Political Issues of 2017

#TakeAKnee

Do you support NFL players “taking a knee” in protest of racial injustice and police brutality?

35 Yes

65 No

40,497 votes

Public Transportation

Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

55 Yes

45 No

95,346 votes

AntiFa

Should AntiFa be declared a domestic terrorist organization?

73 Yes

27 No

2,939 votes

Transgender Soldiers

Should transgender people be allowed to serve in the U.S. Military?

69 Yes

31 No

14,479 votes

Paris Climate Agreement

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

51 Yes

49 No

129,302 votes

Confederate Monuments

Should Confederate monuments and memorials be removed from public grounds?

43 Yes

57 No

6,553 votes

Military Congressional Approval

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

49 Yes

51 No

148,452 votes

Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

19 Yes

81 No

4,519 votes

Single-Payer Healthcare

Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?

46 Yes

54 No

41,060 votes

Universal Basic Income

Do you support a universal basic income program?

31 Yes

69 No

12,260 votes

Immigration Ban

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

29 Yes

71 No

16,007 votes

Dual Citizenship

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

68 Yes

32 No

14,256 votes

Mosul

Do you support the military offensive against ISIS in the Iraqi city of Mosul?

82 Yes

18 No

13,969 votes

Pre-Existing Conditions

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

18 Yes

82 No

48,577 votes

Plastic Product Ban

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

43 Yes

57 No

29,535 votes

Prison Overcrowding

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

57 Yes

43 No

73,166 votes

Whistleblower Protection

Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?

80 Yes

20 No

17,369 votes

Foreign Assassination

Should the US assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?

69 Yes

31 No

375,607 votes

Electoral College

Should the electoral college be abolished?

33 Yes

67 No

249,100 votes

Minimum Voting Age

Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

14 Yes

86 No

29,507 votes

Right of Foreigners to Vote

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

22 Yes

78 No

532,167 votes

Medicare Drug Prices

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

74 Yes

26 No

28,618 votes

Criminal Politicians

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

46 Yes

54 No

26,497 votes

Deporting Criminal Immigrants

Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?

86 Yes

14 No

581,661 votes

F-35

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

32 Yes

68 No

21,755 votes

Domestic Jobs

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

58 Yes

42 No

30,748 votes

Air Force One

Should the military upgrade Air Force One?

41 Yes

59 No

23,311 votes

Dakota Access Pipeline

Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline?

29 Yes

71 No

672,930 votes

Flag Burning

Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?

45 Yes

55 No

47,328 votes

Safe Spaces

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

35 Yes

65 No

55,018 votes

NAFTA

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

48 Yes

52 No

31,978 votes

Sanctuary Cities

Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?

31 Yes

69 No

41,460 votes

Border Wall

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

58 Yes

42 No

695,446 votes

VA Privatization

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

67 Yes

33 No

40,722 votes

China Tariffs

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

63 Yes

37 No

29,337 votes

Lobbyists

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

81 Yes

19 No

34,528 votes

Foreign Lobbying

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

10 Yes

90 No

463,167 votes

NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

77 Yes

23 No

31,259 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?

73 Yes

27 No

73,752 votes

Drug Price Regulation

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

67 Yes

33 No

3,719,584 votes

Candidate Transparency

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

67 Yes

33 No

2,296,534 votes

Marital Rape

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

81 Yes

19 No

226,492 votes

Yemen

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

16 Yes

84 No

110,914 votes

Estate Tax

Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?

59 Yes

41 No

132,178 votes

Ukraine

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

33 Yes

67 No

115,564 votes

NATO

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

53 Yes

47 No

170,132 votes

Nuclear Energy

Do you support the use of nuclear energy?

68 Yes

32 No

3,960,583 votes

LGBT Adoption Rights

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

80 Yes

20 No

858,164 votes

GMO Labels

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

86 Yes

14 No

5,561,672 votes

Mandatory Vaccinations

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

69 Yes

31 No

5,575,649 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

184,294 votes

Police Body Cameras

Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?

79 Yes

21 No

6,183,746 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

419,092 votes

Criminal Voting Rights

Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

53 Yes

47 No

6,696,573 votes

Offshore Banking

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

60 Yes

40 No

439,030 votes

Gender Identity

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

55 Yes

45 No

890,568 votes

Muslim Surveillance

Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?

31 Yes

69 No

978,757 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

2,189,692 votes

Eminent Domain

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

40 Yes

60 No

1,151,572 votes

Gun Liability

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

18 Yes

82 No

1,672,923 votes

Solitary Confinement for Juveniles

Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?

47 Yes

53 No

11,769,471 votes

Federal Reserve

Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?

78 Yes

22 No

1,811,405 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

1,599,358 votes

Women in Combat

Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?

85 Yes

15 No

2,581,066 votes

Planned Parenthood Funding

Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

61 Yes

39 No

13,058,776 votes

Mandatory Military Service

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

23 Yes

77 No

3,088,564 votes

Bitcoin

Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?

