New Deal Liberalism
Democratic Party current born with Franklin Roosevelt that joins financial regulation, social security, public works and strong unions with civic patriotism, preserved capitalism and international leadership.
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In one sentence
I want a patriotic nation of faith, with a strong federal government reining in banks, protected unions, social security and world leadership.
Political axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Strong · Unitary
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Leaning · Security
Power
- Leaning · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Leaning · Nationalist
Intervention
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Leaning · Globalism
Trade
- Leaning · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 74% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 55This ideology 29
Of all the axes, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Representation
On Representation, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 59
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Franklin D. Roosevelt
US president during the Great Depression and World War II, Roosevelt created the New Deal, expanding regulation, social rights, and federal intervention to save liberal democracy and reformed capitalism.
Closest, by dimension
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EconomicallyVictor GaoCommentator and academic99%
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PoliticsLachlan MacquarieGovernor of New South Wales94%
PoliticsTheodore RooseveltStatesman93%
PhilosophyGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelPhilosopher93%
PoliticsHirohitoEmperor92%
PoliticsLyndon B. JohnsonPresident of the United States92%
PoliticsBenjamin DisraeliStatesman92%
PoliticsWoodrow WilsonStatesman92%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
New York (United States)
Financial-cosmopolitan regionThe financial and cultural center of the United States, New York combines liberal, progressive politics, enormous immigrant diversity, a globalized service-based economy, and strong symbolic weight in the world.
Other close countries
Serbia
National-conservative parliamentary republicAn Orthodox-majority Balkan country, Serbia has been dominated since 2012 by Aleksandar Vučić's party, is an EU candidate yet close to Russia and China, militarily neutral, does not recognize Kosovo and faced massive student protests in 2025.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyMoroccoParliamentary Islamic monarchy95%
SociallyMalaysiaMultiethnic-Islamic monarchy94%
EconomicallyVietnamOne-party reformist socialism97%
The most distant
Peronist Argentina
1946–1955Under Perón, Argentina experienced a populist, nationalist regime that united strong working-class support, corporatism, industrialization, and the expansion of social rights, leaving a lasting mark on the country's politics.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyDemocratic Athensc. 508–322 a.C.90%
SociallyCrown of Aragon1137–171688%
EconomicallyWeimar Republic1919–193395%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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Closest within Center
- Center
Zionism
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- Center
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- Center
National Developmentalism
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- Third Position
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- Right
National Democracy
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- Right
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The most distant ideology
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