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A political test that tells you something you don't already know. Five dimensions, plain-English results, and no agenda.

Economic
Social
Civil Liberties
Governance
System Trust โ€” New

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Quick
30
questions
The Snapshot
The most telling questions from every dimension, fully mixed so it never feels repetitive.
About 4โ€“5 minutes
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50
questions
The Standard
The sweet spot. Thorough, nuanced, fully mixed โ€” gets you the most detailed breakdown.
About 7โ€“9 minutes
In-Depth
80
questions
The Deep Dive
Every question in the bank, fully mixed. Covers edge cases for the most accurate result.
About 12โ€“15 minutes

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โ†“ Why this test is different
Why we built findmypolitics.com

The original Political Compass has real problems.
Here's what we did about it.

The Political Compass test has been around since 2001. Millions of people have taken it. It's also been systematically criticized by political scientists, researchers, and journalists for more than two decades. We read those criticisms and built something better.

What's wrong with the original test
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Everyone ends up in the same quadrant
Researchers have documented that the Political Compass systematically places respondents in the libertarian-left quadrant regardless of their actual views. A 2014 analysis found its questions contain framing that pushes respondents leftward. Most of its 6 billion+ results cluster in one corner of a 4-quadrant grid โ€” which tells you almost nothing.
Source: Kidd, Q. et al. (2007). "A New Survey for Exploring the Two-Dimensional Structure of Political Space." Political Science & Politics. Also: critiques documented in The Guardian, Vox, and academic political science literature.
02
Two axes can't capture modern politics
The economic left-right axis and a single social axis fails to distinguish between, say, a libertarian socialist and a progressive institutionalist โ€” people with radically different politics who score identically. Political scientists have long argued that political identity requires multiple independent dimensions to describe accurately. The American National Election Studies uses many more.
Source: Nolan, D. (1971). "Classifying and Analyzing Politico-Economic Systems." The Individualist. Feldman, S. (2013). "Political Ideology." Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology.
03
Questions are vague and outdated
Questions like "the rich must pay more taxes" don't specify more than whom, compared to what, or by how much โ€” making them meaningless for distinguishing political positions. The questions were written in 2001 and haven't been updated, meaning they miss entirely the fault lines that define politics today: platform moderation, vaccine mandates, climate sovereignty, institutional trust.
Source: Multiple methodological critiques compiled at politicalcompass.org/faq. Academic criticism: Bobbio, N. (1996). Left and Right: The Significance of a Political Distinction. University of Chicago Press.
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No explanation, no context, no nuance
The original test places a dot on a grid and offers nothing else. No named ideology. No explanation of what your position means. No historical or global context. Research in political psychology consistently shows that people understand their own beliefs better when given comparative context and plain-language descriptions โ€” not abstract coordinates.
Source: Converse, P.E. (1964). "The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics." In Ideology and Discontent, ed. Apter, D. Free Press. Jost, J.T. (2006). "The End of the End of Ideology." American Psychologist.
What we built instead
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5 independent axes
Economic, Social, Civil Liberties, Governance, and System Trust โ€” the last being unique to this test. System Trust separates populists from progressives, libertarians from institutionalists, in ways a two-axis model simply cannot.
Political Compass: 2 axesThis test: 5 axes
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Mathematically balanced
Every axis has exactly 8 questions pointing left and 8 pointing right โ€” no systematic bias is possible. Each question was reviewed to ensure neither framing nor content advantages one side. The full question set is available to inspect.
Political Compass: documented left biasThis test: 8 questions each direction per axis
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Every question has context
Click the โ“˜ button on any question to get plain-English background: what the actual policy debate is, what the real numbers are, and what both sides genuinely argue. You're not being asked to react to a slogan โ€” you're engaging with the real substance.
Political Compass: no contextThis test: sourced context on every question
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Current, specific questions
Questions reference real, ongoing debates: NATO funding, encryption rights, the 2020 election, trade tariffs, police reform. Nothing is vague. Nothing is from 2001. The questions are designed to reveal genuine differences in political values, not just confirm that someone is "left" or "right."
Political Compass: 2001 questionsThis test: current, specific debates
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14 named, defined results
Instead of a quadrant, you get a named ideology with a full definition, real-world examples, a traditional left-right placement, and a plain-English summary you could actually say out loud. Results are designed to be informative even to someone with no political background.
Political Compass: 4 quadrants, no explanationThis test: 14 ideologies, full context
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Global and historical context
See where your position sits relative to 50 countries, 24 historical and contemporary political figures, and the ideological traditions that have shaped modern politics. Context turns a number into something meaningful.
Political Compass: no comparisonThis test: 50 countries, 24 figures
A note on non-partisanship
This test was built with the goal of helping people understand their own political values โ€” not to push them toward any particular conclusion. The question set is mathematically balanced (verifiable by inspecting the source code). Questions are framed using the strongest version of both sides' arguments. Results describe ideological traditions as they actually exist, not as caricatures. If you find a question you believe is biased, the contact information below is genuine โ€” feedback on findmypolitics.com is taken seriously.
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Your Political Profile
Full Analysis
The Political Compass โ€” Where Do You Land?

The political compass plots your economic views (left = government should reduce inequality; right = free markets) against your social views (libertarianBelieves in maximum personal freedom and minimal government control over how people live. = more personal freedom at the top; authoritarianBelieves strong government control and social order are necessary, even if it limits some personal freedom. = more order at the bottom). Hover over any dot to see who it is.

Most Similar Historical Figures to You
Your Five Dimensions Explained
Closest Political Ideologies

These are established political traditions your answers most closely match. Think of them as nearby neighborhoods on the political map โ€” most people blend elements of several.

Where in the World Are You?
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More left-wing than you
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More right-wing than you
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Closest country
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A note on these results: No test can fully capture the complexity of your political views. Treat this as a starting point for reflection, not a definitive label. Figure placements are academic estimates โ€” reasonable people disagree. Country data is based on global survey research. Nothing about you is collected.