Position estimated from: Presidency 1993-2001: Third Way Democrat; welfare reform, NAFTA, 1994 crime bill, balanced budgets, Kosovo intervention.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 63 | near the center | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 34 | toward progressive | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 33 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 40 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 65 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 70 | toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 51 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 40 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 35 | near the center |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 15 | toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 53 | near the center |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 48 | near the center |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 65 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 32 | toward secular state |
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
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Welfare benefits should be kept limited so that people have strong incentives to work. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Foreign wars should be avoided unless national territory is directly threatened. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Strict term limits should apply to the head of government. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Third Way93% similar positionRadical Centrism90% similar positionCivic Republicanism90% similar positionModerate Liberalism90% similar positionDemocratic Technocracy89% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Emmanuel Macron94% similar · Historical and internationalMark Carney93% similar · Historical and internationalChuck Schumer91% similar · US politiciansTony Blair91% similar · Historical and internationalBari Weiss90% similar · CommentatorsKim Jong UnContrasting: 48% similarFrancisco FrancoContrasting: 49% similarAdolf HitlerContrasting: 49% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.