My money, my life, my call
Each letter of the type code stands for the pole this type leans toward · neither pole is better than the other
Type distribution
14.19%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 markets, growth, and free competition
You believe that when individuals and businesses are free to act, society as a whole grows. You think competition and achievement should earn fair rewards, and that the state should step in only where it truly has to. You hope for a society where self-reliance and the energy of the market are alive and well.
Values national sovereignty, identity, and interest
You think of your own country's interests and identity before anything else. You believe protecting its sovereignty and security comes before the demands of the international community, and you treasure what has long been safeguarded. You hope your country engages with the world while holding firmly to what is its own.
Values individual freedom, rights, and checks on state power
You see individual freedom and rights as a line the state must not cross. You believe free expression, freedom of assembly, and private life must be protected, and that power must always be watched and held in check. You hope for a society where diversity and personal autonomy have room to breathe.
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 believed in an economy of free farmers and small government and declared a diplomacy of 'entangling alliances with none'; he enshrined freedom of press and religion and opened a new era with the Declaration of Independence — an Enlightenment mind in office.
Painting: Rembrandt Peale, 1800 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A shepherd boy who rose to the presidency through learning and law, he built constitutional liberties and a free economy with La Reforma, faced down a foreign-imposed empire to restore his nation's republic — and drove the separation of church and state, declaring that 'respect for the rights of others is peace.'
Photo: Unknown photographer, c. 1872 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A society where I decide my own life and meddling is politely shown the door. Where what actually helps here and now wins out over any grand ideology, and where a new thing or a new way is simply tried, and kept if it makes life easier.
Underneath these hopes is an honest admission that my own life comes before a distant cause. So this stance trusts tangible, practical gains more than any grand banner. But there's a downside: because it asks first what is useful to itself, this stance ends up paying less attention to relationships, or to shared work, that show no immediate return.
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.
