17 types. Four letters. Which one are you?
Your 12 axes roll up into four families: Economy, State, Society and World. Each family gives one letter, so every result has a four-letter type, or Centrist when everything sits near the middle.
Find your typeThe four letters
- Economy
- C CollectiveM Market
- State
- L LibertyO Order
- Society
- P ProgressiveT Traditional
- World
- G GlobalN National
All 17 types
- CLPGGlobal CommonerShared wealth, personal freedom, open borders of the mind.
- CLPNSelf-Rule ReformerFair economy, free people, a nation that rules itself.
- CLTGCommunal StewardShared wealth, faith and tradition, care for the whole world.
- CLTNVillage LocalistSmall communities, shared resources, roots that stay put.
- COPGSolidarity PlannerA planned, fair economy and one human community.
- COPNPublic Nation-BuilderA strong state building a fairer, modern country.
- COTGCommon-Good InternationalistPublic care, shared values, cooperation between nations.
- COTNCommunity GuardianSocial solidarity, national belonging, shared moral roots.
- MLPGFree-Market CosmopolitanOpen markets, open minds, open borders for ideas.
- MLPNSovereign IndividualistFree markets, free people, and no outside master.
- MLTGPrudent Free-TraderSound money, limited government, steady values, open trade.
- MLTNHomestead IndependentFree enterprise, small government, family, faith, and home.
- MOPGMarket ModernizerPragmatic, open to the world, run by what works.
- MOPNEnterprise ReformerMarkets and a firm state building a modern nation.
- MOTGMeasured InstitutionalistSteady institutions, free enterprise, cooperation between nations.
- MOTNHeritage ConservativeFree enterprise, firm order, and loyalty to your country.
- CENTRISTGrounded CentristBalanced across the board, or pulled evenly both ways.
How your type is worked out
The test scores 12 axes from -100 to +100. They sit in four families: Economy (ownership, markets, welfare), State (authority, security, structure), Society (morality, religion, technology, culture) and World (trade, foreign policy). Each family score is the plain average of its axes.
A family average below zero gives the first letter (C, L, P or G), zero or above gives the second (M, O, T or N). When all four averages are within 15 points of zero, the result is Centrist instead of a four-letter code.
Reading the rest of your result
Your type is a quick summary. It is built from four averages, so two people with the same type can still disagree on single axes.
Your 12 scores are the detail. Near zero means your answers balanced out. Below 35 is a slight lean, below 70 a clear lean, 70 or more that a strong one. Read the strongest three first: they say most about you. Each axis has its own page in the 12 axes.
Your closest ideology compares all 12 scores with 124 ideology profiles, so it can disagree with your type. When it does, trust the ideology match for detail and the type for the big picture.
Your historical twin and closest politicians use the same matching. A high percentage means similar positions on the axes, not shared character or approval of everything they did.
Types: questions
How is my 12 Axes type worked out?
Each of the four families (Economy, State, Society, World) is the average of its axes. A score below zero gives the first letter, zero or above gives the second. If all four averages sit within 15 points of the middle, your type is Centrist.
Why does my type not match my closest ideology?
Your type only looks at four averages, while ideology matching compares all 12 axes. Two people with the same type can differ a lot on single axes, so the closest ideology is the more detailed answer.
Can my type change?
Yes. A family score near zero can flip with a few answers, so take the Deep test for a steadier result. Views also change over time.
What does a score of +40 or -60 mean?
Each axis runs from -100 to +100 between two named poles. Within 10 points of zero is centre, below 35 is a slight lean, below 70 a clear lean and 70 or more a strong lean.