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Andrew Jackson

US politicians

Photo: Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Position estimated from: Presidency 1829-37: populist democracy for white men, destroyed the national bank, Indian Removal, defied the Supreme Court.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
74toward market
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
65near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
53near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
86strongly toward nationalist
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
50near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
76toward private ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
56near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
86strongly toward nationalist
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
71toward traditionalist
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
50near the center
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
50near the center
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
29toward free market
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
50near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
51near the center

These positions are estimates on the Atlas’s nine-dimension scale, produced by running the available evidence through the same questions and scoring used for test-takers. They are interpretations for comparison, not objective measurements. How scores are made.

Key positions

StatementPositionBasis
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation.Strongly disagreesestimated
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected.Strongly disagreesestimated
People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment.Agreesestimated
Traditional values should guide what society considers right and wrong.Agreesestimated
Non-intervention should be the default even when allies request military assistance.Strongly disagreesestimated
The constitution should recognize a particular religion as the foundation of the state.Strongly disagreesestimated

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Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.