2026 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 2026 survey sent to candidates for U.S. representative and U.S. senator.
Abolish I.C.E.
Do you support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and redistributing its duties?
Require cities to cooperate with I.C.E.
Should the federal government withhold funds from cities that refuse to cooperate with ICE detainers?
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
War in Iran
Do you support the United States’ involvement in the war in Iran?
Increase military aid to Taiwan
Do you support increasing military aid to Taiwan?
Capture of Maduro in Venezuela
Do you support the recent U.S. military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro?
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?
Limit private equity purchase of homes
Should Congress pass legislation limiting the ability of large institutional investors to purchase multiple single-family homes for use as rental properties?
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?
Federal abortion ban
Should the federal government ban some abortions?
Federal right to abortion before 24 weeks
Exclude transgender women from sports
Increase oil and natural gas leases on public land
Keystone XL pipeline
Tax carbon emissions
Should the federal government tax carbon emissions?
Subsidies for electric vehicles
Do you support reinstating federal consumer tax credits or subsidies for the purchase of electric vehicles?
Marijuana legalization across U.S.
Should the government legalize marijuana at the federal level?
Proof of citizenship to vote
Should the federal government require voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship (such as passport or birth certificate) at the time of registration?
Mail-in voting
Add U.S. term limits
Federal Balanced Budget Amendment
Should the U.S. Constitution have a Balanced Budget Amendment?
Amendment to limit outside funding of campaigns
Do you support a constitutional amendment limiting outside funding of campaigns through PACs?
Amendment to limit birthright citizenship
Do you support a constitutional amendment ending automatic birthright citizenship for everyone born on U.S. soil?
