete against athletes that differ from their assigned sex at birth?

54 Yes

46 No

208,876 votes

Religious Freedom Act

Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?

46 Yes

54 No

10,605,888 votes

Marital Rape

Should marital rape be classified and punished as severely as non-marital rape?

83 Yes

17 No

366,421 votes

Hate Speech

Should hate speech be protected by the first amendment?

60 Yes

40 No

33,149 votes

Racial Sensitivity Training

Should the federal government require racial sensitivity training for employees?

56 Yes

44 No

58,925 votes

First Amendment

Should the government support a separation of church and state by removing references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments?

28 Yes

72 No

8,373,491 votes

Safe Spaces

Should universities provide “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” for students?

43 Yes

57 No

204,637 votes

Gender Workplace Diversity

Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?

26 Yes

74 No

2,868,569 votes

Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

71 Yes

29 No

16,799,818 votes

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for teachers and faculty?

60 Yes

40 No

1,661 votes

Confederate Flag

Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?

49 Yes

51 No

4,768,226 votes

Should schools be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for students?

98 Yes

2 No

1,636 votes

Euthanasia

Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?

76 Yes

24 No

8,413,674 votes

Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

85 Yes

15 No

2,753,035 votes

Should companies be allowed to require mandatory diversity training for employees?

58 Yes

42 No

1,638 votes

Niqāb

Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?

82 Yes

18 No

264,058 votes

Gun Control

Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?

51 Yes

49 No

36,128,981 votes

Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

33 Yes

67 No

2,463,966 votes

Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

57 Yes

43 No

16,631,451 votes

Social Media Regulation

Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?

26 Yes

74 No

66,476 votes

No-Fly List Gun Control

Should people on the “no-fly list” be banned from purchasing guns and ammunition?

81 Yes

19 No

7,825,992 votes

Supreme Court Reform

Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats and term limits on judges?

54 Yes

46 No

81,241 votes

NSA Domestic Surveillance

Should the NSA (National Security Agency) be allowed to collect basic metadata of citizen’s phone calls such as numbers, timestamps, and call durations?

31 Yes

69 No

4,158,059 votes

Affirmative Action

Do you support affirmative action programs?

41 Yes

59 No

15,424,532 votes

Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

86 Yes

14 No

13,158,167 votes

Gun Liability

Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers?

24 Yes

76 No

3,389,819 votes

Muslim Surveillance

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

29 Yes

71 No

1,189,558 votes

Patriot Act

Do you support the Patriot Act?

55 Yes

45 No

12,706,271 votes

Should members of Congress be allowed to trade stocks while serving in office?

24 Yes

76 No

17,337 votes

Eminent Domain

Should the government be allowed to seize private property, with reasonable compensation, for public or civic use?

40 Yes

60 No

1,235,970 votes

Net Neutrality

Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?

17 Yes

83 No

6,133,559 votes

Gerrymandering

Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlled by an independent, non-partisan commission?

85 Yes

15 No

5,663,417 votes

Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

35 Yes

65 No

179,750 votes

Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

41 Yes

59 No

49,212 votes

Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

85 Yes

15 No

62,977 votes

Edward Snowden

Should the U.S. government grant immunity to Edward Snowden?

50 Yes

50 No

664,581 votes

Social Security

Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

30 Yes

70 No

3,921,753 votes

Air Force One

Should the military upgrade Air Force One?

36 Yes

64 No

87,900 votes

Do you support President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program?

57 Yes

43 No

15,227 votes

Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education

Should critical race theory be taught in K-12 education?

57 Yes

43 No

851,462 votes

Free College for All

Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year colleges and universities?

45 Yes

55 No

2,535,025 votes

Student Loans

Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?

53 Yes

47 No

24,298,973 votes

Universal Pre-K

Should the federal government fund Universal preschool?

64 Yes

36 No

1,472,324 votes

School Vouchers

Should the government offer students a voucher that they can use to attend private schools?

46 Yes

54 No

31,559 votes

Common Core

Do you support Common Core national standards?

36 Yes

64 No

24,990,840 votes

Charter Schools

Do you support charter schools?

62 Yes

38 No

676,085 votes

School Truancy

Should the government decriminalize school truancy?

56 Yes

44 No

91,604 votes

Should the government provide financial aid to families affected by COVID related school closures?

67 Yes

33 No

18,469 votes

Equal Pay

Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?

79 Yes

21 No

14,382,368 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

57 Yes

43 No

27,008,173 votes

Taxes

Should the U.S. raise taxes on the rich?

68 Yes

32 No

3,513,820 votes

Government Spending

Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?

63 Yes

37 No

13,766,734 votes

Corporate Tax

Should the U.S. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?

67 Yes

33 No

673,886 votes

Paid Sick Leave

Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member?

77 Yes

23 No

3,293,910 votes

Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

38 Yes

62 No

5,357,799 votes

Welfare

Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?

71 Yes

29 No

298,752 votes

Capital Gains Tax

Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?

31 Yes

69 No

2,738,061 votes

Overtime Pay

Should the government require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to $46k/year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours?

