Political ideology · evergreen test
Twenty-two statements across the issues that actually divide political traditions. Agree, neutral, or disagree — see which family of ideas you sit closest to.
What this quiz is
Most political quizzes try to plot you on a left–right axis or a four-quadrant compass. This one does something different: it matches your answers against six recognizable political traditions — the families of ideas that real parties draw from. You'll usually score similarly across two or three. That's a feature, not a bug — political identity rarely fits neatly into one box.
About the clusters
Cluster positions reflect each tradition's mainstream center as expressed in the manifestos, voting records, and intellectual canon of the parties most associated with it. Individual parties and politicians within a tradition often diverge — especially on culturally specific questions. This is a guide to families of thought, not a verdict.
How we score
Each statement is scored Wahl-O-Mat-style. Exact match with a tradition's position = 2 points, one-step apart = 1, opposite = 0. Your alignment percentage is total points divided by the maximum.
Sources
Positions assembled from comparative-politics taxonomies (Hix, Caramani), the manifestos of the major parties associated with each tradition, and the platforms of the European political families (S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, ID, Left).
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