Changes the world with a warm heart and firm principles
Each letter of the type code stands for the pole this type leans toward · neither pole is better than the other
Type distribution
4.52%As of August 5, 2026
These four axes build on well-established frameworks in political scienceHow we measure
The descriptions below are addressed to someone with this type.
Values even distribution, equality, and redistribution by the state
Everyone doing well together matters to you. You care not only about what markets produce but also about whether the gains are spread evenly, and you believe the state should give solid support to people who are struggling. You hope for a society whose shared safety net is wide enough that no one is left behind.
Values international cooperation, openness, and global solidarity
You see opportunity in cooperation and exchange across borders. You believe problems like climate change and migration are too big for any one country to solve alone and must be worked out together, and you stay open to other cultures and backgrounds. You hope for a world that grows more open and more connected.
Values social order, safety, and the authority of the state
You value a society that runs safely and in good order. You believe that protecting the community calls for a degree of discipline and strong public authority, and a sense of stability matters a great deal to you. You hope for a society where shared rules and good order let everyone feel at ease.
Values change, diversity, and reform
You believe society needs change and reform to keep improving. You're open to new values and different ways of living, and you listen to the voices of minorities and the vulnerable. You hope for a society that keeps changing for the better.
A fun look at real historical figures mapped onto the four axes — not an academic classification
He advanced equality through New Deal welfare, led international solidarity by championing the creation of the United Nations, and reformed American society from the ground up with a strong executive.
Photo: Unknown, 1942-1945, U.S. National Archives · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
An emperor who turned the might of a powerful empire away from conquest and toward the welfare of his people, peace with neighboring lands, and a new order of tolerance.
Photo: Ashokha (Kanaganahalli Stupa relief, 1st-3rd century CE) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · adapted: duotone, adaptation shared under the same licence
A society where a hard-luck story doesn't just leave an ache and end there, but where the institutions actually change so that such things happen less. Where that concern doesn't stop at your own town but reaches far-off countries, and where good intentions don't fizzle out because it's clear who takes on what.
Underneath these hopes is a conviction that good intentions alone don't change the world. So this stance trusts working institutions and clear responsibility more than sentiment or slogans. But there's a tension in it: the society it wants to build is warm, while the way it means to build it has to be firm — so it is always working out how to hold those two at once.
Progressive on 3 of the four axes, conservative on 1 — each axis can lean its own way.
The progressive–conservative label is a rough guide based on how this test defines its axes.