18 Yes

82 No

1,843,031 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

12,787,566 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

1,714,824 votes

No-Fly List Gun Control

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

82 Yes

18 No

7,712,584 votes

Gender Workplace Diversity

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

25 Yes

75 No

2,729,122 votes

Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

72 Yes

28 No

953,859 votes

ISIS Ground Troops

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

44 Yes

56 No

1,913,738 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

2,987,569 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

28,296 votes

Campaign Finance

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

77 Yes

23 No

3,123,070 votes

Government Pensions

Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?

33 Yes

67 No

90,821 votes

Russian Airstrikes in Syria

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

16 Yes

84 No

1,957,768 votes

Welfare Drug Testing

Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?

80 Yes

20 No

3,521,482 votes

Space Exploration

Should the government fund space travel?

67 Yes

33 No

11,237,816 votes

Syrian Refugees

Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?

53 Yes

47 No

13,813,841 votes

Voter Fraud

Should a photo ID be required to vote?

80 Yes

20 No

15,556,115 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

2,656,258 votes

Confederate Flag

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

50 Yes

50 No

4,636,244 votes

Trans-Pacific Partnership

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

39 Yes

61 No

3,558,464 votes

Equal Pay

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

79 Yes

21 No

13,959,822 votes

Social Security

Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?

30 Yes

70 No

3,876,608 votes

Niqāb

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

79 Yes

21 No

163,907 votes

Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

17 Yes

83 No

1,485,531 votes

Campaign Finance

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

42 Yes

58 No

301,027 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

4,092,417 votes

Medicaid

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

58 Yes

42 No

8,943,451 votes

Cuba

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

74 Yes

26 No

3,713,818 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

10,265,184 votes

War on ISIS

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

51 Yes

49 No

9,026,485 votes

Climate Change

Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?

62 Yes

38 No

20,876,277 votes

Student Loans

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

53 Yes

47 No

20,761,506 votes

Labor Unions

Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?

38 Yes

62 No

5,236,500 votes

Property Taxes

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

43 Yes

57 No

5,052,427 votes

Government Spending

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

64 Yes

36 No

12,371,952 votes

Welfare

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

79 Yes

21 No

181,791 votes

Immigrant Assimilation

Should immigrants be required to learn English?

66 Yes

34 No

8,241,810 votes

Border Security

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

71 Yes

29 No

16,019,638 votes

Fracking

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

48 Yes

52 No

14,350,729 votes

In-State Tuition

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

33 Yes

67 No

12,072,737 votes

Common Core

Do you support Common Core national standards?

36 Yes

64 No

23,605,355 votes

Edward Snowden

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

48 Yes

52 No

593,737 votes

Corporate Tax

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

58 Yes

42 No

150,852 votes

Economic Stimulus

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

70 Yes

30 No

100,985 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

4,871,687 votes

NSA Surveillance

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

53 Yes

47 No

5,399,864 votes

Gerrymandering

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

85 Yes

15 No

5,603,257 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

8,259,004 votes

Pension Reform

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

54 Yes

46 No

6,038,481 votes

Term Limits

Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?

86 Yes

14 No

13,077,743 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

5,849,040 votes

Mental Health

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

78 Yes

22 No

1,998 votes

Taxes

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

58 Yes

42 No

53,656 votes

Drones

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

69 Yes

31 No

9,193,118 votes

Alternative Energy

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

70 Yes

30 No

9,606,082 votes

Death Penalty

Do you support the death penalty?

71 Yes

29 No

16,647,114 votes

Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

24 Yes

76 No

24,018,754 votes

Drug Policy

Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

57 Yes

43 No

15,462,322 votes

Gun Control

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

49 Yes

51 No

32,555,142 votes

Affirmative Action

Do you support affirmative action programs?

41 Yes

59 No

14,948,630 votes

Patriot Act

Do you support the Patriot Act?

55 Yes

45 No

12,609,113 votes

Government Mandates

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

49 Yes

51 No

13,068,236 votes

Minimum Wage

Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

56 Yes

44 No

23,953,867 votes

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?

70 Yes

30 No

32,443,993 votes

Oil Drilling

Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?

53 Yes

47 No

20,733,767 votes

Gay Marriage

Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?

67 Yes

33 No

32,674,970 votes

Abortion

What is your stance on abortion?

38 Yes

62 No

32,604,272 votes

Immigrant Laborers

Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?

51 Yes

49 No

15,169,137 votes

Immigration Healthcare

Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?

28 Yes

72 No

32,083,273 votes

Immigration

Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?

54 Yes

46 No

17,348,996 votes

United Nations

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

85 Yes

15 No

12,766,068 votes

Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

63 Yes

37 No

9,558,587 votes

Farm Subsidies

Should the government subsidize farmers?

61 Yes

39 No

9,984,813 votes

Obamacare

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

44 Yes

56 No

32,026,099 votes

Euthanasia

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

76 Yes

24 No

8,310,671 votes

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