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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

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Capital punishment

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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

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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

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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

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Iran

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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

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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

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References

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  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 (27 February 2014). "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. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. 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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