Libertarian Party on the Issues
VoteMatch Responses (Click here for VoteMatch quiz) VoteMatch Question & Answer (Click on question for explanation and background) Based on these stances: (Click on topic for excerpt & citation) Strongly Favors topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (+5 points on Social scale) Government should be kept out of the matter of abortion: Strongly Favors topic 1 Abortion is a womans choice and does not concern the state: Favors topic 1 Opposes topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (+2 points on Economic scale) Support individuals right to choose, even if we disapprove: Strongly Opposes topic 2 Redress the wrongs of the U.S. towards the Indians: Favors topic 2 Hate crimes are used to punish blacks: Neutral on topic 2 Favors topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (+2 points on Social scale) OK to deny service to gays & OK to boycott those companies: Opposes topic 3 Let consenting adults choose their own sexual relationships: Strongly Favors topic 3 Repeal all laws against homosexuality: Strongly Favors topic 3 Favors topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (-3 points on Social scale) No welfare & no restrictions on work: Favors topic 4 Church and state should be completely separate: Strongly Opposes topic 4 Non-profits more effective than government at safety net: Strongly Favors topic 4 Strongly Opposes topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (+5 points on Economic scale) Restore and revive a free market health care system: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Government should not be in the health insurance business: Strongly Opposes topic 5 Strongly Favors topic 6: Privatize Social Security (+5 points on Economic scale) Phase out government-sponsored retirement system: Strongly Favors topic 6 Replace the Social Security system with a private system: Strongly Favors topic 6 Privatize Social Security: Strongly Favors topic 6 Strongly Favors topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (+5 points on Economic scale) Let parents control all educational funding: Strongly Favors topic 7 Poor kids end up at worst schools in current system: Favors topic 7 Support a market in education to provide more choices: Strongly Favors topic 7 The state should stay out of education: Favors topic 7 Treat private school funding the same as public schools: Strongly Favors topic 7 Strongly Opposes topic 8: EPA regulations are too restrictive (+5 points on Social scale) Enforce individual rights for land, water, air, and wildlife: Strongly Opposes topic 8 Government is the worst polluter: Opposes topic 8 The parties responsible for pollution should be held liable: Opposes topic 8 Strongly Opposes topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (+5 points on Social scale) Support restitution; and maintain constitutional safeguards: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Three Strikes approach is illusory & dangerous: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Omnibus Crime Bill, including death penalty, has failed: Opposes topic 9 Encourage private efforts to fight crime: Opposes topic 9 Strengthen, not reduce, the rights of the accused: Strongly Opposes topic 9 Strongly Favors topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (+5 points on Economic scale) Affirm the right to keep and bear arms: Strongly Favors topic 10 Repeal all gun control laws and regulation of weapons: Strongly Favors topic 10 Strongly Opposes topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (+5 points on Economic scale) Repeal the income tax and abolish the IRS: Strongly Opposes topic 11 No taxation or regulation of private property: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Repeal all income taxes, & the 16th Amendment: Strongly Opposes topic 11 Strongly Favors topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (+5 points on Social scale) Unrestricted political refugees; but restrict threats: Favors topic 12 Eliminate all restrictions on immigration: Strongly Favors topic 12 Strongly Favors topic 13: Support & expand free trade (+5 points on Economic scale) Remove governmental impediments to free trade: Strongly Favors topic 13 Reduce taxes, spending, and eliminate controls on trade: Favors topic 13 Abolish all trade barriers and agreements: Strongly Favors topic 13 Strongly Favors topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (+5 points on Economic scale) End all foreign