Intellectual
Jordan Peterson
A Canadian psychologist, Peterson became a reference of liberal cultural conservatism, criticizing identity progressivism and defending individual responsibility, tradition, free speech, and symbolic order.

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Psychologist and essayist · 1962–
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
28.2pt
Religion
30% Irreligious, compared with the ideology catalog’s 58.2% median.
What place should religion have in individual and public life?
27.5pt
Control
35% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.
How should economic activity be coordinated?
20.0pt
Morality
22.5% Progressive, compared with the ideology catalog’s 42.5% median.
Should social norms emphasize change or continuity?
The profile in detail
Government and accountability. Structure: 28.7% Federal, 71.3% Unitary (Leaning Unitary); Representation: 56.2% Democracy, 43.8% Autocracy (Balanced). 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; Jordan Peterson sits 1.3 points below it. 80 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 47.5% Security, 52.5% Liberty (Balanced); Immigration: 65% Assimilation, 35% Multiculturalism (Leaning Assimilation). 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; Jordan Peterson sits 11.3 points below it. 128 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 53.8% Militarist, 46.2% Pacifist (Balanced); Intervention: 53.8% Non-interventionist, 46.2% 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; Jordan Peterson sits 5.0 points above it. 167 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 42.5% Public, 57.5% Private (Leaning Private); Control: 35% Planning, 65% Free market (Leaning Free market); Trade: 58.8% Protectionism, 41.2% Globalism (Leaning Protectionism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Jordan Peterson depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Jordan Peterson sits 10.7 points below it. 179 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 30% Irreligious, 70% Religious (Leaning Religious); Morality: 22.5% Progressive, 77.5% Traditionalist (Strong Traditionalist). 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; Jordan Peterson sits 16.3 points below it. 182 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 43.8% Technology, 56.2% Biology (Balanced). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Jordan Peterson, the 6.2-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Jordan Peterson sits 13.7 points below it. 225 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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Closest ideologies
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Three views of compatibility
Political
Conservatism
96.2%
12 axes considered
Social
Conservatism
97.4%
9 axes considered
Economic
Secular Conservatism
98.9%
3 axes considered
Further reading
2018
12 Rules for Life
Find the book ↗Got Jordan Peterson on the 12 Axes test?
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Understand your result ↗Frequently asked questions
What does getting Jordan Peterson 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 Jordan Peterson.
Which ideology is closest to Jordan Peterson?
Conservatism has 96.2% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Jordan Peterson?
Morality is among the furthest from the center: 22.5% Progressive and 77.5% Traditionalist. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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