Political leader
Gavin Newsom
Democratic governor of California since 2019 and a 2028 presidential hopeful, he leads state resistance to Trump on immigration, climate and redistricting. A same-sex marriage pioneer in San Francisco, he regulates AI but has cracked down on homeless camps.

Image: Charles Ommanney – Office of the Governor of California · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · cropped and resized
Governor of California · 1967–
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
37.5pt
Structure
75% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.
Where should public power live?
36.3pt
Morality
78.8% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.
Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?
33.0pt
Trade
28.7% Protectionism, compared with the ideology catalog’s 61.7% median.
How open should the economy be to international exchange?
The profile in detail
Government and accountability. Structure: 75% Federal, 25% Unitary (Strong Federal); Representation: 81.2% Democracy, 18.8% 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; Gavin Newsom sits 23.7 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 42.5% Security, 57.5% Liberty (Leaning Liberty); Immigration: 21.2% Assimilation, 78.8% 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; Gavin Newsom sits 16.3 points below it. 151 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 36.2% Militarist, 63.8% Pacifist (Leaning Pacifist); Intervention: 43.8% Non-interventionist, 56.2% Nationalist (Balanced). 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; Gavin Newsom sits 5.0 points below it. 167 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 57.5% Public, 42.5% Private (Leaning Public); Control: 57.5% Planning, 42.5% Free market (Leaning Planning); Trade: 28.7% Protectionism, 71.3% Globalism (Leaning Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Gavin Newsom depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Gavin Newsom sits 4.3 points above it. 166 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 62.5% Irreligious, 37.5% Religious (Leaning Irreligious); Morality: 78.8% Progressive, 21.2% 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; Gavin Newsom sits 40.0 points above it. 103 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 60% Technology, 40% Biology (Leaning Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Gavin Newsom, the 10.0-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Gavin Newsom sits 2.5 points above it. 299 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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Political
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94.1%
12 axes considered
Social
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Economic
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Understand your result ↗Frequently asked questions
What does getting Gavin Newsom 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 Gavin Newsom.
Which ideology is closest to Gavin Newsom?
Liberal Socialism has 94.1% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Gavin Newsom?
Representation is among the furthest from the center: 81.2% Democracy and 18.8% Autocracy. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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