military and economic aid: Strongly Favors topic 14 No U.S. intervention in the affairs of other countries: Strongly Favors topic 14 Strongly Opposes topic 15: Expand the military (+5 points on Social scale) End foreign military operations; shut down foreign bases: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Military should defend against aggression; not world police: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Reduce defense spending by half; just defend the US: Strongly Opposes topic 15 Opposes topic 16: Make voter registration easier (-3 points on Social scale) Oppose gerrymandering and restrictions on ballot access: Favors topic 16 Repeal laws which restrict voluntary financing of campaigns: Strongly Opposes topic 16 Strongly Favors topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (+5 points on Social scale) Eliminate intervention by US abroad: Strongly Favors topic 17 Strongly Opposes topic 18: Prioritize green energy (+5 points on Economic scale) Oppose government control of energy pricing and production: Strongly Opposes topic 18 Gale Norton is giant leap for environmental sense: Opposes topic 18 Strongly Opposes topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (+5 points on Social scale) De-fund war on drugs, and end violent drug cartels: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Repeal all drug laws creating crimes without victims: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Allow drugs, alcohol, prostitution, gambling, and suicide: Strongly Opposes topic 19 The war on drugs threatens individual liberties: Strongly Opposes topic 19 Strongly Opposes topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (+5 points on Economic scale) Market allocates resources efficiently; government does not: Strongly Opposes topic 20 Free-market banking: unrestricted competition & no bailouts: Opposes topic 20
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Libertarian Party on the Issues
- Idaho Libertarian Party now has no limit on this type of campaign spending - Idaho Statesman - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Inside the libertarian city on a Caribbean island backed by Silicon Valley - ABC News & Headlines Australian Broadcasting Corporation - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Democracys Three Moral Languages: Conservative, Liberal, and Libertarian - providencemag.com - August 22nd, 2026 [August 22nd, 2026]
- Libertarian candidate for Pa. state House withdraws after petition challenge - TribLIVE.com - August 18th, 2026 [August 18th, 2026]
- Libertarian candidate for U.S. House Rick Stewart takes questions from the press at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 15, 2026, in Des Moines. -... - August 18th, 2026 [August 18th, 2026]
- VIDEO: Paradise Inc.: The libertarian experiment on a Caribbean island backed by Silicon Valley - ABC News & Headlines Australian Broadcasting... - August 18th, 2026 [August 18th, 2026]
- Peter Thiel to Headline Libertarian Summit in Buenos Aires, Uniting Chile's Far Right and Mining Sector - elciudadano.com - August 16th, 2026 [August 16th, 2026]
- Colt following: Could Libertarian candidate Colt Shelby have the best shot against Gov. Sarah Sanders? - Arkansas Times - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- Pedagogy of the Marginalized: A Libertarian Solution for Black Academic Achievement - Race, Racism and the Law - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- Four candidates are in the running for Ohio's U.S. Senate seat this November. From left: incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jon Husted, former... - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- Libertarian Party of Iowa Selects Jake Heard and Chuck Aldrich to Fill Ballot Vacancies - River Cities' Reader - August 14th, 2026 [August 14th, 2026]
- Second Iowa Libertarian candidate withdraws from November election - KCCI - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]
- After resisting pressure from Zach Nunn and RFK Jr. to drop his bid for Congress, Libertarian Marco Battaglia leaves anyway, citing medical emergency... - August 11th, 2026 [August 11th, 2026]
- July 27: Stephanie Dasbach named Libertarian Party of Indiana chair - Fort Wayne Business Weekly - August 1st, 2026 [August 1st, 2026]
- Iowa judge rules to keep one Libertarian off ballot, while another hangs on - Daily Nonpareil - August 1st, 2026 [August 1st, 2026]
