Describe the political views of your parents.

[RR1997]

My dad:
He's mostly a standard fiscally conservative. Pro-tax cuts, pro-deregulation, anti-Obamacare, etc.
On social issues, he's pro-gay marriage, pro-life, pro-gun control, believes that climate change and evolution is real, pro-soda size ban, etc. He's basically socially liberal, not socially libertarian. He mostly votes Republican with a few exceptions.

My mom:
Doesn't care about politics that much, but she leans Republican.


How about you guys?

[Enduro]

Mom: hardline republican

Dad: slightly more libertarian than mom, but still republican.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Most of my immediate family are Independents, but many of them were nominal Democrats in the past.  I'm the first Republican in my immediate family, but most of them would probably lean Republican now (but still identify as Independent), probably due to my influence. 

My mother is also an Independent, but definitely leans Democrat.  She voted for Obama twice, and to my knowledge is the only person in the family who did.  She worked for Dukakis in 1988, but never liked Clinton very much (she voted for Bush 1 in '92, and I think for Dole in '96.)  Nearly everyone else voted for McCain in 2008, although I have two aunts who are teachers (one who is fairly active in the teachers' union) and may have voted Obama in 2012.  One of my other aunts was a far-left Democrat for most of her life, and even would have called herself a socialist.  She voted Democrat for president in every election from Mondale in 1984 through Gore in 2000, but has voted Republican the last three times and would now lean GOP.

[Asian Nazi]

My dad: Hardcore environmentalist, generic American liberal in most other cases.  Major exceptions include his support for the death penalty and his very pro-Israel views, though the latter have been weakening as he's grown older.

My mom: Doesn't vote and is generally less political, but she is very socially liberal and used to even work for Planned Parenthood.  She likes Hillary Clinton and hates Donald Trump but doesn't seem to care much beyond that.

[Clark Kent]

Dad: Somewhat of a mixture between libertarian and liberal views. Supports Obamacare and some corporate regulation, but pretty libertarian other than that.

Ma: Votes Democratic, but I'd say she's more of a Nixon-style Republican.

Both are independents, while I'm a registered Republican.

[Figueira]

I'm really tempted to respond to this, but describing my parents' political views online just seems weird.

[Grand Wizard Lizard of the Klan]

I'm really tempted to respond to this, but describing my parents' political views online just seems weird.

Literally was thinking and still I am thinking the same thing.

[Asian Nazi]

I'm really tempted to respond to this, but describing my parents' political views online just seems weird.

This is hardly weirder/creepier than some of the other threads on this forum.

[Torie]

Moderate Pubs. By the time I went to college, they generally took my advice about how to vote. My Dad in particular, would have disliked the more socially conservative, religion worn on the sleeve, direction of the Pub party.

[Bigby]

Dad: Standard soft c conservative small business owner. Socially conservative, but doesn't support evangelical politicians solely because they're evangelical. Supports Trump.

Mom: Reactionary who still kneejerkingly voted Democrat ("The South's always supported the Dems!") until 2008. Supports Trump, but wanted to vote for O'Malley "because he's cute."

[Classic Conservative]

My dad is a businessman who is a hardcore Catholic conservative very anti-ObamaCare, pro-gun, life and traditional marriage very much anti-Common Core and was a huge Scalia guy.

My mom is a non-practicing Baptist, who is more to the conservative side of the spectrum very much anti-Common Core, anti-ObamaCare while not caring about the social issues.

Both are supporting Cruz because they listen to my voting suggestions.

[Mr. Smith]

Done this before, so why not:

Dad: Standard run-of-the-mill, atheist liberal, D-voting all the way back to McGovern. Probably will support Sanders.

Mom: No longer applicable, and I'm leaving it at that.

[Virginiá]

Dad was very socially conservative but mostly liberal in every other sense.

Mom is somewhat socially conservative (most of those issues aren't very important to her, though) and also liberal on most things, but I would also say she's something of a deficit hawk and tougher on immigration, which isn't surprising considering she came in the legal way after years of waiting & hassles.

[NeverAgain]

Dad - Strong progressive Democrat voting Sanders, voted Obama '08.

Mom - Moderate to Progressive Democrat voted Hillary '08 planning to do it again, no matter my concerns.

[Clark Kent]

Also, my dad used to support Jeb!, but now supports Kasich. He told me that he'll register as a Republican if Kasich is still in by April.

[YaBoyNY]

Dad: Devout, religious Catholic who is actually really liberal (in the "it's not my nor the government's place to legislate morality" sense) and is also a lifelong union member.

Mom: Devout, religious Catholic who is even more liberal than my dad and even more left-leaning than he is on economics too. Probably just short of full-on Socialist.

[RFayette]

Meh, both are moderate conservatives for the most part.

