Political Issues of 2020

Are you currently experiencing COVID-19 symptoms?

Should the government enforce a “stay-at-home” order to combat the coronavirus?

85 Yes

15 No

2,637 votes

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

47 Yes

53 No

3,112 votes

Soleimani

Do you support the killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani?

44 Yes

56 No

12,501 votes

Trump Impeachment

Do you support the impeachment of President Donald Trump?

61 Yes

39 No

213,640 votes

Political Advertising on Social Media

Should social media companies ban political advertising?

46 Yes

54 No

11,413 votes

Hong Kong Fugitive Extradition

Should the Chinese government be able to extradite fugitives from Hong Kong?

23 Yes

77 No

10,890 votes

Gun Buyback

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

46 Yes

54 No

24,295 votes

School Truancy

Should the government decriminalize school truancy?

55 Yes

45 No

28,156 votes

Afghanistan

Should the United States pull all military troops out of Afghanistan?

62 Yes

38 No

13,042 votes

Iran

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

15 Yes

85 No

113,488 votes

Tech Monopolies

Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?

35 Yes

65 No

14,625 votes

Free Tax Filing

Should the IRS create a free electronic tax filing system?

88 Yes

12 No

19,214 votes

Supreme Court Reform

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

54 Yes

46 No

25,826 votes

Animal Testing

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

61 Yes

39 No

29,882 votes

Free College for All

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

43 Yes

57 No

853,991 votes

Transgender Athletes

Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete in athletic events?

61 Yes

39 No

42,067 votes

Universal Pre-K

Should the federal government fund Universal preschool?

65 Yes

35 No

593,410 votes

India Arms

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

39 Yes

61 No

17,206 votes

Private Prisons

Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?

23 Yes

77 No

278,224 votes

Corporate Subsidies

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

60 Yes

40 No

33,298 votes

Mandatory minimum prison sentences

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

38 Yes

62 No

780,807 votes

Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

18 Yes

82 No

46,137 votes

Social Media Regulation

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

24 Yes

76 No

31,347 votes

Charter Schools

Do you support charter schools?

61 Yes

39 No

595,735 votes

Drug Trafficking Penalties

Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?

24 Yes

76 No

672,149 votes

Tariffs

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

35 Yes

65 No

30,953 votes

Armed Teachers

Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?

33 Yes

67 No

768,814 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?

50 Yes

50 No

48,836 votes

Medicaid Work Requirement

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

37 Yes

63 No

54,399 votes

Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

61 Yes

39 No

34,937 votes

Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

62 Yes

38 No

1,929,579 votes

Paris Climate Agreement

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

39 Yes

61 No

1,904,994 votes

Military Congressional Approval

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

37 Yes

63 No

1,973,875 votes

Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

12 Yes

88 No

21,764 votes

Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

63 Yes

37 No

479,440 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

40 Yes

60 No

85,785 votes

Immigration Ban

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

17 Yes

83 No

443,767 votes

Dual Citizenship

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

76 Yes

24 No

48,928 votes

Pre-Existing Conditions

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

15 Yes

85 No

1,378,872 votes

Plastic Product Ban

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

55 Yes

45 No

962,123 votes

Prison Overcrowding

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

60 Yes

40 No

638,009 votes

Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

84 Yes

16 No

50,561 votes

Foreign Assassination

Should the US assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

62 Yes

38 No

2,220,093 votes

Electoral College

Should the electoral college be abolished?

42 Yes

58 No

2,065,362 votes

Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

16 Yes

84 No

102,007 votes

Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

30 Yes

70 No

2,212,628 votes

Medicare Drug Prices

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

77 Yes

23 No

68,083 votes

Criminal Politicians

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

55 Yes

45 No

72,252 votes

Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

83 Yes

17 No

1,465,498 votes

F-35

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

37 Yes

63 No

45,956 votes

Domestic Jobs

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

54 Yes

46 No

66,981 votes

Air Force One

Should the military upgrade Air Force One?

37 Yes

63 No

54,064 votes

Dakota Access Pipeline

Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline?

35 Yes

65 No

1,126,482 votes

Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

38 Yes

62 No

111,592 votes

Safe Spaces

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

40 Yes

60 No

131,096 votes

NAFTA

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

58 Yes

42 No

66,492 votes

Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

45 Yes

55 No

114,302 votes

Border Wall

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

43 Yes

57 No

2,545,332 votes

VA Privatization

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

59 Yes

41 No

81,682 votes

China Tariffs

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

53 Yes

47 No

59,285 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

72,554 votes

Foreign Lobbying

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

11 Yes

89 No

663,249 votes

NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

81 Yes

19 No

75,080 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

127,089 votes

Drug Price Regulation

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

68 Yes

32 No

4,213,594 votes

Candidate Transparency

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

67 Yes

33 No

2,371,080 votes

Marital Rape

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

83 Yes

17 No

348,531 votes

Yemen

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

15 Yes

85 No

139,698 votes

Estate Tax

Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?

