Democrats tend to be better on social issues and no worse on most other things.<p>Republicans make hay out of being for economic freedom, low taxes, etc., but history shows they don't really mean it. Spending increased dramatically under the last republican majority, and real taxation equals spending.<p>The only exception to the rule is sometimes found at the local level, where democrats in some regions have a history of being anti development which means real estate hyperinflation and pricing out the poor.<p>The rest of the issues, both parties tend to be equally awful.