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Huey Long

US politicians

Photo: Uncredited news photographer., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Position estimated from: Governorship and Share Our Wealth: radical redistribution through a political machine with authoritarian methods.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
37near the center
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
53near the center
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
56near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
60near the center
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
20toward non-intervention
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
45near the center
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
57near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
60near the center
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
55near the center
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
55near the center
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
17toward egalitarian
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
75toward state planning
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
20toward non-intervention
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
49near 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
Reducing the gap between rich and poor should be a major government goal.Strongly agreesfrom their record
A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation.Strongly disagreesestimated
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging.Strongly disagreesestimated
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.Disagreesestimated
National borders should become less important over time.Strongly disagreesestimated
People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment.Agreesestimated
Regulations on business should be minimized whenever possible.Strongly disagreesestimated
A stable society depends on continuity between generations.Agreesestimated
Cutting taxes is generally better for the economy than increasing public spending.Disagreesestimated

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.