Political spectrum
Forget left vs right: place yourself on 6 axes at once.
The classic left-right axis falls short. This test places you across 6 independent dimensions: economy, authority, culture, territory, ecology and religion. You'll see your classic compass, your full radar and your political archetype.
Political spectrum · 6
Economic axis
How much you favour redistribution and public intervention (0) versus free markets and low intervention (100).
Authority axis
How much you value individual freedom (0) versus order and state authority (100).
Cultural axis
Your stance on social change: embrace it (0) or protect established ways of life (100).
Territorial axis
International cooperation and global identity (0) versus sovereignty and national interest (100).
Ecological axis
Environment first even at an economic cost (0) versus growth first (100).
Religious axis
Strict separation of religion and public life (0) versus a public role for faith (100).
Where this comes from
This test draws on published, peer-reviewed instruments. It is not a certified adaptation: the items are rewritten in everyday language.
- [1]Feldman & Johnston (2014). Political Psychology, 35(3), 337–358
Empirical basis for ideology being several independent axes, not one.
- [2]Duckitt & Sibley (2009). Psychological Inquiry, 20(2–3), 98–109
Dual-process model: two distinct motivations behind conservatism.
- [3]Eysenck (1954). The Psychology of Politics
The historical origin of measuring politics on two axes instead of one.