In every major election since 1992, Vote Smart has measured all candidates' positions on major issues , including gun control.





Over the past eight years, support for gun control measures among federal candidates nationally has steadily increased to just over the 50% mark.

In the 2010 congressional elections , 35.6% of all candidates supported gun control legislation. That percentage rose to 54.5% of candidates supporting gun control legislation in the 2018 congressional elections .









Democratic candidates' support for gun control legislation has risen substantially, now approaching the 100% mark (69.1% in 2010 to 96.0% in 2018). In the same time period, Republican candidates' opposition has remained virtually the same, with only 8.6% in 2010 to 9.2% in 2018 supporting such legislation.