Competence is the future
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 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 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He swept away hundreds of tariffs and repealed the Corn Laws at the cost of splitting his own party, settled border disputes with America by negotiation instead of war, founded London's modern police to secure public order — and, holding that proven abuses must be corrected, chose practical reform over party doctrine, twice.
Painting: Henry William Pickersgill, c. 1851 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Through free trade and openness he lifted a small port city into a global economic power, and with strict order and strong government transformed his nation within a single generation — a pragmatist architect.
Photo: Robert D. Ward, U.S. Department of Defense, 2002 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
A society where what's good ultimately wins out, and what isn't doesn't, no matter how it's packaged. Where real results are recognized over good intentions, fast execution over long argument, and where that execution comes with clear authority and clear responsibility.
Underneath these hopes is a sense that the market is the most honest test, and that the method that works is already out there somewhere. So this stance trusts proven results and quick execution more than heated debate. But there's a price: the fastest route is plain to see, while people take time to be persuaded — so this stance always has to find its answer between speed and consent.
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.
