2020 Presidential Candidate Positions on 29 Issues - 2020 Presidential Election Site

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Last updated on: 1/13/2020 1:26:07 PM PST

Compare 2020 Presidential Candidate Positions

A Side-by-Side Comparison Between Candidates on Key Issues

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Positions are categorized as Pro, Con, Not Clearly Pro or Con (NC), or None Found (?). Candidates who have changed positions have Now before their positions. To read the candidate's sourced statement, click on the Pro, Con, NC, or ?. We will continue to update this chart until the Nov. 3, 2020 election.	B I D E N	B U T T I G I E G	G A B B A R D	K L O B U C H A R	S A N D E R S	W A R R E N	Y A N G	T R U M P
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1. Crime & Justice Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?	Now Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Pro
2. Crime & Justice Should the Use of Private Prisons Continue?	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Pro
3. Crime & Justice Should Universal Background Checks for Gun Purchases Be Made Law?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Now NC
4. Domestic Policy Should Recreational Marijuana Be Legal Federally?	Con	Pro	Pro	Con	Pro	Pro	Pro	NC
5. Domestic Policy Should the Federal Government Provide Universal Childcare?	Con	Now Pro	?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con
	Biden	Buttigieg	Gabbard	Klobuchar	Sanders	Warren	Yang	Trump
6. Economy Should Federal Taxes Be Increased?	Pro	Pro	NC	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con
7. Economy Should the Federal Minimum Wage Be Increased?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con	Now Con
8. Economy Should the US Implement a Universal Basic Income (UBI)?	Con	NC	Pro	Con	Con	NC	Pro	?
9. Economy Should the US Implement a Wealth Tax?	Con	Pro	NC	NC	Pro	Pro	Con	Now Con
10. Education Should the Federal Funding to Historically Black Universities and Colleges (HBCUs) Be Increased?	Pro	Pro	?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro
	Biden	Buttigieg	Gabbard	Klobuchar	Sanders	Warren	Yang	Trump
11. Education Should Student Loan Debt Be Forgiven?	NC	NC	NC	NC	Pro	Pro	Pro	NC
12. Education Should Public College Be Tuition-Free?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con	NC
13. Elections Should Election Day Be a National Holiday?	?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	?
14. Elections Should the US Abolish the Electoral College?	?	Pro	NC	NC	Pro	Pro	Con	Now Con
15. Elections Should 2020 Presidential Election Candidates Accept Support from Super PACs?	Now NC	NC	Con	Con	Con	Con	Pro	Now Pro
	Biden	Buttigieg	Gabbard	Klobuchar	Sanders	Warren	Yang	Trump
16. Elections Should Voters Be Required to Show Photo Identification in Order to Vote?	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	?	Pro
17. Environment Should the US Expand Fossil Fuel Extraction on Public Land?	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Pro
18. Environment Should the US Adopt a Climate Change Plan such as the Green New Deal?	Pro	Pro	NC	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con
19. Environment Should the US Expand Its Use of Nuclear Power?	Pro	NC	Con	NC	Con	Con	Pro	Pro
20. Foreign Policy Should the Tariffs Imposed on China by President Trump Be Maintained?	Con	NC	Con	NC	NC	NC	Pro	Pro
	Biden	Buttigieg	Gabbard	Klobuchar	Sanders	Warren	Yang	Trump
21. Foreign Policy Should the US Re-Enter a Nuclear Deal with Iran?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con
22. Foreign Policy Should the US Have Withdrawn Troops from Northern Syria in Oct. 2019?	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Pro
23. Healthcare Should Abortion Be Legal?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Now Con
24. Healthcare Should the US Switch to a Medicare-for-All Healthcare System?	Con	Pro	Pro	NC	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con
25. Immigration Should the US Continue to Build a Border Wall at the US/Mexico Border?	Now Con	Con	Pro	NC	Con	Con	NC	Pro
	Biden	Buttigieg	Gabbard	Klobuchar	Sanders	Warren	Yang	Trump
26. Immigration Should the US End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Policy?	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Con	Pro
27. Immigration Should the US Decriminalize Illegal Border Crossings?	Con	Pro	NC	Con	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con
28. LGBTQ+ Should LGBTQ+ People Have Protection from Being Fired for Being LGBTQ+?	Pro	Pro	NC	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con
29. LGBTQ+ Should Transgender People Be Allowed to Serve in the US Military?	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Pro	Con