Kamala Harris
US politicians
Official U.S. Congress photo (public domain)
Position estimated from: Senate votes and 2024 campaign: mainstream Democratic liberalism.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 46 | near the center | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 15 | toward progressive | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 31 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 25 | toward cosmopolitan | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 61 | near the center |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 54 | near the center |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 52 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 25 | toward cosmopolitan |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 17 | toward progressive |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 10 | strongly toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 29 | toward egalitarian |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 66 | toward state planning |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 61 | near the center |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 12 | strongly toward secular state |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| People of minority religions should be free to build places of worship and wear religious clothing in public. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| Foreign students should be deported for taking part in protests the government considers supportive of terrorism. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Military aid to countries resisting invasion is worth the cost. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Raising the minimum wage significantly would do more harm than good. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| Taxes on the highest incomes should be raised to fund public services. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Workers should have strong legal protections to form and join labor unions. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
Closest ideologies
Modern Liberalism93% similar positionProgressive Liberalism92% similar positionSocial Liberalism91% similar positionSocial Democracy89% similar positionLiberal Democracy87% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
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Sources
- Wikipedia: Political positions of Kamala Harris
- Wikipedia: Kamala Harris (Wikipedia search)
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.