48 statements. One honest map of your politics. Then see which ideologies you actually agree with.
Want more detail? Try the 89-statement Values test
The tests
Both tests draw on the same reviewed bank of statements. Start with the Compass for a quick read, or go straight to Values for the full picture.
The classic two-axis map
Place yourself on the economic left-right line and the liberty-authority line. Quick, visual and easy to compare with friends.
The detailed four-axis profile
Scores on economics, civil liberty, society and diplomacy, plus the ideologies closest to your answers.
Mark one box per row
New · 12 Axes Political Test
Score yourself on 12 axes, from ownership and welfare to religion, technology and trade. Then see which of 60 ideologies, which party (soon) and which of 258 historical figures you actually match.
How it works
Each statement is about a policy or a principle, never a party or a person. Answer on a 7-point scale, from strongly disagree to strongly agree.
Each answer moves you along one or more axes. Statements are keyed in both directions, so agreeing with everything does not push you to one side.
Your result appears instantly with your position, your closest ideologies and a link you can share. The link carries scores only, never your answers.
Share one link. Everyone takes the test and lands on the same compass as a dot with a nickname. Works for a class too, with no student accounts or emails.
Four axes
The Values test scores you on four independent axes. The Compass test combines them into two: economics across, and the average of civil and society up and down.
Who should shape the economy?
Public action, redistribution and shared ownership on one side. Private property, competition and free exchange on the other.
How much power should the state hold?
Personal freedom, privacy and limits on government on one side. Order, security and a strong state on the other.
Should social norms change or hold?
Reform and changing norms on one side. Continuity, inherited customs and long-standing institutions on the other.
Where should loyalty and decisions sit?
International cooperation and shared institutions on one side. National sovereignty and national interest on the other.
Neutral by design
A political test is only useful if people across the spectrum can trust it. These are the rules every question and score follows.
Ideology explorer
From social democracy to libertarianism, see where common political traditions sit on all four axes, and how they relate to each other.
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Two free tests, no account needed. Your result is ready the moment you finish.