2024 Federal Candidate Survey
Each election year Citizens Count sends an issue survey to every candidate for state and federal office in New Hampshire. We make every attempt to contact candidates by snail-mail, email, and phone. Candidate survey responses are the primary source for issue positions shown on the Citizens Count website. If a candidate does not respond to the Citizens Count survey, staff will search for candidate issue positions published in newspapers, posted on Facebook, etc.
The issues included in the survey are selected based on input from our online community, consultation with experts, and a review of legislation and candidate platforms. The list below shows questions included on the 2024 survey sent to candidates for U.S. representative and U.S. senator.
Presidential action to bar asylum-seekers from U.S.
Do you support presidential action to bar asylum-seekers from staying in the United States before their court date?
Congressional action to limit asylum-seekers
Do you support a law that would allow U.S. officials to turn away migrants seeking asylum when the number of border crossings exceeds a certain number?
Abolish I.C.E.
Do you support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and redistributing its duties?
Limit aid to Israel
Should military aid to Israel include a requirement that Israel take certain actions to reduce civilian casualties?
Military aid to Ukraine
Increase military aid to Taiwan
Do you support increasing military aid to Taiwan?
"Military-style" firearms ban
Should the federal government ban certain "military-style" firearms, such as the AR-15?
More federal enforcement of retail crime
Do you support increasing federal enforcement of organized retail crime?
Marijuana legalization across U.S.
Should the government legalize marijuana at the federal level?
Revise Section 230
Extend Trump tax act
Do you support extending the Trump-backed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) past 2025?
Expanded child tax credit
Support further Fed interest rate hikes
Decrease tariffs on imports
Should the federal government combat inflation by decreasing tariffs on imports from foreign countries?
Cap prices increases by large businesses
Should the federal government combat inflation by capping price increases by large businesses?
Budget cuts to match new spending
Should the federal government combat inflation by requiring budget cuts to match any new federal spending?
Raise taxes to reduce budget deficit
Should the federal government combat inflation by raising taxes to reduce the budget deficit?
Revise Jones Act
Should the federal government combat inflation by repealing or revising the Jones Act to allow more foreign involvement in shipping between U.S. ports?
Raise social security retirement age
Should the federal government reform Social Security by raising the retirement age from today's age of 67?
Means testing for social security
Should the federal government reform Social Security by requiring means testing?
Raise income cap for social security tax
Should the federal government reform social security by raising the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax?
Privatize social security
Should the federal government privatize some or all of Social Security?
Federal abortion ban
Should the federal government ban some abortions?
Federal right to abortion before 24 weeks
Exclude transgender women from sports
Medicare for All, opt-in
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by allowing citizens to opt into Medicare if they so choose?
Medicare for All, automatic enrollment
Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by automatically enrolling every citizen in Medicare, replacing most private insurance?
Increase oil and natural gas leases on public land
Tax carbon emissions
Should the federal government tax carbon emissions?
Electric vehicle mandate for automakers
Add U.S. term limits
Abolish federal departments
Do you support abolishing any federal agencies or departments?