63 Yes

37 No

498,197 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

47 Yes

53 No

1,038,341 votes

Free Tax Filing

Should the IRS create a free electronic tax filing system?

87 Yes

13 No

29,591 votes

Economic Stimulus

Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?

73 Yes

27 No

174,054 votes

Estate Tax

Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?

56 Yes

44 No

201,666 votes

NAFTA

Should the U.S. continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?

61 Yes

39 No

97,359 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

78 Yes

22 No

4,632,690 votes

Should the Federal Government suspend the gasoline tax?

64 Yes

36 No

4,219 votes

Offshore Banking

Should U.S. citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?

60 Yes

40 No

496,736 votes

Should the United States transition to a four-day workweek?

55 Yes

45 No

6,025 votes

Domestic Jobs

Should the President offer tax breaks to individual companies to keep jobs in the U.S.?

54 Yes

46 No

83,536 votes

Corporate Mega Mergers

Should the government prevent “mega mergers” of corporations that could potentially control a large percentage of market share within its industry?

76 Yes

24 No

138,023 votes

Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

39 Yes

61 No

47,147 votes

Pension Reform

Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?

54 Yes

46 No

6,083,169 votes

China Tariffs

Should the U.S. increase tariffs on imported products from China?

53 Yes

47 No

79,017 votes

Federal Reserve

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

78 Yes

22 No

1,847,246 votes

Should the government ban surcharges tacked onto concert tickets, cable bills, banking services, hotel bookings and other purchases?

66 Yes

34 No

2,259 votes

Gig Workers

Should gig workers such as Uber drivers be classified as employees?

73 Yes

27 No

9,253 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidize farmers?

61 Yes

39 No

10,026,926 votes

Tariffs

Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?

37 Yes

63 No

41,076 votes

Should online payment platforms be forced to report all transactions over $600 to the IRS?

32 Yes

68 No

1,514 votes

Cryptocurrency

Should the government classify cryptocurrencies as legal forms of payment?

42 Yes

58 No

6,196 votes

Decentralized Finance

Should the underlying technology of our financial system (credit, savings, investing, purchasing) transition from an institutionally owned industry to a decentralized protocol (similar to the internet) that is not owned by any corporation?

45 Yes

55 No

6,077 votes

Property Taxes

Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?

43 Yes

57 No

5,089,299 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

35 Yes

65 No

127,960 votes

State Ownership

Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?

47 Yes

53 No

12,740 votes

Online Sales Tax

Should an in-state sales tax apply to online purchases of in-state buyers from out-of-state sellers?

36 Yes

64 No

218,327 votes

Should the government provide a bailout for Silicon Valley Bank?

33 Yes

67 No

486 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?

39 Yes

61 No

3,592,717 votes

Should the government tax stock buybacks?

40 Yes

60 No

2,083 votes

Drug Price Regulation

Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?

68 Yes

32 No

4,276,296 votes

Mental Health

Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?

85 Yes

15 No

696,831 votes

Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

63 Yes

37 No

1,227,403 votes

Pre-Existing Conditions

Should health insurers be allowed to deny coverage to individuals who have a pre-existing condition?

15 Yes

85 No

1,416,401 votes

COVID Employment Health Pass

Should the government require employees of large businesses to be vaccinated from COVID?

36 Yes

64 No

339,560 votes

Medicaid

Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?

60 Yes

40 No

11,124,153 votes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

70 Yes

30 No

33,653,760 votes

Safe Haven

Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?

49 Yes

51 No

94,045 votes

Medicare Drug Prices

Should the federal government be allowed to negotiate drug prices for Medicare?

76 Yes

24 No

107,761 votes

Obamacare

Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?

45 Yes

55 No

34,805,576 votes

Medicaid Work Requirement

Should people be required to work in order to receive Medicaid?

36 Yes

64 No

133,104 votes

World Health Organization

Should the government fund the World Health Organization?

71 Yes

29 No

245,819 votes

Should private businesses have the right to ask customers for their vaccination status?

58 Yes

42 No

17,529 votes

VA Privatization

Should there be more or less privatization of veterans’ healthcare?

57 Yes

43 No

131,504 votes

Should medical boards penalize doctors who give health advice that contradicts contemporary scientific consensus?

47 Yes

53 No

2,132 votes

Immigration

Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?

54 Yes

46 No

17,856,706 votes

Muslim Immigrants

Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?

46 Yes

54 No

13,304,199 votes

Border Security

Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?

71 Yes

29 No

16,094,007 votes

Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

83 Yes

17 No

1,501,969 votes

Immigration Healthcare

Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

29 Yes

71 No

34,807,224 votes

Border Wall

Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?

39 Yes

61 No

4,245,517 votes

Illegal Immigrant Detainment

Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?

61 Yes

39 No

6,106,280 votes

Citizenship Test

Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?

78 Yes

22 No

105,826 votes

Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

48 Yes

52 No

198,273 votes

Immigrant Laborers

Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?

51 Yes

49 No

15,257,844 votes

Skilled Immigrants

Should the US increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?

55 Yes

45 No

1,789,069 votes

Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

66 Yes

34 No

8,351,385 votes

In-State Tuition

Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?