[Leinad]

Mom - quite interested in politics, fiscally conservative (but not as much as me), very socially conservative (makes me look pro-choice, for example). Against the Patriot Act, but somewhat hawkish in general. LOVES Cruz, and likes Rubio and Carson with reservations. Used to go to Jerry Falwell's church (my grandfather knew him personally, and my uncle has some sort of role at the church), and is still a bit irked at Jr.'s endorsement of Trump.

Dad - somewhat interested in politics, fiscally conservative (but, again, not as much as me), socially conservative. Odd on foreign policy: often takes very hawkish positions, but seems to have some strain of libertarianism in him (it seems like he's always more libertarian on things that have already happened, like Vietnam, but is a hawk without hindsight). I'd label him as "populist." Hates gays and Hispanics, although he now supports Rubio. Briefly supported Trump, but now sees him as a "big baby." Hates the Democrats, especially Hillary (I remember him schadenfreude-loving Obama in the '08 Democratic primaries, although I'm sure he would deny that now). Is also, oddly enough, not as anti-establishment as my mom.

Mom: Reactionary who still kneejerkingly voted Democrat ("The South's always supported the Dems!") until 2008. Supports Trump, but wanted to vote for O'Malley "because he's cute."

Apparently my paternal grandmother voted for Reagan due to his hair.

[Miles]

Dad - Lifelong Republican, but Bush 43 completely drove him out the party. Voted for Obama both times and he'll be switching his registration to Unaffiliated to vote for Sanders.

Mom - Doesn't pay that much attention to politics, but like my dad, was a Republican most of her life but mostly supports Democrats now. More conservative than my dad, as she's more religious.

[ilikeverin]

Dad: McGovern supporter in '72 turned Reaganite in '80.  Center-right, corporate (well, now small business, but whatevs) Republican.  Socially pretty liberal: pro-choice, pro-gay, pro-immigrant.  But he's ruled by economics: tax cuts are the best, Obamacare is bad (even though when you ask him about each provision individually he's fine), regulation is scary, balance all budgets nao (though, if you press him, he's okay with raising some taxes in order to do this).  Doesn't care all that much about foreign policy, though he was pro-Iraq-War.  Kasich supporter this year, Huntsman in '12, constantly wishing for a Bloomberg independent run.  Generally voted pretty straight-ticket Republican in Minnesota, with a few exceptions, like Amy Klobuchar.  Since moving to Florida, he's become less partisan, given the insanity of the FL GOP (he really really doesn't like Rick Scott and although he'd probably vote for him in the general he's baffled by how Marco Rubio is being considered "establishment" this year).

Mom: Firm, unwavering leftist since she gained political consciousness.  Wants to consider herself "fiscally moderate", but isn't all that much, and has always been firmly on the left socially.  Cares about social issues and economic issues about equally.  Firmly green, and sometimes Green.  Very much a dove on foreign policy.  Has a strong independent streak; Ventura supporter in '98, Nader in '00, and so on.  Liked Edwards in '04.  I'm actually not sure who she's supporting this year.  She's probably quite torn.  Never a straight-ticket anything supporter, although she's almost never voted for Republicans.

Both of my parents are fiercely political, and I have several fond memories of angry arguments over the dinner table where my brother (a rightist until college) and I were encouraged to contribute.  I've been trying to gently nudge my parents to get a little involved in local politics, given that they're now the vaunted Small Business Owners (tm), but so far it's been unsuccessful

[RINO Tom]

Dad: Typical "keep the government out of it" type Republican.  Very pro-business.  Socially conservative but doesn't really seem to care about any social issues.

Mom: Rather liberal Republican who emphasizes fiscal issues.  Finds "Robin Hood style" of Democrats to be distasteful and pretty much the same as the party's been from the beginning, no matter how they window dress it.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Democratic Socialism.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Both are fairly conservative, both of my parents take a hardline Anti-Israel stance (due to my fathers background).

Dad: VERY socially conservative while fiscally a moderate, he is supporting Hillary Clinton though because of the GOP's views on Muslims. Was a Republican until 2002, voted for Bush in 2000, Dole in 1996, Bush in 1992. Is a registered Democrat now, but would flip back to Republicans if the aforementioned issue went away.

Mom: somewhat socially conservative while fiscally is a centrist, was supporting Trump until (in her words, started throwing tantrums and showed his racist side) she now supports Marco Rubio.

[bagelman]

Dad: Business conservative, lifelong Republican. More moderate on social issues.

Mom: Once an apolitical Nixon Republican, then a Bill Clinton Democrat. Moderate enough to swing vote; she had a good first impression of Rubio, although the man behind the mask has been exposed, and thinks the clinton email scandal is a serious issue. However she thinks the biggest problem with government and business is corruption at the top, rich people need to stop getting richer and pay their fair share.

[Kingpoleon]

Mom: A libertarian, mainstream. Does not support legalizing cocaine and similar drugs, does support legally gay marriage and marijuana. Formerly head of the county GOP. Her mom's been a friend of the First Lady for decades.

Dad: GOP Party board member. Friend of the Governor's for over twenty years. Formerly head of the county GOP, considered state legislative run.