Political positions of the 2016 Democratic Party presidential primary candidates

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

Domestic policy

	Jeff Boss	Harry Braun	Lincoln Chafee (Suspended campaign)	Hillary Clinton	Paul T. Farrell Jr.	Keith Judd	Lawrence Lessig (Suspended campaign)	David Mills	Martin O'Malley (Suspended campaign)	Bernie Sanders	Sam Sloan	Vermin Supreme	Jim Webb (Suspended campaign)	Robby Wells	Willie Wilson	John Wolfe, Jr.
$15 federal minimum wage	Yes [1]	Un­known [1]	Un­known [1]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [1]	Yes [1]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [1]	No [2]	Un­known [1]	Un­known
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [3]	Yes [4]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [5]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [5]	Un­known [6]	Un­known	Un­known
Cannabis legalization	Yes [7]	Un­known	Yes [8]	Un­known [9]	Un­known	Yes [10]	Yes [11]	Un­known	Un­known [12]	Yes [13]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [14]	Un­known [2]	Yes [15]	Un­known
Capital punishment	No [16]	Yes [17]	No [18]	Yes [19]	Un­known	Yes [20]	No [21]	Un­known	No [22]	No [19]	Un­known	Yes [23]	Yes [24]	No [2]	Un­known	Un­known
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [25]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [25]	No [25]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [26]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [27]	Yes [28]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [26]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [27]	Yes [28]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
DREAM Act	Un­known	No [29]	Yes [30]	Yes [31]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [32]	Un­known	Yes [33]	Yes [34]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [35]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Equality Act of 2015	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [36]	Yes [37]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [38]	Un­known	Yes [39]	Yes [40]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [41]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Expand Social security	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [42]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [43]	Un­known	Yes [44]	Yes [45]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [46]
Federal ban on conversion therapy for minors on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [47]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [48]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Lifting the ban on military service for transgender Americans	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [49]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [38]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [50]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Maintain Obergefell v. Hodges	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [51]	Yes [51]	Un­known	No [10]	Yes [52]	Un­known	Yes [51]	Yes [51]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [53]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Maintain Roe v. Wade	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [54]	Yes [55]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [56]	Yes [57]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [58]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [59]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [60]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012	Un­known	Un­known [61]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [62]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [62]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Overturn Burwell v. Hobby Lobby	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [63]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [64]	Yes [65]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Overturn Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission	Un­known	Un­known [66]	Un­known [67]	Yes [68]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [69]	Un­known	Yes [70]	Yes [60]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [71]	Un­known	Un­known [72]	Un­known
Pro-choice	Yes [16]	Yes [17]	Yes [73]	Yes [74]	Un­known	No [20]	Un­known	Un­known [75]	Yes [76]	Yes [77]	Un­known	Yes [23]	Yes [78]	No [2]	Un­known	Un­known
Proposition 1	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [79]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [80]	Yes [79]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [81]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [81]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Reinstating Glass–Steagall Legislation	Un­known	Un­known	Yes (previously against until October 13, 2015) [82]	No [83]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes[ citation needed ]	Un­known	Yes [84]	Yes [85]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [86]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [46]
Religious Freedom Restoration Act	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No[ citation needed ]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [87]	No [87]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Religious Liberty Accommodations Act	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [88]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [88]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Repeal of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [89]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [90]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [91]	Un­known	Un­known	No [91]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Repeal of USA PATRIOT Act	Yes [92]	Un­known [93]	Yes (previously against until October 13, 2015) [94]	No [95]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [96]	Un­known	No [97]	Yes [98]	Un­known	Un­known	No [99]	Yes [100]	Un­known	Un­known
Senate Bill 175	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [101]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [101]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Single-payer health care	Un­known [102]	Yes [17]	Un­known [103]	No[ citation needed ]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [104]	Un­known	Yes [103]	Yes [105]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [46]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [106]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [107]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Tuition-free public college	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [108]	No [108]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [108]	Yes [108]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [108]	Yes [109]	Un­known	Un­known
Update military service records of veterans dismissed due to their sexual orientation	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [47]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [110]	Yes [111]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Supports same-sex marriage	Yes [16]	Yes [17]	Yes [112]	Yes [113] (previously against) [114]	Un­known	No [10]	Yes [115]	Un­known	Yes [116]	Yes [117]	Un­known	Un­known [118]	Yes [119]	No [120]	No [121]	No [122]
USA Freedom Act	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [123]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [124]	No (previously supported until June 1, 2015) [125]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Universal background checks	No [16]	No [17]	Un­known	Yes [126]	Un­known	Un­known [20]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [126]	Yes [126]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [127]	No [2]	Un­known	Un­known

