It's hard to tell by listening to the politicians. They mostly bland down their words until they really don't mean anything. They have learned that speaking out on one side of any substantive issue just looses them votes. The voters that don't like what they hear will remember and make a point to vote against them, where as the voters that like what they hear don't care enough to get to the polls on election day. So the professional politicians practice saying as little as possible while sounding good. Hence all the happy talk about motherhood and apple pie. Donald Trump is an exception to this rule and it hasn't killed him, yet.
But there are real differences between the parties. Consider the matter of helping the poor. Republicans believe the real solution to poverty is plenty of decent jobs. Which means they favor things that help business because business creates those decent jobs. Democrats believe the real solution to poverty is government handouts, welfare, food stamps, single payer health care and such. Paid for by confiscating (taxing) wealth from the wealthy and giving it to the poor. With some nice fat skimming off the top for deserving friends of the party.
Modern Republicans believe that America, as the largest and strongest country in the world, needs to take action to oppose foreign tyranny, obnoxious ideologies, nuclear proliferation, and out right banditry. Modern Democrats are isolationists and peaceniks. They don't believe that anything outside our borders deserves our attention. This is a reversal of the party positions from the early years of the 20th century.
Republicans are respectful of Christianity and organized religion. Democrats favor removing religious symbols (creches) from just about everywhere, and punishing anyone who offers prayer in public.
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