Side-by-side

The whole field on one page.

Eight issues. 8 candidates. 64 positions. Read across a row to see where the field converges or splits, or scan a column to see a single candidate's overall lane.

Most agreement

Education

88% of the field shares the same stance.

Sharpest split

Climate & Environment

The widest spread of stances. Voters who care about this issue have the most to choose between.

The matrix

Stances on the eight key issues

Issue	Steyer DEM · 15%	Porter DEM · 10%	Becerra DEM · 8%	Villaraigosa DEM · 6%	Mahan DEM · 4%	Thurmond DEM · 3%	Hilton REP · 16%	Bianco REP · 11%
Housing & Cost of Living	Supports Green-build housing at scale	Strongly supports Build more, cap corporate landlords	Supports Federal-tools-first approach	Strongly supports Build, build, build — including CEQA reform	Strongly supports Permitting reform, ministerial approvals	Supports Affordable housing first, equity-driven	Strongly supports Gut CEQA, cap fees, override local vetoes	Supports Less regulation, more local control
Homelessness	Supports Housing-first with billions in new spending	Supports Housing-first plus accountability	Supports Healthcare-led approach	Mixed Services-led but willing to clear encampments	Supports Tough love: shelter offers tied to enforcement	Supports Services-led, child-focused	Supports Enforcement plus mandated treatment	Strongly supports Enforcement, jail, mandated treatment
Climate & Environment	Strongly supports Net zero by 2035 — the field's most aggressive	Strongly supports Polluter accountability and oil setbacks	Supports Defend federal-state climate framework	Supports Mainstream California climate stance	Supports Pragmatic decarbonization	Strongly supports Environmental justice in frontline communities	Opposes Roll back state climate spending and CARB authority	Strongly opposes Repeal CARB rules, expand in-state oil
Healthcare	Strongly supports Single-payer with self-funded campaign cover	Supports Public option, drug price action	Strongly supports Defend ACA, push universal coverage	Mixed Coverage expansion, not single-payer	Supports Mainstream coverage expansion	Strongly supports Single-payer supporter	Opposes Reverse Medi-Cal expansion to undocumented adults	Opposes Reverse undocumented-adult Medi-Cal expansion
Education	Supports Universal pre-K and climate curriculum	Supports Free community college, student debt relief	Supports DREAMer access, affordable college	Supports Pro-charter, accountability-focused	Supports Math standards and accountability	Strongly supports Universal pre-K, teacher pay, anti-vouchers	Supports School choice and parental rights	Supports Parental rights and school choice
Public Safety	Mixed Mental-health-first response	Mixed Reform plus enforcement	Mixed Civil-rights framing	Strongly supports More cops, harder on retail theft	Strongly supports Backed Prop 36, supports more cops	Mixed Reform-oriented, opposed Prop 36	Strongly supports More cops, repeal Prop 47 remnants	Strongly supports Repeal Prop 47, more cops, end DA reform
Immigration	Strongly supports Defend immigrant California, expand workforce	Strongly supports Defend sanctuary state, expand legal aid	Strongly supports Sue the federal government	Strongly supports Defend immigrant Californians	Supports Sanctuary state, but workforce-focused	Strongly supports Sanctuary schools, defend students	Strongly opposes End sanctuary state, cooperate with ICE	Strongly opposes End sanctuary, mandate ICE cooperation
Economy & Taxes	Strongly supports Tax the very rich (including himself)	Strongly supports Anti-monopoly, consumer-first	Supports Workforce and small-business focused	Supports Pro-growth, infrastructure-led	Mixed Worker rights with tax restraint	Supports Tax fairness, social investment	Supports Tax cuts and deregulation	Supports Tax cuts and rural priorities