Tulsi Gabbard
US politicians
Official U.S. Congress photo (public domain)
Position estimated from: House record, 2020 campaign and Director of National Intelligence: anti-interventionist, former Democrat turned Republican.
Political compass placement
| Map dimension | Score (0–100) | Position | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market | 51 | near the center | |
| Social Progressive ↔ Traditional | 47 | near the center | |
| Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian | 37 | near the center | |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 60 | near the center | |
| Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 30 | toward non-intervention |
All nine underlying dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership | 55 | near the center |
| Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions | 44 | near the center |
| National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist | 60 | near the center |
| Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist | 50 | near the center |
| Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic | 30 | toward democratic |
| Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical | 44 | near the center |
| Economic management Free market ↔ State planning | 55 | near the center |
| Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention | 30 | toward non-intervention |
| Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority | 41 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A national religious authority should have the power to veto legislation. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections. | Strongly agrees | estimated |
| Government officials should be able to ask social media companies to take down posts they consider harmful. | Strongly disagrees | from their record |
| The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| National borders should become less important over time. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Society works best when established social hierarchies are respected. | Strongly disagrees | estimated |
| Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples. | Agrees | estimated |
| During a pandemic, governments should be able to require masks in indoor public places. | Disagrees | from their record |
Closest ideologies
Centrism94% similar positionRadical Centrism89% similar positionSocial Market Economy89% similar positionChristian Humanism89% similar positionCivic Nationalism89% similar position
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Sources
- Wikipedia: Political positions of Tulsi Gabbard
- Wikipedia: Tulsi Gabbard (Wikipedia search)
Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.