Political Issues of 2018

Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

38 Yes

62 No

33,446,253 votes

LGBT Adoption Rights

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

80 Yes

20 No

1,052,253 votes

Planned Parenthood Funding

Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

61 Yes

39 No

13,835,948 votes

Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

67 Yes

33 No

33,445,989 votes

Marital Rape

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

82 Yes

18 No

269,248 votes

Government Mandates

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

49 Yes

51 No

13,135,529 votes

Gender Identity

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

55 Yes

45 No

946,643 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

10,390,117 votes

Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

85 Yes

15 No

2,654,501 votes

Gender Workplace Diversity

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

25 Yes

75 No

2,767,642 votes

Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

71 Yes

29 No

16,695,970 votes

Confederate Flag

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

50 Yes

50 No

4,667,224 votes

Euthanasia

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

76 Yes

24 No

8,341,725 votes

Safe Spaces

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

36 Yes

64 No

90,208 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?

27 Yes

73 No

8,289,609 votes

Niqāb

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

79 Yes

21 No

187,186 votes

Immigrant Children

Should adults that are illegally attempting to cross the U.S. border be separated from their children?

19 Yes

81 No

386,978 votes

Border Wall

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

50 Yes

50 No

1,531,781 votes

Muslim Immigrants

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

47 Yes

53 No

12,822,143 votes

Immigration Ban

Should there be a temporary ban on all immigration into the United States?

24 Yes

76 No

37,433 votes

In-State Tuition

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

33 Yes

67 No

12,095,471 votes

Immigration

Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?

54 Yes

46 No

17,402,256 votes

Immigration Healthcare

Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

28 Yes

72 No

32,561,416 votes

Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

84 Yes

16 No

1,378,303 votes

Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

34 Yes

66 No

58,549 votes

Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

66 Yes

34 No

8,267,455 votes

Illegal Immigrant Detainment

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

62 Yes

38 No

5,866,496 votes

Immigrant Laborers

Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?

51 Yes

49 No

15,185,598 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?

80 Yes

20 No

47,232 votes

Border Security

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

71 Yes

29 No

16,034,890 votes

Skilled Immigrants

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

54 Yes

46 No

1,729,119 votes

Dual Citizenship

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

72 Yes

28 No

29,278 votes

Gun Control

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

49 Yes

51 No

33,398,471 votes

Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

39 Yes

61 No

92,504 votes

No-Fly List Gun Control

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

82 Yes

18 No

7,737,460 votes

Muslim Surveillance

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

30 Yes

70 No

1,097,013 votes

Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

86 Yes

14 No

13,102,511 votes

Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

57 Yes

43 No

16,087,837 votes

Gerrymandering

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

85 Yes

15 No

5,619,369 votes

Social Media Regulation

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

20 Yes

80 No

10,171 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

4,112,938 votes

Gun Liability

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

18 Yes

82 No

1,696,095 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

5,594,360 votes

Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

42 Yes

58 No

76,725 votes

Patriot Act

Do you support the Patriot Act?

55 Yes

45 No

12,624,611 votes

Affirmative Action

Do you support affirmative action programs?

41 Yes

59 No

15,157,926 votes

Eminent Domain

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

40 Yes

60 No

1,169,263 votes

Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

82 Yes

18 No

31,646 votes

Social Security

Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

30 Yes

70 No

3,892,015 votes

Edward Snowden

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

49 Yes

51 No

607,030 votes

Air Force One

Should the military upgrade Air Force One?

39 Yes

61 No

36,088 votes

Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

51 Yes

49 No

70,421 votes

Drug Price Regulation

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

67 Yes

33 No

3,766,546 votes

Pre-Existing Conditions

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

15 Yes

85 No

875,625 votes

Mental Health

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

86 Yes

14 No

292,512 votes

Obamacare

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

44 Yes

56 No

32,604,825 votes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

70 Yes

30 No

33,265,468 votes

Medicaid

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

58 Yes

42 No

8,963,879 votes

Medicaid Work Requirement

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

45 Yes

55 No

14,370 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?

42 Yes

58 No

21,083 votes

Medicare Drug Prices

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

75 Yes

25 No

43,591 votes

VA Privatization

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

64 Yes

36 No

55,098 votes

Equal Pay

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

79 Yes

21 No

14,005,657 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

80 Yes

20 No

3,958,560 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

3,099,797 votes

Taxes

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

63 Yes

37 No

795,773 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

56 Yes

44 No

24,428,407 votes

Corporate Tax

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

57 Yes

43 No

179,366 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

34 Yes

66 No

38,230 votes

Welfare

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

78 Yes

22 No

207,167 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?

