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Zohran Mamdani

US politicians

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Position estimated from: NYC mayoral campaign and Assembly record: Democratic Socialist; rent freeze, city-owned grocery stores, free buses.

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Political compass placement

Map dimensionScore (0–100)PositionReading
Economic
Collective / planned ↔ Market
17toward collective / planned
Social
Progressive ↔ Traditional
9strongly toward progressive
Authority
Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian
25toward libertarian
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
20toward cosmopolitan
Foreign policy
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
10strongly toward non-intervention
All nine underlying dimensions
DimensionScoreReading
Economic ownership
Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership
15toward collective ownership
Civil liberties
Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions
39near the center
National identity
Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist
20toward cosmopolitan
Social and cultural values
Progressive ↔ Traditionalist
8strongly toward progressive
Political governance
Democratic ↔ Autocratic
10strongly toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy
Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical
8strongly toward egalitarian
Economic management
Free market ↔ State planning
81toward state planning
Military intervention
Non-intervention ↔ Intervention
10strongly toward non-intervention
Religion and government
Secular state ↔ Religious authority
13strongly 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

StatementPositionBasis
Abortion should be illegal in most or all cases.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
Foreign students should be deported for taking part in protests the government considers supportive of terrorism.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.Strongly agreesestimated
Religious doctrine should take precedence over civil law when they conflict.Strongly disagreesestimated
Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective.Strongly disagreesestimated
The government should counteract advantages inherited through family wealth.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Healthcare should be provided to everyone by the government and paid for through taxes.Strongly agreesfrom their record
Raising the minimum wage significantly would do more harm than good.Strongly disagreesfrom their record
Military power should be used proactively when serious external threats are emerging.Strongly disagreesestimated
Reducing the gap between rich and poor should be a major government goal.Strongly agreesestimated

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Sources

Profile last reviewed October 11, 2026.