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See how two politicians stack up on the issues, campaign finance, voting records, and more.

Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
Independent·VT
Alignment
89%
Stances
14/6/2
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Republican·TX
Alignment
98%
Stances
5/4/13
Issue Agreement5%
1 agree21 disagree

Issue Positions

Education & Student Debt

How do we make schools better and college cheaper?

Sanders:Strongly For
vs
Cruz:Strongly Against
Healthcare & Medicare

Should the government help everyone get health care?

Sanders:Leans For
vs
Cruz:Against
National Defense & Military

Should we spend more or less on the military?

Sanders:Strongly Against
vs
Cruz:Strongly For
Social Security & Medicare

How do we make sure seniors get their retirement checks?

Sanders:Strongly For
vs
Cruz:Mixed
Economy & Jobs

What should the government do about jobs and pay?

Sanders:Strongly For
vs
Cruz:Strongly For
Technology & AI Regulation

Should there be more rules for big tech companies and AI?

Sanders:Strongly For
vs
Cruz:Mixed
Immigration & Border Security

Should it be easier or harder to come to the U.S.?

Sanders:Undecided
vs
Cruz:Strongly For
Climate & Environment

Is the planet getting too hot? What should we do?

Sanders:For
vs
Cruz:Strongly Against
Criminal Justice Reform

How should police, courts, and jails work?

Sanders:For
vs
Cruz:Against
Foreign Policy & Diplomacy

How much should we get involved with other countries?

Sanders:Mixed
vs
Cruz:Strongly For
Gun Policy & 2nd Amendment

Should there be more rules about who can buy and carry guns?

Sanders:Mixed
vs
Cruz:Strongly Against
Infrastructure & Transportation

How should we pay to fix roads, bridges, and internet?

Sanders:Strongly For
vs
Cruz:Undecided
Housing & Affordability

What should we do about high rent and home prices?

Sanders:For
vs
Cruz:Undecided
Energy Policy & Oil/Gas

Should we use more solar and wind or more oil and gas?

Sanders:Strongly Against
vs
Cruz:Strongly For
Reproductive Rights & Abortion

Should abortion be legal? Who gets to decide?

Sanders:For
vs
Cruz:Strongly Against
LGBTQ+ Rights

Should LGBTQ+ people have the same legal protections?

Sanders:For
vs
Cruz:Against
Drug Policy & Legalization

Should marijuana be legal? How should we handle drug use?

Sanders:For
vs
Cruz:Against
Voting Rights & Elections

Should it be easier or harder to vote in elections?

Sanders:For
vs
Cruz:Against
Taxes & Government Spending

Should the government tax and spend more or less?

Sanders:Undecided
vs
Cruz:Strongly Against
Labor & Unions

Should workers have more power through unions?

Sanders:Undecided
vs
Cruz:Against
Privacy & Surveillance

How much should the government be able to watch what you do?

Sanders:For
vs
Cruz:Against
Trade & Tariffs

Should we put taxes on goods from other countries?

Sanders:Undecided
vs
Cruz:Against

Background

Title
U.S. SenatorU.S. Senator
State
VTTX
Chamber
SenateSenate
Party
IndependentRepublican
Years in Office
35 years13 years

Campaign Finance

Sanders (2024)
Cruz (2024)
Total Raised
$29.2M
$73.6M
Total Spent
$27.5M
$71.2M
Cash on Hand
$4.2M
$4.8M

Voting Record Overlap

Voting Agreement67%
4 agree2 disagree
TAKE IT DOWN Act (S.328)
yea
yea
Laken Riley Act (S.14)
nay
yea
Social Security Fairness Act (S.3232)
yea
abstain
Kids Online Safety Act (S.1409)
yea
yea
FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (S.2226)
yea
nay
PRESS Act (S.2073)
yea
yea
Protecting Access to Post-Disaster Relief Act (S.1549)
not_voting
yea
Railway Safety Act of 2023 (S.546)
yea
yea

Election History

Bernie Sanders
2W - 0L|Avg 65%
2024won63.1%
2018won67.4%
Ted Cruz
2W - 0L|Avg 52%
2024won53.4%
2018won50.9%