Supports gay marriage

Supports a strong military

More traditional

Opposes gay marriage

Opposes abortion (pro-life)

Encourages new options for renewable resources

Religion strongly influences decisions

Believes that government and religion should be separate.

Businesses should be able to regulate themselves without government involvement.

More open-minded to new ideas

Looks toward the future

Looks to the past for inspiration

Republicans

Democrats

Wants fewer taxes

Opposes the death penalty

Supports the death penalty

The government needs to spend more money to deal with global warming.

If a person is has a successful business, they should not be punished by having to pay more in taxes.