Position estimated from: Presidency 2001-09: Iraq and Afghanistan wars, Patriot Act, tax cuts, faith-based initiatives.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 74 | toward market | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 73 | toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 42 | near the center | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 58 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 98 | strongly toward intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 81 | toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 60 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 58 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 79 | toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 25 | toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 65 | near the center |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 35 | near the center |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 98 | strongly toward intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 60 | near 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
| Statement | Position | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Burning the national flag as a protest should be illegal. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Immigrants who have lived in the country for years without legal status should be allowed to stay permanently. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Cutting taxes is generally better for the economy than increasing public spending. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Private property rights should generally protect productive businesses from government takeover. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Neoconservatism92% similar positionModerate Conservatism78% similar positionNational Liberalism78% similar positionSocial Conservatism77% similar positionChristian Democracy77% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Nikki Haley93% similar · US politiciansMitch McConnell93% similar · US politiciansGeorge H. W. Bush92% similar · US politiciansWinston Churchill90% similar · Historical and internationalMarco Rubio89% similar · US politiciansPeter KropotkinContrasting: 42% similarMikhail BakuninContrasting: 43% similarRosa LuxemburgContrasting: 44% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.