Progressive-communal region

Vermont (United States)

A small rural New England state, Vermont combines direct-democracy town meetings, the progressive politics of Bernie Sanders, cooperatives, dairy farming and environmentalism, with one of the least religious populations in the country and permissive gun laws.

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This profile represents the catalog’s interpretation of a political system, rather than the opinions of all its residents.

Wikimedia Commons · Bandeira do estado de Vermont (Estados Unidos) usada como referência visual da região.

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01 / The profile

Twelve axes, one perspective

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Federal 71.2%28.8% Unitary
Democracy 87%13% Autocracy
Security 23.4%76.6% Liberty
Assimilation 27.1%72.9% Multiculturalism
Militarist 27.6%72.4% Pacifist
Non-interventionist 58.9%41.1% Nationalist
Public 76.2%23.8% Private
Planning 67.4%32.6% Free market
Protectionism 69.3%30.7% Globalism
Irreligious 77.4%22.6% Religious
Progressive 77.6%22.4% Traditionalist
Technology 24%76% Biology

02 / What stands out

Three distinctive positions

35.1pt

Morality

77.6% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.

Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?

33.9pt

Technology

24% Technology, compared with the ideology catalog’s 57.9% median.

How readily should technology reshape human life?

33.7pt

Structure

71.2% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.

Where should public power live?

The profile in detail

Government and accountability. Structure: 71.2% Federal, 28.8% Unitary (Leaning Federal); Representation: 87% Democracy, 13% Autocracy (Strong Democracy). This combination separates where authority is located from how leaders are selected and constrained. It preserves those two choices even when a broad political label does not distinguish them. On Representation, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Democracy; Vermont (United States) sits 29.5 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.

Civil power and culture. Power: 23.4% Security, 76.6% Liberty (Strong Liberty); Immigration: 27.1% Assimilation, 72.9% Multiculturalism (Strong Multiculturalism). The first contrast concerns limits on civil life; the second concerns cultural adaptation and plural identities. Reading them together avoids inferring an immigration position solely from a preference about security. On Power, the 877-profile catalog median is 58.8% Security; Vermont (United States) sits 35.4 points below it. 87 reference profiles share this band.

Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 27.6% Militarist, 72.4% Pacifist (Leaning Pacifist); Intervention: 58.9% Non-interventionist, 41.1% Nationalist (Leaning Non-interventionist). Military capacity and projection of national interests are distinct choices in this model. These coordinates show how the profile combines military means and external objectives, without assuming that they always move together. On Intervention, the 877-profile catalog median is 48.8% Non-interventionist; Vermont (United States) sits 10.1 points above it. 203 reference profiles share this band.

Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 76.2% Public, 23.8% Private (Strong Public); Control: 67.4% Planning, 32.6% Free market (Leaning Planning); Trade: 69.3% Protectionism, 30.7% Globalism (Leaning Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Vermont (United States) depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Vermont (United States) sits 23.0 points above it. 132 reference profiles share this band.

Belief and social norms. Religion: 77.4% Irreligious, 22.6% Religious (Strong Irreligious); Morality: 77.6% Progressive, 22.4% Traditionalist (Strong Progressive). The model keeps religious influence separate from continuity in social norms. These values describe the reference profile; they do not assign a religion to someone who receives this match in the quiz. On Morality, the 877-profile catalog median is 38.8% Progressive; Vermont (United States) sits 38.8 points above it. 103 reference profiles share this band.

Technology and limits. Technology: 24% Technology, 76% Biology (Strong Biology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Vermont (United States), the 26.0-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Vermont (United States) sits 33.5 points below it. 60 reference profiles share this band.

03 / Connections

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Your twelve scores are relatively close to this reference profile. A match describes similarity inside the model; it does not imply agreement with every action, policy or belief associated with Vermont (United States).

Which ideology is closest to Vermont (United States)?

Democratic Confederalism has 97.1% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.

Which axis stands out for Vermont (United States)?

Representation is among the furthest from the center: 87% Democracy and 13% Autocracy. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.

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