Generous welfare, firm order, lasting traditions
Each letter of the type code stands for the pole this type leans toward · neither pole is better than the other
Type distribution
1.94%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 tradition, stability, and proven customs
You give weight to values and customs that have stood the test of time. You prefer a gradual, steady path to abrupt change, and you cherish your community's traditions and pride. You hope for a society that moves forward at a measured pace while holding on to what has proven its worth.
A fun look at real historical figures mapped onto the four axes — not an academic classification
He looked after his people with tax relief and famine aid and welcomed even the science of Western missionaries — while keeping sixty years of peace and order through strong central rule and Confucian tradition.
Painting: Anonymous Qing court painter, late Kangxi period · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
He sold palace treasures rather than tax his people for war, embraced the Stoic creed that 'as a man, my country is the world' — and upheld the emperor's authority and Rome's traditional duties to the end.
Photo: Bibi Saint-Pol, 2007 (bust, Glyptothek Munich) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A society that helps struggling neighbors together and cooperates with the wider world — but does all of it in a set order, by tested methods. Where the door stays open, yet things are examined before they're taken in, and the new is welcomed without being rushed.
Underneath these hopes is a sense that goodwill without order hurts the weakest first. So this stance trusts tested, lasting stability more than fast change. But there is a price: the same prudence that keeps good things around for a long time also risks missing the moment when it truly should have hurried.
Progressive on 2 of the four axes, conservative on 2 — each axis can lean its own way.
The progressive–conservative label is a rough guide based on how this test defines its axes.