35 Yes

65 No

13,912,497 votes

Dual Citizenship

Should immigrants to the United States be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?

78 Yes

22 No

85,117 votes

Climate Change

Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?

63 Yes

37 No

24,436,763 votes

Alaska Wildlife Refuge

Should drilling be allowed in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge?

28 Yes

72 No

222,065 votes

Fracking

Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?

48 Yes

52 No

14,678,983 votes

Dakota Access Pipeline

Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline?

36 Yes

64 No

1,263,142 votes

Alternative Energy

Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?

71 Yes

29 No

9,787,660 votes

Animal Testing

Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?

63 Yes

37 No

75,504 votes

Plastic Product Ban

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

53 Yes

47 No

2,011,984 votes

Oil Drilling

Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?

52 Yes

48 No

21,585,372 votes

Paris Climate Agreement

Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?

37 Yes

63 No

3,495,531 votes

Should the government build a network of electric vehicle charging stations?

61 Yes

39 No

2,337 votes

Corporate Subsidies

Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?

63 Yes

37 No

69,582 votes

Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

81 Yes

19 No

7,624,933 votes

Qualified Immunity for Police

Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?

32 Yes

68 No

49,110 votes

Defunding the Police

Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?

41 Yes

59 No

1,294,264 votes

Demilitarize the Police

Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?

46 Yes

54 No

663,533 votes

Mandatory minimum prison sentences

Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?

40 Yes

60 No

1,829,588 votes

Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

22 Yes

78 No

334,543 votes

Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

48 Yes

52 No

12,392,390 votes

Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

23 Yes

77 No

726,231 votes

Collective Bargaining

Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining power for cases involving misconduct?

69 Yes

31 No

34,242 votes

Prison Overcrowding

Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

62 Yes

38 No

893,180 votes

Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

58 Yes

42 No

10,167,927 votes

Should politicians over 75 years of age have required to pass a mental competency test?

83 Yes

17 No

2,609 votes

Foreign Lobbying

Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for American elections?

11 Yes

89 No

708,012 votes

Voter Fraud

Should a photo ID be required to vote?

79 Yes

21 No

19,068,353 votes

Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

17 Yes

83 No

178,892 votes

Right of Foreigners to Vote

Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote?

37 Yes

63 No

3,895,789 votes

Campaign Finance

Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?

77 Yes

23 No

3,306,869 votes

Campaign Finance

Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?

42 Yes

58 No

397,826 votes

Electoral College

Should the electoral college be abolished?

43 Yes

57 No

3,740,083 votes

Criminal Politicians

Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?

57 Yes

43 No

123,725 votes

Lobbyists

Should there be a 5-year ban on White House and Congressional officials from becoming lobbyists after they leave the government?

79 Yes

21 No

111,277 votes

Should every voter automatically receive a mail in ballot?

57 Yes

43 No

1,220 votes

Candidate Transparency

Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?

67 Yes

33 No

2,453,359 votes

Mandatory Vaccinations

Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?

70 Yes

30 No

9,132,520 votes

Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

68 Yes

32 No

7,377,805 votes

GMO Labels

Should producers be required to label genetically engineered foods (GMOs)?

86 Yes

14 No

9,031,987 votes

Space Exploration

Should the government fund space travel?

67 Yes

33 No

11,514,990 votes

Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

62 Yes

38 No

3,624,320 votes

Mandatory Military Service

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

22 Yes

78 No

4,089,656 votes

NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

80 Yes

20 No

114,272 votes

Iran

Should the U.S. go to war with Iran?

14 Yes

86 No

137,760 votes

Should the United States provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

68 Yes

32 No

7,817 votes

Should Ukraine join NATO?

68 Yes

32 No

9,706 votes

Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

63 Yes

37 No

9,659,874 votes

United Nations

Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?

85 Yes

15 No

13,557,261 votes

Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

18 Yes

82 No

59,045 votes

NATO

Should the U.S. defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?

55 Yes

45 No

231,170 votes

Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

53 Yes

47 No

3,970,124 votes

Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

18 Yes

82 No

1,618,614 votes

Drones

Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?

69 Yes

31 No

9,270,888 votes

NSA Surveillance

Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?

52 Yes

48 No

5,460,287 votes

India Arms

Should the U.S. sell military weapons to India in order to counter Chinese and Russian influence?

43 Yes

57 No

46,750 votes

Torture

Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?

59 Yes

41 No

2,438,271 votes

Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

25 Yes

75 No

26,420,032 votes

Cuba

Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?

74 Yes

26 No

3,792,537 votes

North Korea Military Strikes

Should the U.S. conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?

25 Yes

75 No

1,649,175 votes

Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

61 Yes

39 No

67,097 votes

F-35

Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?

36 Yes

64 No

73,846 votes

Homeless Encampments

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

45 Yes

55 No

413,997 votes

Military Congressional Approval

Should the President be able to authorize military force against Al-Qaeda without Congressional approval?

35 Yes

65 No

3,635,219 votes

Foreign Assassination

Should the US assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

60 Yes

40 No

3,906,000 votes

Should the President mobilize the U.S. military against Mexican Drug Cartels?

57 Yes

43 No

4,219 votes

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