Family and neighbors are our job, not the government's
Each letter of the type code stands for the pole this type leans toward · neither pole is better than the other
Type distribution
9.68%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 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
Rising from a provincial family to Rome's highest office on merit alone, he defended private property and the republic's interest — and against dictatorship stood for liberty and the traditions of his ancestors.
Photo: Carole Raddato, 2016 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · adapted: duotone, adaptation shared under the same licence
He swept away the colonial trade monopoly and opened the ports to the ships of every nation, placing his peoples' independence above any foreign design; he tore down the Inquisition's torture cells, then walked away from power rather than let ambition breed civil war — living to the end by a soldier's austere code of duty, order, and honor.
Painting: Anonymous, c. 1828 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A society where getting out what you put in is what counts as fair. Where you can stand on your own feet and make your own way without having to ask anyone for favors, and where the state doesn't lay careless hands on a person's life. And yet a society where the people who were good to you, the place you grew up, and old loyalties are not forgotten.
Underneath these hopes is a principle: strict about institutions, warm toward people. So this stance trusts each person standing on their own and looking after those around them out of personal loyalty, more than the state stepping in to hand things out. But there's a tension: it holds that everyone should pull their own weight, and yet it can't simply walk past someone struggling right in front of it — so it is always caught in a tug-of-war between principle and compassion.
Progressive on 1 of the four axes, conservative on 3 — each axis can lean its own way.
The progressive–conservative label is a rough guide based on how this test defines its axes.
