Position estimated from: Presidency 1961-63: Cold War containment, Bay of Pigs, tax-cut proposal, civil rights bill, space race.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 57 | near the center | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 52 | near the center | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 29 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 55 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 81 | toward intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 65 | near the center |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 44 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 55 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 55 | near the center |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 14 | strongly toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 48 | near the center |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 55 | near the center |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 81 | toward intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 46 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| People should be free to criticize the government without fear of legal punishment. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Foreign wars should be avoided unless national territory is directly threatened. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective. | Disagrees | estimated |
| Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| A stable society depends on continuity between generations. | Agrees | estimated |
| Subsidies should encourage industries considered vital to national security. | Agrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Third Way87% similar positionCentrism86% similar positionSocial Market Economy85% similar positionCivic Republicanism85% similar positionRadical Centrism84% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Friedrich Merz90% similar · Historical and internationalLyndon B. Johnson90% similar · US politiciansBari Weiss89% similar · CommentatorsBoris Johnson89% similar · Historical and internationalRishi Sunak89% similar · Historical and internationalFrancisco FrancoContrasting: 52% similarKim Jong UnContrasting: 53% similarNick FuentesContrasting: 54% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.