Foreign policy

	Jeff Boss	Harry Braun	Lincoln Chafee (Suspended campaign)	Hillary Clinton	Paul T. Farrell Jr.	Keith Judd	Lawrence Lessig (Suspended campaign)	David Mills	Martin O'Malley (Suspended campaign)	Bernie Sanders	Sam Sloan	Vermin Supreme	Jim Webb (Suspended campaign)	Robby Wells	Willie Wilson	John Wolfe, Jr.
Asylum for Syrian Civil War refugees	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [128]	Yes [129]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [129]	Yes [130]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [131]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Drone strikes on suspected enemy combatants	Yes [16]	No [17]	No [18]	Yes [132]	Un­known	Yes [20]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [133]	Yes [134]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Ending the United States embargo against Cuba	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [135]	Yes [136]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [137]	Yes [137]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [138]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Enlargement of NATO	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [139]	Yes [140]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [141]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Iran Nuclear Deal	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [142]	Yes [142]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [143]	Un­known	Yes [142]	Yes [142]	Yes [144]	Un­known	No [142]	Un­known	Yes [145]	Un­known
Keystone Pipeline System	Un­known	No [146]	Un­known [147]	No (previously undecided until September 22, 2015) [148]	Un­known	Yes [20]	Un­known	Un­known	No [149]	No [150]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [151]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Maintain some troops in Afghanistan	No [152]	No [17]	Un­known	Yes [153]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [143]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [153]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Military intervention against ISIL	Un­known	Un­known	No [154]	Yes [155]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [156]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [157]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Military funding for the Free Syrian Army	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [158]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No [159]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
No-fly zone in Syria	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [160]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [143]	Un­known	No [160]	No [161]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Paris Agreement	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes[ citation needed ]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [162]	No [163]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Sanctions against Iran	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [164]	Yes [165]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [166]	Yes [167]	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [167]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Trans-Pacific Partnership	Un­known	Un­known [168]	Yes [169]	No [170]	Un­known	Un­known	No [171]	Un­known	No [172]	No [173]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known [174] [175]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Two-state solution	Un­known [176]	Un­known	Yes [177]	Yes [178]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [179]	Yes [180]	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known

Political ideologies

Note that some of these terms are self-identifiers (in quotation marks): the views linked to may not adequately represent all of their policy stances.

Jeff Boss	Harry Braun	Lincoln Chafee (Suspended campaign)	Hillary Clinton	Paul T. Farrell Jr.	Keith Judd	Lawrence Lessig (Suspended campaign)	David Mills	Martin O'Malley (Suspended campaign)	Bernie Sanders	Sam Sloan	Vermin Supreme	Jim Webb (Suspended campaign)	Robby Wells	Willie Wilson	John Wolfe, Jr.
truther [7]	direct democrat [181]	libertarian-leaning progressive [182]	"progressive" [183]	"conservative" [184]	Un­known	"liberal" [185]	"liberal" [186]	"progressive" [187]	"democratic socialist"[ citation needed ]	Un­known	"anarchist"	moderate liberal [188]	"eaglist" [189]	social liberal [190]	"progressive" [191]

See also

• Democratic Party presidential candidates, 2016
• Political positions of the Republican Party presidential primary candidates, 2016

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