Intellectual
Aldo Leopold
An American conservationist, Leopold formulated the land ethic and defended a responsible relationship between human communities and soils, waters, and ecosystems, inspiring modern environmentalism.

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Conservationist · 1887-1948
Profile is a model built from 240 answers simulated in character; not a statement by the person.
Compare your own views01 / The profile
Twelve axes, one perspective
02 / What stands out
Three distinctive positions
35.4pt
Technology
22.5% Technology, compared with the ideology catalog’s 57.9% median.
How readily should technology reshape human life?
25.0pt
Structure
62.5% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.
Where should public power live?
21.2pt
Power
33.8% Security, compared with the ideology catalog’s 55% median.
How far should the state reach into everyday life?
The profile in detail
Government and accountability. Structure: 62.5% Federal, 37.5% Unitary (Leaning Federal); Representation: 78.8% Democracy, 21.2% 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; Aldo Leopold sits 21.3 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 33.8% Security, 66.2% Liberty (Leaning Liberty); Immigration: 36.3% Assimilation, 63.7% Multiculturalism (Leaning 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; Aldo Leopold sits 25.0 points below it. 151 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 33.8% Militarist, 66.2% Pacifist (Leaning Pacifist); Intervention: 68.8% Non-interventionist, 31.2% 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; Aldo Leopold sits 20.0 points above it. 203 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 62.5% Public, 37.5% Private (Leaning Public); Control: 52.5% Planning, 47.5% Free market (Balanced); Trade: 48.8% Protectionism, 51.2% Globalism (Balanced). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Aldo Leopold depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Aldo Leopold sits 9.3 points above it. 166 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 66.3% Irreligious, 33.7% Religious (Leaning Irreligious); Morality: 51.2% Progressive, 48.8% Traditionalist (Balanced). 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; Aldo Leopold sits 12.4 points above it. 107 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 22.5% Technology, 77.5% Biology (Strong Biology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Aldo Leopold, the 27.5-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Aldo Leopold sits 35.0 points below it. 60 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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93.6% compatibility

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93.2% compatibility

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92.7% compatibility
At the other end of the catalog
Closest ideologies
Closest countries & regions
Three views of compatibility
Political
Environmentalism
93.6%
12 axes considered
Social
Green Centrism
93.3%
9 axes considered
Economic
Civic Nationalism
98.5%
3 axes considered
Further reading
1949
A Sand County Almanac
Find the book ↗Got Aldo Leopold on the 12 Axes test?
Look at the other nearby profiles and the axes where you differ. A match is a starting point for exploring ideas, rather than a final identity.
Understand your result ↗Frequently asked questions
What does getting Aldo Leopold on the test mean?
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 Aldo Leopold.
Which ideology is closest to Aldo Leopold?
Environmentalism has 93.6% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Aldo Leopold?
Representation is among the furthest from the center: 78.8% Democracy and 21.2% Autocracy. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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