<p style="text-indent: 30px; line-height:30px">時代力量希望建立第二個臺灣的新世代本土政黨<ref name = "林怡廷 01">{{Cite web |url = https://theinitium.com/article/20150827-taiwan-newpowerparty/ |title = 黃國昌:「台灣需要一個新的本土政黨」 |author = 林怡廷 |date = 2015-08-27 |publisher = [[端傳媒]] |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-05-11 |quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190404071037/https://theinitium.com/article/20150827-taiwan-newpowerparty/ |archive-date = 2019-04-04 |dead-url = no }}</ref>，當中堅持「[[台灣本土化運動| 臺灣本土立場]] 」<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.peoplenews.tw/news/088ec7d9-6987-4278-aefb-8506684f999f |title = 「四個理由」支持時代力量！陳永興：最堅持台灣立場的政黨 |author = 唐詩 |date = 2018-01-20 |publisher = [[民報 (2014年)|民報]] |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-05-11 |quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190512073345/https://www.peoplenews.tw/news/088ec7d9-6987-4278-aefb-8506684f999f |archive-date = 2019-05-12 |dead-url = no }}</ref>、「[[臺灣主體性|以臺灣為主]]」的基本宗旨<ref name = "威克 01"/>。時代力量認為每個人都應享有「追求夢想、保護幸福的平等地位」<ref name = "民報 01"/>，取向為「[[中間偏左]]」<ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/15/8/31/n4516540.htm |title = 為臺灣時代力量黨2016年入國會造勢 |author = 鐘鳴 |date = 2015-08-31 |publisher = 《[[大紀元時報]]》 |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-05-11 |quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190511153534/http://www.epochtimes.com/b5/15/8/31/n4516540.htm |archive-date = 2019-05-11 |dead-url = no }}</ref>。時代力量還是一個推動[[ 臺灣獨立運動]] 的政黨，主張「臺灣國家地位[[臺灣地位未定論|正常化]]」<ref name = "林瑋豐 01"/><ref name = "李秉芳 02">{{Cite web |url = https://www.peoplenews.tw/news/32a806b7-4030-499c-87e3-f857818b096f |title = 時代力量：我們是主張台獨的政黨 但反對統獨標籤化 |author = 李秉芳 |date = 2017-01-07 |publisher = [[民報 (2014年)|民報]] |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-05-11 |quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190512092322/https://www.peoplenews.tw/news/32a806b7-4030-499c-87e3-f857818b096f |archive-date = 2019-05-12 |dead-url = no }}</ref>。對於與民主進步黨的關係，時代力量最初期望能夠形成兩個本土政黨相互競爭，並且拒絕成為民主進步黨的「[[橡皮圖章 (政治)| 橡皮圖章]] 」<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.storm.mg/article/223415 |title = 時代力量與民進黨關係 黃國昌：期待未來2個本土政黨相互競爭 |author = 陳耀宗 |date = 2017-02-14 |publisher = [[風傳媒]] |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-05-11 |quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190512144724/https://www.storm.mg/article/223415 |archive-date = 2019-05-12 |dead-url = no }}</ref>。</p><p style="text-indent: 30px; line-height:30px">為了堅持其所自詡的「進步價值」<ref name = "李秉芳 01"/>，時代力量支持[[臺灣同性婚姻|同性婚姻]]合法化<ref name = "羊正鈺 01">{{Cite web |url = https://www.thenewslens.com/feature/election2018/105148 |title = 先別管年輕人選不上，這些「青年參政」和「舊政治」有何不同？ |author = 羊正鈺 |date = 2018-11-21 |publisher = [[關鍵評論網]] |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-05-11 |quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190512140503/https://www.thenewslens.com/feature/election2018/105148 |archive-date = 2019-05-12 |dead-url = no }}</ref>、[[龍門核能發電廠]]停建<ref name = 沃草有限公司 01">{{Cite web |url = http://wevote.tw/parties/NPP/promises/ |title = 時代力量 |author = |date = |publisher = [[沃草有限公司]] |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-05-11 |quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160319150029/http://wevote.tw/parties/NPP/promises/ |archive-date = 2016-03-19 |dead-url = no }}</ref>。時代力量亦認為「公開透明」相當重要<ref name = "羊正鈺 01"/>，支持[[臺灣高中課程綱要微調案|課程綱要]]的制定程序應完全公開透明<ref name = 沃草有限公司 01"/>。在社會的期待下，時代力量還強調要貫徹「[[直接民主制| 人民作主]] 」的新政治<ref name = "楊明 01"/>，並提出實現「人民的立法院」的理念<ref name = "謝莉慧 01"/>。時代力量曾揭露民主進步黨與中國國民黨總共提名百位涉及貪污、賄選等事項的直轄市及縣市議員候選人<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.thenewslens.com/article/104529 |title = 【圖表】這些議員在你選區嗎？時代力量揭露藍綠提名百名「涉案」議員 |author = 羊正鈺 |date = 2018-09-20 |publisher = [[關鍵評論網]] |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-05-11 |quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190512144731/https://www.thenewslens.com/article/104529 |archive-date = 2019-05-12 |dead-url = no }}</ref>，以及主張在發生[[酒後駕駛]]情事後，要求當事人退選和下臺辭職<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2018-08-29/137344 |title = 34時力候選人簽署「酒駕退選」 宣言 徐永明批：酒駕不分藍綠 |author = 陳佩君 |date = 2018-08-29 |publisher = [[新頭殼]] |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-05-11 |quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190512042814/https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2018-08-29/137344 |archive-date = 2019-05-12 |dead-url = no }}</ref>。</p><p style="text-indent: 30px; line-height:30px">在[[海峽兩岸關係]]議題的表現上，外界認為時代力量與執政的民主進步黨相比，更加偏向主張臺灣獨立的立場<ref name = "季伊昕 01"/><ref name = "楊明 01"/><ref name = "威克 01"/>。時代力量曾向民主進步黨施壓，要求釐清國家定位與海峽兩岸關係問題<ref name = "季伊昕 01"/>。時代力量將其核心目標設定為[[憲法修正]]與追求國家地位正常化<ref name = "季伊昕 01"/>，主張人民能夠全面參與制定憲法<ref name = "林瑋豐 01"/>。與此同時，時代力量還提出《公民投票法》修法，要求把憲法修正、[[中華民國疆域|疆域變更]]納入公民投票的適用範圍<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://tw.appledaily.com/new/realtime/20181207/1479817/ |title = 民進黨將再修《公投法》　時代力量籲：納入修憲跟領土變更 |author = 曾盈瑜 |date = 2018-12-07 |publisher = 《[[蘋果日報 (台灣)|蘋果日報]]》 |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-05-11 |quote = }}</ref>。時代力量也針對替[[中國共產黨]][[統一戰線| 宣傳者]] 提案修法<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=544457 |title = 杜絕統戰思想！時代力量提修法　替中共政治遊說最重判3年 |author = |date = 2018-05-21 |publisher = [[三立新聞台]] |language = Zh-hant |accessdate = 2019-08-30 |quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190522100744/https://www.setn.com/News.aspx?NewsID=544457 |archive-date = 2019-05-22 |dead-url = no }}</ref>。不過時代力量反對以[[中國 統一|統一]] 或獨立的標籤，限制民主交流的可能性和機會<ref name = "李秉芳 02"/>。</p>