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Donald Trump

US politicians

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Position estimated from: Presidencies 2017-21 and 2025-: 2017 tax cuts; 10-for-1 deregulation order (2025); sweeping tariffs; government equity stakes in Intel, MP Materials and others; drug-price and 10% credit-card-cap pressure on private pricing; crypto and bank deregulation; opposition to rent control; immigration restriction; expansive executive power. Second term: 2026 Iran war and the January 2026 capture of Maduro.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
66toward market
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
65near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
59near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
94strongly toward nationalist
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
67toward intervention
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
73toward private ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
54near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
94strongly toward nationalist
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
66toward traditionalist
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
64near the center
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
73toward hierarchical
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
45near the center
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
67toward intervention
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
63near 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
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
Social media companies should be legally required to remove misinformation.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
A strong leader who gets things done matters more than following proper procedures.Strongly agreesfrom their record
National sovereignty should take priority over international agreements when they conflict.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Medical gender transition should not be available to minors.Strongly agreesfrom their record
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation.Strongly disagreesestimated
Hiring and university admissions should consider race to make up for past discrimination.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
Leaders who win elections should face fewer checks from courts and the civil service.Strongly agreesfrom their record

Closest ideologies

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Similar and contrasting figures

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.