Libertarian Party

United States

Basis for the estimate: Platform: minimal state, free markets, drug legalization, open immigration, non-intervention.

Political placement

Map dimension	Score (0–100)	Reading
Economic Collective / planned ↔ Market	96	strongly toward market
Social Progressive ↔ Traditional	34	toward progressive
Authority Libertarian ↔ Authoritarian	2	strongly toward libertarian
National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist	40	near the center
Foreign policy Non-intervention ↔ Intervention	6	strongly toward non-intervention

All nine underlying dimensions

Dimension	Score	Reading
Economic ownership Collective ownership ↔ Private ownership	98	strongly toward private ownership
Civil liberties Civil liberty ↔ State restrictions	0	strongly toward civil liberty
National identity Cosmopolitan ↔ Nationalist	40	near the center
Social and cultural values Progressive ↔ Traditionalist	40	near the center
Political governance Democratic ↔ Autocratic	5	strongly toward democratic
Equality and hierarchy Egalitarian ↔ Hierarchical	69	toward hierarchical
Economic management Free market ↔ State planning	8	strongly toward free market
Military intervention Non-intervention ↔ Intervention	6	strongly toward non-intervention
Religion and government Secular state ↔ Religious authority	23	toward secular state

Party scores are estimated from platforms and records; individual members can differ. How scores are made.

Statement	Position	Basis
The government should be able to restrict how certain religions are practiced, such as their places of worship, clothing or schools.	Strongly disagrees	from their record
Political speech should be legally protected even when it is offensive.	Strongly agrees	from their record
Same-sex couples should have the same right to marry as opposite-sex couples.	Strongly agrees	from their record
Opposition parties should be free to compete in elections.	Strongly agrees	estimated
Central economic planning is preferable to decentralized market decisions.	Strongly disagrees	estimated
The means of production should ultimately be owned collectively.	Strongly disagrees	estimated
Preserving a historic national majority is a legitimate immigration objective.	Strongly disagrees	estimated
Hiring and university admissions should consider race to make up for past discrimination.	Strongly disagrees	from their record
Military aid to countries resisting invasion is worth the cost.	Strongly disagrees	from their record
Private ownership of businesses is essential to a successful economy.	Strongly agrees	estimated

Last reviewed October 11, 2026.