On the Issues

On the Issues: Non-partisan Candidate Issue Position Website

A non-profit website summarizing candidate positions on key issues, using quotes, voting records, and special interest group ratings

What is On the Issues?

On the Issues is an independent, non-profit and non-partisan public resource focused on tracking the issue positions and records of elected officials and candidates at the federal and state levels. The website, founded in 1999, provides succinct overviews of where major political figures stand on important policy issues, ranging from health care and immigration to gun control and foreign policy.

At the heart of the On the Issues website is an extensive database of quotes from elected officials and candidates on key political matters derived from speeches, interviews, social media posts, and more. This raw information is carefully analyzed by a team of researchers to determine where these political leaders stand on given issues - whether they support, oppose, or have mixed/nuanced views.

These stances are clearly summarized on each politician's page on the website, providing voters with a reliable guide to understanding each person's belief system and likely future voting behavior. The website also incorporates Congressional voting records and special interest group ratings to provide a multidimensional perspective.

On the Issues takes a rigorously non-partisan approach, evaluating Republicans, Democrats, and Independents by the same standards. The goal is not to tell visitors how to vote but to provide the rich context needed for citizens to make their own educated decisions when they head to the polls.

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