Political positions of the 2016 United States presidential candidates by political affiliation

The United States presidential candidates in the 2016 United States presidential candidates by political affiliation hold a wide variety of stances on issues related to domestic and foreign policy and their political ideological views.

Domestic policy

Capital punishment

Political party Democratic Party Republican Party Libertarian Party Green Party
Candidate Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Gary Johnson Jill Stein
Federal capital punishment Yes[1] Unitary state position Yes[2] Unitary state position No[3] No[4]

LGBT rights

Executive positions
Political party Democratic Party Republican Party Libertarian Party Green Party
Candidate Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Gary Johnson Jill Stein
Arizona Senate Bill 1062 No[5] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby No[6] Yes[7] Un­known Un­known
Cap out-of pocket expenses for people with HIV/AIDS Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Define the term "sex" in federal statute, federal agencies, and courts to include discrimination on the basis of "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Equality Act of 2015 Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Executive Order 13672 Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Yes
Every Child Deserves a Family Act Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Expand the utilization of HIV prevention medications, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
H.R. 2802 and S. 1598 Un­known[9] Yes[9] Un­known Un­known
Indiana Senate Bill 101 No[10] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Kansas Senate Bill 175 No[11] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Law enforcement training on interactions with LGBT individuals. Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
LGBT Data Inclusion Act Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
LGBT adoption No[8] Unitary state position Un­known[12] Federalist position Un­known Un­known
Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Mississippi House Bill 1523 No[13] Un­known Un­known Un­known
North Carolina House Bill 2 No[11] Unitary state position Yes[14] Federalist position Un­known Un­known
Obergefell v. Hodges No[8] Unitary state position No[15] Federalist position Un­known Un­known
Proposition 1 Yes[16] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Reporting of hate crimes data based on a victim's actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity Yes[8] Unitary state position
(federally collected data only)
Federalist position
(state and territorial collected data only)
Un­known Un­known Un­known
Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Safe Schools Improvement Act Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Same-sex marriage Yes[8] Unitary state position No[15] Federalist position Yes[17] Unitary state position Yes
Shelby County v. Holder No[18] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Student Non-Discrimination Act Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Transgender individuals to change their gender marker on identification documents Yes[8] Unitary state position
(federally issued identification documentations only)
Federalist position
(state and territorial issued identification documentations only)
Un­known Un­known Un­known
U.S. Department of Defense regulations allowing transgender people to openly serve in the U.S. military Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
U.S. Department of Justice to require that data be collected on hate crimes committed basis of sexual orientation and gender identity whenever demographic data is collected Yes[8] Un­known Un­known Un­known
Voter ID laws No[18] Unitary state position Yes[19] Federalist position Un­known No
Appointments

Abortion

Executive positions
Political party Democratic Party Republican Party Libertarian Party Green Party
Candidate Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Gary Johnson Jill Stein
Roe v. Wade Yes[20] Unitary state position No[citation needed] Federalist position No[21] Federalist position Un­known
Appointments

Foreign policy

Iran

Political party Democratic Party Republican Party Libertarian Party Green Party
Candidate Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Gary Johnson Jill Stein
Iran Deal Yes[22] No[23] No[24] Un­known

Political ideologies

Political party Democratic Party Republican Party Libertarian Party Green Party
Candidate Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Gary Johnson Jill Stein
As described by themselves "modern progressive"[25]
"moderate"
"centrist"[26]
"progressive who gets things done"[27]
"liberal on healthcare"[28]
"commonsense conservative"[29]
"libertarian"
"fiscally conservative"
"socially-accepting liberal"[30]
Un­known

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hillary Clinton Comes Out Against Abolishing the Death Penalty". The New York Times. 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ Johnson, Jenna (2015-12-10). "Donald Trump wants the death penalty for those who kill police officers". Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  3. ^ Alex Pareene (September 22, 2011). "Reasons to be grateful that Gary Johnson will attend tonight's debate". Salon.com. Salon Media Group, Inc.
  4. ^ "Jill Stein on Crime". Ontheissues.org. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  5. ^ Arkin, Daniel. "Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Vetoes Anti-Gay Bill". Nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  6. ^ Greenfield, Jeff (2014-06-20). "Clinton blasts Hobby Lobby ruling". Politico.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  7. ^ "Donald Trump Republican Called for abortion to be illegal and punishment for women who have one". Plannedparenthoodaction.org. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s The Briefing. "Fighting for Full Equality for LGBT People". Hillaryclinton.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  9. ^ a b "Cruz, Rubio, Carson, Fiorina Pledge to Sign the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA)". Americanprinciplesproject.org. 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  10. ^ Ferrechio, Susan (2 April 2015). "Hillary Clinton confronts 'religious freedom' laws – including her husband's". Washingtonexaminer.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  11. ^ a b Johnson, Chris (2016-03-24). "Clinton, Sanders denounce new anti-LGBT laws in N.C., Kansas". Washingtonblade.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  12. ^ "Debate Recap: Cruz, Trump and Kasich Double Down on Anti-LGBT Rhetoric". Hrc.org. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  13. ^ Johnson, Chris (6 April 2016). "Clinton, Sanders speak out against Miss. 'religious freedom' law". Washingtonblade.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  14. ^ "Donald Trump says he now supports anti-transgender law in North Carolina". Pinknews.co.uk. 2016-07-06. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  15. ^ a b "Donald Trump: Opposes Nationwide Marriage Equality". Hrc.org. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  16. ^ Ford, Zack (2015-10-31). "If You Think You Understand Houston's 'Bathroom Ordinance,' You Probably Don't". Thinkprogress.org. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  17. ^ Mike Riggs (2012-05-10). "Gary Johnson on Obama's Gay Marriage Remarks: "I guess the President is still more worried about losing Ohio, Colorado, North Carolina and Virginia than he is in doing the right thing"". Reason.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  18. ^ a b The Briefing. "Voting Rights Briefing". Hillaryclinton.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  19. ^ Zachary Roth (2016-04-19). "Here's what Donald Trump thinks about voting". Msnbc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  20. ^ "Hillary Clinton on Abortion". Ontheissues.org. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  21. ^ Our America Initiative (2011). "Abortion". Our America Initiative: Issues. Our America Initiative. Retrieved 2012-07-02.
  22. ^ "Hillary Clinton Backs Iran Nuclear Deal, With Caveats". The New York Times. 10 September 2015.
  23. ^ "Trump cheered at AIPAC for vow to dismantle Iran deal, oppose UN". The Times of Israel.
  24. ^ "Libertarian Gary Johnson Clarifies Foreign Policy Stances". 3 June 2016.
  25. ^ "Part I: CNN/YouTube Democratic presidential debate transcript".
  26. ^ By Dan MericaUpdated 1:51 PM ET, Thu September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10). "Clinton 'pleads guilty' to being a moderate". Cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ [progressive who gets things done Debunking the Progressive Who ‘Gets Things Done’ Myth]
  28. ^ "Donald Trump on Health Care". Ontheissues.org. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  29. ^ Diamond, Jeremy (2016-02-16). "Trump: 'I'm a commonsense conservative'". Cnn.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  30. ^ Sho Chandra ShoChandra (2016-06-04). "Gary Johnson Says Most Americans Are Libertarian But Don't Know It". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
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