Google is a really great resource for you to just type in candidates running in your zip code. You can visit the websites of the candidates; there are traditional party lines, we do live in a two-party system, but there are alternative parties and candidates that do run, and everything’s on a spectrum. Some people are more moderate than others in their parties. If the economy really matters to you, maybe the person running has experience in business so you’ll trust that they’ll focus on that, versus the teacher who’s running may know more about education policy. Each candidate really has a few talking points and a few stances that they’re supposed to be representing you on. Their job is to say “I care about xyz. It’s gonna be my job to push those things forward. I’m going to write a bill to lower the tuition of public colleges in California, or I’m gonna make a gas tax because I care about climate change.” There are details of policies that they will support, and based on what is most important to you, you can compare the candidates.