- Iowa judge rules to keep one Libertarian off ballot, another hangs on - The Quad-City Times - August 1st, 2026 [August 1st, 2026]
- Iowa judge rules to keep one Libertarian off ballot, another hangs on - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier - August 1st, 2026 [August 1st, 2026]
- Iowa judge rules to keep one Libertarian off ballot, another hangs on - Sioux City Journal - August 1st, 2026 [August 1st, 2026]
- Judge opts to keep Libertarian candidates off November ballot - WQAD - July 30th, 2026 [July 30th, 2026]
- Judge rules Libertarian candidates for Iowa Governor can't be on the ballot - KCAU 9 News - July 30th, 2026 [July 30th, 2026]
- Read the ruling: Judge keeps Libertarian gov., lt. gov. candidates off Iowa ballot - Dispatch Argus - July 30th, 2026 [July 30th, 2026]
- Libertarians Must Defend Tribal Sovereignty at Bears Ears - Libertarian Party - July 28th, 2026 [July 28th, 2026]
- Iowa judge to decide if Libertarian governor ticket will be on ballot - The Des Moines Register - July 28th, 2026 [July 28th, 2026]
- Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Calls for Immediate Action on Madison Police Body Cameras - Urban Milwaukee - July 28th, 2026 [July 28th, 2026]
- Charges Dropped Against Controversial Libertarian Leader - InDepthNH.org - July 11th, 2026 [July 11th, 2026]
- Libertarian Candidate Krawchuk Pub Crawl Stops In The Valley | - WKOK.com - July 11th, 2026 [July 11th, 2026]
- Voters have a Libertarian option in state Senate District 13 this November - WAJR - July 7th, 2026 [July 7th, 2026]
- Libertarian congressional candidate fights to get back on Iowa election ballot - KCRG - July 6th, 2026 [July 6th, 2026]
- Tracing Jeffersons Libertarian Thought in the Declaration of Independence - Mises Institute - July 6th, 2026 [July 6th, 2026]
- Audio: RFK Jr. urges Libertarian candidate to drop out of race to help GOP keep House | CNN Politics - CNN - July 1st, 2026 [July 1st, 2026]
- OPINION | JOHN BRUMMETT: In Arkansas governor debate, Libertarian wins the round - The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette - July 1st, 2026 [July 1st, 2026]
- Duval GOP tries to oust Libertarian from ballot; key hearings coming this week - JaxToday - July 1st, 2026 [July 1st, 2026]
- RFK Jr. urges another Iowa Libertarian to leave House race, recording shows - thegazette.com - July 1st, 2026 [July 1st, 2026]
- Iowa Libertarian candidates sue to get back on the ballot - KCRG - July 1st, 2026 [July 1st, 2026]
- RFK Jr. recorded trying to entice Iowa Libertarian to quit House race: 'I cant go into specifics because theres legal prohibitions' - Little Village... - July 1st, 2026 [July 1st, 2026]
- The Libertarian Position on the War and Imperialism of the U.S. State - Mises Institute - July 1st, 2026 [July 1st, 2026]
- In case you missedit: RFK Jr. urges another Iowa Libertarian to leave House race, recording shows - Globe Gazette - July 1st, 2026 [July 1st, 2026]
- I understand the needs of everyday people: Libertarian candidate for Indiana Secretary of State Lauri Shillings talks election bid - Fox 59 - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- Libertarian Leanings: If the US government won't respect freedom of speech, AI firms should move - Havasu News - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- Zach Nunn wanted a Libertarian off the ballot. Heres what his campaign did about it - Iowa Starting Line - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- State Objections Panel takes two Libertarian candidates off November ballot - Community Newspaper Group - June 19th, 2026 [June 19th, 2026]
- Libertarian Party Condemns GOP Intimidation Campaign Against Ballot-Qualified Iowa Candidates - lp.org - June 16th, 2026 [June 16th, 2026]
- The current libertarian administration has deepened this tradition - The Week - June 16th, 2026 [June 16th, 2026]
- The Libertarian Party Is Trying to De-MAGAfy Itself - The Bulwark - June 16th, 2026 [June 16th, 2026]
- Peter Thiel moves his family to Buenos Aires as Argentina bets big on libertarian tech money - Startup Fortune - May 31st, 2026 [May 31st, 2026]
- The Libertarian Party has cut its ties with the N.H. affiliate over the groups Trump endorsement. Now what? - The Boston Globe - May 29th, 2026 [May 29th, 2026]
- The Libertarian Party's New Leader Has No Interest in Playing Kingmaker - Reason Magazine - May 29th, 2026 [May 29th, 2026]
- 'It's been long enough': Longtime Libertarian influences Dan and Carol McGuire will retire from State House this year - Concord Monitor - May 27th, 2026 [May 27th, 2026]
