By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fit-2016-political-party-quiz Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Where do you fit? The 2016 Political Party Quiz Politics Sep 8, 2016 11:41 AM EDT The 2016 U.S. presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most divisive contests in recent memory. To better understand where you land on the political spectrum, take our updated Political Party Quiz, developed by Pew Research Center in collaboration with the PBS NewsHour. What does Donald Trump believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues What does Hillary Clinton believe? Where the candidate stands on 12 issues Questions gauge political values and an individual’s stance on policies and range from government spending to gay marriage. Your score shows your likelihood of being Republican or Democrat and is based on a Pew March 2016 political survey. Nationally, the race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is getting closer; an average of polls show Clinton’s post-convention bounce is over. Lisa Desjardins examines both candidates’ polling strengths and Carroll Doherty of the Pew Research Center and The Washington Post’s Dan Balz join Judy Woodruff for a breakdown of the electorate and how the candidates can drive home their messages. By — Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam Laura Santhanam is the Health Reporter and Coordinating Producer for Polling for the PBS NewsHour, where she has also worked as the Data Producer. Follow @LauraSanthanam @LauraSanthanam
The 2016 U.S. presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most divisive contests in recent memory. To better understand where you land on the political spectrum, take our updated Political Party Quiz, developed by Pew Research Center in collaboration with the PBS NewsHour. What does Donald Trump believe? Where the candidate stands on 10 issues What does Hillary Clinton believe? Where the candidate stands on 12 issues Questions gauge political values and an individual’s stance on policies and range from government spending to gay marriage. Your score shows your likelihood of being Republican or Democrat and is based on a Pew March 2016 political survey. Nationally, the race between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is getting closer; an average of polls show Clinton’s post-convention bounce is over. Lisa Desjardins examines both candidates’ polling strengths and Carroll Doherty of the Pew Research Center and The Washington Post’s Dan Balz join Judy Woodruff for a breakdown of the electorate and how the candidates can drive home their messages.