Tracking the 2020 Presidential Tax Plans

2 min readBy: Amir El-Sibaie, Tom VanAntwerp, Erica York

Tax policy has become one of the major issues of the 2020 presidential election. We’ve created this tool to keep track of every taxA tax is a mandatory payment or charge collected by local, state, and national governments from individuals or businesses to cover the costs of general government services, goods, and activities. plan proposed by the presidential candidates during their campaigns. We will continue to update the tracker as candidates issue more detailed tax plans over the coming weeks.

How do the 2020 tax plans compare? Explore our tracker below to see where the 2020 candidates stand on taxes. You can also compare the candidates with our curated analysis of 2020 tax proposals. See our updated analysis of Biden’s tax plan.


Recent Updates

  • 4/8/2020: Bernie Sanders drops out.
  • 3/19/2020: Tulsi Gabbard drops out.
  • 3/18/2020: Bill Weld drops out.
  • 3/5/2020: Elizabeth Warren drops out.
  • 3/4/2020: Michael Bloomberg drops out.
  • 3/2/2020: Amy Klobuchar drops out
  • 3/1/2020: Pete Buttigieg drops out.
  • 2/29/2020: Tom Steyer drops out
  • 2/11/2020: Andrew Yang and Michael Bennet drop out.
  • 2/7/2020: Joe Walsh drops out.
  • 1/31/2020: John Delaney drops out.
  • 1/13/2020: Cory Booker drops out.
  • 1/10/2020: Marianne Williamson drops out.
  • 1/2/2020: Julián Castro drops out.
  • 12/3/2019: Kamala Harris drops out.
  • 12/2/2019: Steve Bullock and Joe Sestak drop out.

Note: Candidates are included in the tax tracker based on whether they are running (or were running) for president according to The New York Times’ “Who’s Running for President in 2020?” tool. We include all major tax plans announced by candidates, whether mentioned in a debate, an interview, a policy paper, or anywhere else. Updates will be listed below as they are made.

Explore consolidated Tax Foundation research & analysis of 2020 tax plans below:

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About the Authors

Amir El-Sibaie

Economist

Amir El-Sibaie is an Analyst with the Center for Federal Tax Policy at Tax Foundation. He started at Tax Foundation as a Taxes and Growth Fellow in the summer of 2016. After previously working at various software companies, Amir uses his passion for technology and statistics to support the role of evidence-based policy in tax reform.

Tom VanAntwerp Tax Foundation

Tom VanAntwerp

Senior Software Engineer

Tom VanAntwerp is Senior Software Engineer at Tax Foundation, where he leads the design and implementation of taxfoundation.org, builds and maintains a range of interactive data tools, and supports the development of our Taxes and Growth (TAG) Model.

Erica York Tax Foundation
Expert

Erica York

Vice President of Federal Tax Policy

Erica York is Vice President of Federal Tax Policy with Tax Foundation’s Center for Federal Tax Policy. Her analysis has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Politico, and other national and international media outlets.