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

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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.

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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 positionYes [2] Unitary state positionNo [3] No [4]

LGBTQ 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] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby No [6] Yes [7] Un­knownUn­known
Cap out-of pocket expenses for people with HIV/AIDSYes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
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] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Equality Act of 2015 Yes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Executive Order 13672 Yes [8] Un­knownUn­knownYes
Every Child Deserves a Family ActYes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Expand the utilization of HIV prevention medications, including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)Yes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
H.R. 2802 and S. 1598 Un­known [9] Yes [9] Un­knownUn­known
Indiana Senate Bill 101 No [10] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Kansas Senate Bill 175 No [11] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Law enforcement training on interactions with LGBT individuals.Yes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
LGBT Data Inclusion ActYes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
LGBTQ adoption No [8] Unitary state positionUn­known [12] Federalist position Un­knownUn­known
Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActYes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Mississippi House Bill 1523 No [13] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
North Carolina House Bill 2 No [11] Unitary state positionYes [14] Federalist position Un­knownUn­known
Obergefell v. Hodges No [8] Unitary state positionNo [15] Federalist position Un­knownUn­known
Proposition 1 Yes [16] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Reporting of hate crimes data based on a victim's actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identityYes [8] Unitary state position
(federally collected data only)
Federalist position
(state and territorial collected data only)		Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention ActYes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Safe Schools Improvement ActYes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Same-sex marriage Yes [8] Unitary state positionNo [15] Federalist position Yes [17] Unitary state positionYes
Shelby County v. Holder No [18] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Student Non-Discrimination Act Yes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Transgender individuals to change their gender marker on identification documentsYes [8] Unitary state position
(federally issued identification documentations only)
Federalist position
(state and territorial issued identification documentations only)		Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
U.S. Department of Defense regulations allowing transgender people to openly serve in the U.S. military Yes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
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 collectedYes [8] Un­knownUn­knownUn­known
Voter ID laws No [18] Unitary state positionYes [19] Federalist position Un­knownNo

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 positionNo[ 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 (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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 The Briefing. "Fighting for Full Equality for LGBT People". Hillaryclinton.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  9. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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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