Nikki Haley
US politicians
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Position estimated from: Governor, UN ambassador, 2024 campaign: hawkish, free-market Republican.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 79 | toward market | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 73 | toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 35 | toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 65 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 91 | strongly toward intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 85 | toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 44 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 65 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 78 | toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 25 | toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 67 | toward hierarchical |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 30 | toward free market |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 91 | strongly toward intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 61 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| A country should be willing to use force to defend its allies. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Praying or protesting near abortion clinics should be banned within a set distance. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases. | Agrees | from their record |
| National borders should become less important over time. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Class distinctions should gradually disappear. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| During a pandemic, governments should be able to order people to stay at home except for essential reasons. | Disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Neoconservatism96% similar positionNational Liberalism81% similar positionModerate Conservatism80% similar positionTraditional Conservatism80% similar positionSocial Conservatism80% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
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Sources
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.