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Position estimated from: Presidency 1963-69: Great Society, Medicare and Medicaid, Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts, escalation in Vietnam.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 45 | near the center | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 43 | near the center | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 36 | near the center | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 50 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 86 | strongly toward intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 55 | near the center |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 46 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 50 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 45 | near the center |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 25 | toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 30 | toward egalitarian |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 70 | toward state planning |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 86 | strongly toward intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 39 | 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 government should guarantee a basic standard of living for everyone. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| 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 |
| Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Foreign wars should be avoided unless national territory is directly threatened. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Regulations on business should be minimized whenever possible. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. | Agrees | estimated |
| Neutrality is preferable to involvement in disputes between major powers. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Third Way86% similar positionRadical Centrism84% similar positionCentrism84% similar positionDemocratic Technocracy83% similar positionModern Liberalism82% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Franklin D. Roosevelt92% similar · US politiciansJohn F. Kennedy90% similar · US politiciansJoe Biden89% similar · US politiciansKeir Starmer88% similar · Historical and internationalChuck Schumer88% similar · US politiciansFrancisco FrancoContrasting: 49% similarNick FuentesContrasting: 50% similarAugusto PinochetContrasting: 51% similar
Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.