Where do you stand?

Methodology: how the comparison works

Rank, answer, review, compare. No answer is preselected. The first issue receives N points for N included issues; the last receives one. Excluding an issue recomputes the weights. Every predefined subquestion gets an equal share of its parent issue's weight. An unscored half stays unscored; its points do not move to the other half.

Only directly stated positions or votes on the specific proposition can qualify. Both candidates must have documented positions on the same proposition and a meaningful difference. A vote on a large package does not establish a position on every provision. Silence is not opposition. Historical, inferred, mixed and unresolved positions are excluded.

Agreement answers use +1 for strongly agree, +0.5 for somewhat agree, −0.5 for somewhat disagree and −1 for strongly disagree. Candidate codes are +1 for support and −1 for opposition; they describe policy direction, not intensity. Mixed / depends, Unsure and Skip are unscored. Free text never creates a match.

agreement = 1 − |visitor position − candidate position| / 2. Same-side Strongly earns 100%; same-side Somewhat 75%; opposite-side Somewhat 25%; opposite-side Strongly 0%. Weighted candidate points divided by the shared scored weight give each candidate's independent agreement percentage. Scores need not sum to 100%.

Categorical answers use explicit, sourced option mappings, with no invented distance between categories. Ambiguous mappings are excluded. A candidate may match multiple options only when the evidence supports it.

Coverage is scored weight divided by all included weight, including skipped answers and unresolved evidence. Below 60% the result says Limited comparison and gives no overall alignment headline. This is an editorial display rule, not a statistical confidence interval. No scorable answers means no percentage or leader. Ties use an epsilon of 0.000000001; small gaps receive restrained wording.

The sensitivity check repeats the calculation with equal weight per included issue and the same answers and evidence decisions. It reports whether the apparent lead changes. Source publication dates and dates checked are separate. A recently opened older statement is still an older statement.

Answers remain in memory, with no server submission or browser saving. Candidate positions are hidden in the normal flow, not cryptographically secret. Inspecting the public page data can reveal them. The report is available only through your explicit print or download action.

Policy questions in this edition

These neutral statements are the question bank, not claims that every topic can be scored. The source audit explains each exclusion.

1. Immigration detention and deportation

   Consider federal funding and capacity for immigration detention and deportation.

   The federal government should substantially expand funding and capacity for immigration detention and deportation. Unscored reflection

2. Federal voter-registration documentation

   Consider whether federal voter registration should require citizenship documents.

   Registering to vote in federal elections should require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship, beyond signing a declaration of citizenship. Unscored reflection

3. Medicaid funding and eligibility

   Consider Medicaid funding and work-reporting rules as two separate questions.

   Congress should reverse the reductions in projected federal Medicaid spending enacted in 2025. Unscored reflection

   Certain working-age adults should have to document qualifying work, education, or community-service activity to remain eligible for Medicaid, with statutory exemptions. Unscored reflection

4. Lawmakers’ individual stock holdings

   Consider ownership, independent control, purchase restrictions, and disclosure for congressional households.

   Which rule should apply to members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children? Unscored reflection

5. Federal clean-energy incentives

   Consider restoring federal tax incentives across clean-energy technologies.

   Congress should restore federal clean-energy tax incentives rolled back by the 2025 law. Unscored reflection

6. Federal and state abortion law

   Consider which level of government should set abortion-access protections or restrictions.

   Which legal framework comes closest to your view? Unscored reflection

7. U.S. military action against Iran

   Reflect on military objectives, diplomacy, congressional authorization, and an exit strategy.

   The United States should continue its military campaign against Iran rather than seek to end the campaign now. Unscored reflection

8. Federal income-tax cuts for higher earners

   Consider whether recent federal income-tax reductions for higher-income taxpayers should be reversed.

   Congress should reverse recent federal income-tax cuts for higher-income taxpayers. Unscored reflection

9. Broad import tariffs

   Consider the administration’s broad tariff policy, including imports from allied countries.

   The United States should maintain the administration’s broad import-tariff policy debated in September 2026, including tariffs on allied countries. Eligible for scoring

10. Federal tax on firearm suppressors

    Consider the federal suppressor tax separately from other firearm laws.

    Congress should restore the federal tax on firearm suppressors removed by the 2025 legislation. Unscored reflection

Questions about the questionnaire