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Where Congress stands on foreign policy

The question: “What should drive US foreign policy?”

Below, 510 of 586 current senators, representatives, governors, and the President are placed on one of these answers, based on their votes, the bills they sponsored, and their official actions. The other 76 don't have a clear enough record on this issue, so we don't guess.

Everyone listed has a clear record on this issue unless marked some evidence.

  1. America First: reduce foreign commitments, fewer alliances, no nation-building

    43 officeholders

    43 Republicans

  2. Restrained realism: maintain core alliances but avoid new interventions

    59 officeholders

    56 Democrats · 2 Republicans · 1 Independent

  3. Active leadership of democratic alliances against authoritarian powers

    314 officeholders

    206 Republicans · 107 Democrats · 1 Independent

  5. Cooperative internationalism through institutions; minimize military action

    89 officeholders

    88 Democrats · 1 Independent

Officeholders with thin or no evidence on this issue aren't listed. How we place each person.

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