74 Yes

26 No

97,788 votes

Government Spending

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

64 Yes

36 No

13,203,154 votes

Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

38 Yes

62 No

5,256,813 votes

Overtime Pay

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

62 Yes

38 No

436,483 votes

Tariffs

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

40 Yes

60 No

15,236 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

2,670,907 votes

Economic Stimulus

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

70 Yes

30 No

117,464 votes

NAFTA

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

54 Yes

46 No

47,930 votes

Domestic Jobs

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

56 Yes

44 No

49,227 votes

Estate Tax

Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?

58 Yes

42 No

146,455 votes

China Tariffs

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

58 Yes

42 No

42,861 votes

Property Taxes

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

43 Yes

57 No

5,064,715 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidize farmers?

61 Yes

39 No

9,999,604 votes

Federal Reserve

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

78 Yes

22 No

1,823,930 votes

Offshore Banking

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

60 Yes

40 No

453,418 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

33 Yes

67 No

102,574 votes

Pension Reform

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

54 Yes

46 No

6,049,585 votes

Online Sales Tax

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

35 Yes

65 No

195,213 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

39 Yes

61 No

3,570,494 votes

Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

18 Yes

82 No

1,854,786 votes

Climate Change

Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?

62 Yes

38 No

21,718,258 votes

Fracking

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

48 Yes

52 No

14,387,154 votes

Alternative Energy

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

70 Yes

30 No

9,656,887 votes

Paris Climate Agreement

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

46 Yes

54 No

942,160 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

223,943 votes

Oil Drilling

Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?

53 Yes

47 No

21,145,020 votes

Dakota Access Pipeline

Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline?

32 Yes

68 No

960,635 votes

Foreign Lobbying

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

11 Yes

89 No

491,781 votes

Campaign Finance

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

77 Yes

23 No

3,152,562 votes

Electoral College

Should the electoral college be abolished?

38 Yes

62 No

1,074,294 votes

Voter Fraud

Should a photo ID be required to vote?

80 Yes

20 No

16,393,153 votes

Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

26 Yes

74 No

1,367,291 votes

Candidate Transparency

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

67 Yes

33 No

2,315,588 votes

Campaign Finance

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

42 Yes

58 No

319,762 votes

Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

15 Yes

85 No

59,627 votes

Lobbyists

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

80 Yes

20 No

49,661 votes

Criminal Politicians

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

50 Yes

50 No

45,610 votes

United Nations

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

85 Yes

15 No

12,818,437 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

3,504,481 votes

Syrian Refugees

Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?

53 Yes

47 No

14,646,258 votes

Torture

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

60 Yes

40 No

2,218,637 votes

Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

19 Yes

81 No

12,246 votes

Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

63 Yes

37 No

9,577,562 votes

NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

78 Yes

22 No

46,718 votes

Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

24 Yes

76 No

24,463,540 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?

26 Yes

74 No

1,618,220 votes

Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

66 Yes

34 No

1,734,540 votes

Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

17 Yes

83 No

1,500,410 votes

ISIS Ground Troops

Should the U.S. send ground troops into Syria to fight ISIS?

44 Yes

56 No

1,928,221 votes

Yemen

Should the U.S. provide military aid to Saudi Arabia during its conflict with Yemen?

16 Yes

84 No

123,038 votes

Drones

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

69 Yes

31 No

9,209,539 votes

War on ISIS

Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?

51 Yes

49 No

9,041,373 votes

Cuba

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

74 Yes

26 No

3,728,651 votes

Ukraine

Should the U.S. provide military assistance to defend Ukraine from Russia?

33 Yes

67 No

128,037 votes

NATO

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

53 Yes

47 No

181,760 votes

NSA Surveillance

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

53 Yes

47 No

5,412,832 votes

Russian Airstrikes in Syria

Should the U.S. prevent Russia from conducting airstrikes in Syria?

16 Yes

84 No

1,969,819 votes

F-35

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

34 Yes

66 No

32,607 votes

Mandatory Vaccinations

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

70 Yes

30 No

6,410,803 votes

GMO Labels

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

86 Yes

14 No

6,389,496 votes

Space Exploration

Should the government fund space travel?

67 Yes

33 No

11,282,531 votes

Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

68 Yes

32 No

4,765,139 votes

Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

80 Yes

20 No

7,023,334 votes

Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

30 Yes

70 No

287,865 votes

Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

53 Yes

47 No

7,513,624 votes

Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

47 Yes

53 No

11,871,507 votes

Prison Overcrowding

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

56 Yes

44 No

365,446 votes

Mandatory minimum prison sentences

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

40 Yes

60 No

225,928 votes

Student Loans

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

53 Yes

47 No

21,598,868 votes

Common Core

Do you support Common Core national standards?

36 Yes

64 No

24,418,097 votes

Charter Schools

Do you support charter schools?

62 Yes

38 No

451,336 votes

Military Congressional Approval

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

42 Yes

58 No

977,720 votes

Foreign Assassination

Should the US assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

65 Yes

35 No

1,212,220 votes

Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

58 Yes

42 No

922,963 votes

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