Ron Paul
US politicians
Official U.S. Congress photo (public domain)
Position estimated from: Congressional record and campaigns: libertarian, non-interventionist, End the Fed.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 95 | strongly toward market | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 65 | toward traditional | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 7 | strongly toward libertarian | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 59 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 3 | strongly toward non-intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 96 | strongly toward private ownership |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 7 | strongly toward civil liberty |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 59 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 72 | toward traditionalist |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 8 | strongly toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 64 | near the center |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 7 | strongly toward free market |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 3 | strongly toward non-intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 50 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hate speech should be a criminal offense. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases. | Strongly agrees | from their record |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| 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 |
| Military aid to countries resisting invasion is worth the cost. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| Tariffs can be justified to protect domestic industries. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| Workers should have strong legal protections to form and join labor unions. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| Worker-owned cooperatives should replace traditional shareholder-owned corporations. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
Closest ideologies
Libertarian Conservatism89% similar positionFiscal Conservatism85% similar positionConservative Liberalism84% similar positionMinarchism82% similar positionRight-Libertarianism81% similar position
Similar and contrasting figures
Thomas Massie97% similar · US politiciansRand Paul95% similar · US politiciansMurray Rothbard94% similar · Historical and internationalDave Smith92% similar · CommentatorsJohn Locke83% similar · Historical and internationalKim Jong UnContrasting: 33% similarPol PotContrasting: 33% similarJoseph StalinContrasting: 34% similar
Sources
- Wikipedia: Political positions of Ron Paul
- Wikipedia: Ron Paul (Wikipedia search)
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.