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Elon Musk

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Position estimated from: Posts on X, DOGE role (2025) and America Party launch: deregulation and spending cuts, free-speech emphasis, restrictionist on illegal immigration but pro high-skill visas, support for European nationalist parties.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
81toward market
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
52near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
36near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
75toward nationalist
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
40near the center
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
86strongly toward private ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
32toward civil liberty
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
75toward nationalist
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
57near the center
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
40near the center
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
72toward hierarchical
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
26toward free market
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
40near the center
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
40near 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
Political speech should be legally protected even when it is offensive.Strongly agreesfrom their record
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Strongly disagreesestimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.Strongly disagreesestimated
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
Medical gender transition should not be available to minors.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Hiring and university admissions should consider race to make up for past discrimination.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging.Disagreesestimated
Reducing the gap between rich and poor should be a major government goal.Disagreesestimated

Closest ideologies

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Similar and contrasting figures

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.