57 Yes

43 No

165,706 votes

Ukraine

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

35 Yes

65 No

143,644 votes

NATO

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

54 Yes

46 No

198,282 votes

Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

68 Yes

32 No

5,714,627 votes

LGBT Adoption Rights

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

81 Yes

19 No

1,243,822 votes

GMO Labels

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

86 Yes

14 No

7,343,602 votes

Mandatory Vaccinations

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

71 Yes

29 No

7,425,878 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

208,078 votes

Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

81 Yes

19 No

7,549,876 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

461,426 votes

Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

55 Yes

45 No

8,495,502 votes

Offshore Banking

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

60 Yes

40 No

470,274 votes

Gender Identity

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

56 Yes

44 No

1,077,635 votes

Muslim Surveillance

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

30 Yes

70 No

1,146,812 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

2,272,704 votes

Eminent Domain

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

40 Yes

60 No

1,192,504 votes

Gun Liability

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

19 Yes

81 No

1,837,802 votes

Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

47 Yes

53 No

12,090,748 votes

Federal Reserve

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

78 Yes

22 No

1,837,711 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

1,638,889 votes

Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

85 Yes

15 No

2,708,037 votes

Planned Parenthood Funding

Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

62 Yes

38 No

14,780,783 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

4,015,904 votes

Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

19 Yes

81 No

1,868,110 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

13,251,517 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

1,749,334 votes

No-Fly List Gun Control

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

82 Yes

18 No

7,771,262 votes

Gender Workplace Diversity

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

26 Yes

74 No

2,809,416 votes

Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

60 Yes

40 No

2,285,561 votes

ISIS Ground Troops

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

44 Yes

56 No

1,944,720 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

3,250,234 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?

79 Yes

21 No

70,426 votes

Campaign Finance

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

77 Yes

23 No

3,223,175 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

35 Yes

65 No

117,147 votes

Russian Airstrikes in Syria

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

17 Yes

83 No

1,984,951 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

79 Yes

21 No

4,339,549 votes

Space Exploration

Should the government fund space travel?

67 Yes

33 No

11,427,090 votes

Syrian Refugees

Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?

54 Yes

46 No

15,541,120 votes

Voter Fraud

Should a photo ID be required to vote?

80 Yes

20 No

17,387,296 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

2,694,172 votes

Confederate Flag

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

50 Yes

50 No

4,710,480 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

39 Yes

61 No

3,583,452 votes

Equal Pay

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

79 Yes

21 No

14,241,464 votes

Social Security

Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

30 Yes

70 No

3,909,964 votes

Niqāb

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

80 Yes

20 No

221,909 votes

Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

17 Yes

83 No

1,523,881 votes

Campaign Finance

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

42 Yes

58 No

347,688 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

4,136,113 votes

Medicaid

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

58 Yes

42 No

9,473,140 votes

Cuba

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

74 Yes

26 No

3,751,690 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

10,474,343 votes

War on ISIS

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

51 Yes

49 No

9,059,362 votes

Climate Change

Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?

63 Yes

37 No

22,735,857 votes

Student Loans

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

53 Yes

47 No

22,611,869 votes

Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

38 Yes

62 No

5,289,257 votes

Property Taxes

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

43 Yes

57 No

5,079,407 votes

Government Spending

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

63 Yes

37 No

13,712,714 votes

Welfare

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

75 Yes

25 No

238,173 votes

Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

66 Yes

34 No

8,306,661 votes

Border Security

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

71 Yes

29 No

16,057,124 votes

Fracking

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

48 Yes

52 No

14,471,116 votes

In-State Tuition

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

33 Yes

67 No

12,384,354 votes

Common Core

Do you support Common Core national standards?

36 Yes

64 No

24,911,738 votes

Edward Snowden

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

49 Yes

51 No

626,678 votes

Corporate Tax

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

62 Yes

38 No

248,593 votes

Economic Stimulus

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

72 Yes

28 No

137,764 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

6,099,112 votes

NSA Surveillance

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

52 Yes

48 No

5,428,790 votes

Gerrymandering

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

85 Yes

15 No

5,645,000 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

8,323,254 votes

Pension Reform

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

54 Yes

46 No

6,064,801 votes

Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

86 Yes

14 No

13,130,946 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

5,944,124 votes

Mental Health

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

85 Yes

15 No

658,871 votes

Taxes

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

67 Yes

33 No

1,811,639 votes

Drones

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

69 Yes

31 No

9,231,762 votes

Alternative Energy

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

70 Yes

30 No

9,737,066 votes

Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

71 Yes

29 No

16,746,507 votes

Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

24 Yes

76 No

24,969,778 votes

Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

57 Yes

43 No

16,537,562 votes

Gun Control

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

50 Yes

50 No

34,418,101 votes

Affirmative Action

Do you support affirmative action programs?

41 Yes

59 No

15,340,592 votes

Patriot Act

Do you support the Patriot Act?

55 Yes

45 No

12,650,809 votes

Government Mandates

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

50 Yes

50 No

13,259,224 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

56 Yes

44 No

25,324,346 votes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

70 Yes

30 No

33,611,428 votes

Oil Drilling

Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?

53 Yes

47 No

21,291,036 votes

Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

68 Yes

32 No

34,369,182 votes

Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

38 Yes

62 No

34,463,155 votes

Immigrant Laborers

Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?

51 Yes

49 No

15,210,463 votes

Immigration Healthcare

Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

28 Yes

72 No

33,102,853 votes

Immigration

Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?

54 Yes

46 No

17,729,798 votes

United Nations

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

85 Yes

15 No

13,319,615 votes

Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

63 Yes

37 No

9,608,236 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidize farmers?

61 Yes

39 No

10,015,843 votes

Obamacare

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

44 Yes

56 No

33,136,277 votes

Euthanasia

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

76 Yes

24 No

8,380,556 votes

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