- Libertarian National Convention held in Grand Rapids - WOODTV.com - May 27th, 2026 [May 27th, 2026]
- The Libertarian Party has announced Dan Clarke as their Makerfield by-election candidate - Wigan Today - May 27th, 2026 [May 27th, 2026]
- Austin in line for $30M of libertarian development devoted to Ayn Rand - The Real Deal - May 25th, 2026 [May 25th, 2026]
- Antisemitism transformed Thomas Massie from libertarian extremist to liberal hero - JNS.org - May 20th, 2026 [May 20th, 2026]
- The Library is One of the Best Libertarian Arguments for Limited Government - Washington Monthly - May 16th, 2026 [May 16th, 2026]
- Incumbent Democrat and a Libertarian have entered the race for Douglas County Commission District 5 seat - Lawrence Journal-World - May 5th, 2026 [May 5th, 2026]
- Libertarian Leanings: OK, gun control had its chance -- here are the results - Havasu News - May 5th, 2026 [May 5th, 2026]
- Libertarian Party of Wisconsin Condemns Lifting Boundary Waters Mining Ban - Urban Milwaukee - May 1st, 2026 [May 1st, 2026]
- From libertarian visionary to architect of state power: Whats the deal with Peter Thiel - Ivo Vegter - BizNews - May 1st, 2026 [May 1st, 2026]
- Green Cards for Cubans Plunge 99.8% as ICE Arrests From the Island Surge, Libertarian Cato Group Finds - Latin Times - May 1st, 2026 [May 1st, 2026]
- My Libertarian Plan for Resolving the U.S. War on Iran - The Future of Freedom Foundation - April 27th, 2026 [April 27th, 2026]
- Musk and Silicon Valley Arent Libertarian. They Want to Fuse With the State. - Truthout - April 27th, 2026 [April 27th, 2026]
- Libertarian Party candidate hopes for election success - Runcorn and Widnes World - April 23rd, 2026 [April 23rd, 2026]
- Colorado Wages War on First Amendment Under Libertarian Governor Polis - AMAC - The Association of Mature American Citizens - April 23rd, 2026 [April 23rd, 2026]
- Meet Your Neighbor: Ali Sledz says having a Libertarian candidate matters, even if she doesnt win - Midland Daily News - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Mises, Rothbard, and Libertarian Just War Theory in the 2026 Iran War - Blog de Daniel Lacalle - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- CBD: Mark Latham flirts with John Ruddick and the Libertarian Party - SMH.com.au - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- CBD: Mark Latham flirts with John Ruddick and the Libertarian Party - Brisbane Times - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- The libertarian case for Trumps Iran war: Persians have natural rights, too - Washington Examiner - April 14th, 2026 [April 14th, 2026]
- The libertarian case for Trumps Iran war: Answering the critics - Washington Examiner - April 14th, 2026 [April 14th, 2026]
- Libertarian Party to Host 2028 Convention in El Paso - National Today - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Out of Order Sign on Urinal No Match for Free-Thinking Libertarian - The Hard Times - April 8th, 2026 [April 8th, 2026]
- Libertarian Leanings: OK, fine, give TSA agents back pay ... but then send them home for good - Havasu News - April 5th, 2026 [April 5th, 2026]
- Libertarian Party of Wisconsin to Host April 4 Town Hall Focused on Local Elections and Party Engagement - Urban Milwaukee - April 3rd, 2026 [April 3rd, 2026]
- Tonya Hudson wins Libertarian Party of Indiana's nomination for U.S.House of Representatives in Indiana's 9th District - WBIW - March 24th, 2026 [March 24th, 2026]
- Journalist and Leading Libertarian Historian Found Dead 1 Day After Suspected Fall in Park - People.com - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- Senate Candidate Ali Sledz Shakes Up University Forum - Libertarian Party of Michigan - March 22nd, 2026 [March 22nd, 2026]
- N.H. Democrat's Tax Idea Made a Lot of People Mad. The State Libertarian Party Said It Was Perfectly Permissible to Kill Him - Yahoo - March 17th, 2026 [March 17th, 2026]
- Ohio Libertarian Senate candidate skips hearing on effort to remove him from ballot - Signal Ohio - March 15th, 2026 [March 15th, 2026]
- A N.H. Democrat proposed an income tax. The state's Libertarian Party issued a death threat - WBUR - March 15th, 2026 [March 15th, 2026]
- How a Die-Hard Libertarian Is Negotiating Lower Health-Care Costs - Bloomberg.com - March 15th, 2026 [March 15th, 2026]
- I Asked My 'Libertarian' Friend A Question About Trump. His Response Told Me Everything I Needed To Know. - Yahoo - March 11th, 2026 [March 11th, 2026]