Political leader
Ron Paul
An American politician, Ron Paul popularized libertarianism in the United States, defending the minimal state, individual freedom, sound money, and a non-interventionist foreign policy against the establishment.

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Politician · 1935–
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
56.3pt
Structure
93.8% Federal, compared with the ideology catalog’s 37.5% median.
Where should public power live?
55.0pt
Control
7.5% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.
How should economic activity be coordinated?
52.5pt
Power
2.5% 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: 93.8% Federal, 6.2% Unitary (Very strong Federal); Representation: 82.5% Democracy, 17.5% 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; Ron Paul sits 25.0 points above it. 274 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 2.5% Security, 97.5% Liberty (Very strong Liberty); Immigration: 53.8% Assimilation, 46.2% Multiculturalism (Balanced). 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; Ron Paul sits 56.3 points below it. 62 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 21.3% Militarist, 78.7% Pacifist (Strong Pacifist); Intervention: 86.3% Non-interventionist, 13.7% Nationalist (Strong 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; Ron Paul sits 37.5 points above it. 105 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 5% Public, 95% Private (Very strong Private); Control: 7.5% Planning, 92.5% Free market (Very strong Free market); Trade: 15% Protectionism, 85% Globalism (Strong Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Ron Paul depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Ron Paul sits 48.2 points below it. 36 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 23.8% Irreligious, 76.2% Religious (Strong 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; Ron Paul sits 16.3 points below it. 182 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 58.8% Technology, 41.2% Biology (Leaning Technology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Ron Paul, the 8.8-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Ron Paul sits 1.3 points above it. 299 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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Closest ideologies
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Three views of compatibility
Political
Paleolibertarianism
97.6%
12 axes considered
Social
Paleolibertarianism
97.4%
9 axes considered
Economic
Libertarian Monarchism
99.8%
3 axes considered
Further reading
2009
End the Fed
Find the book ↗Got Ron Paul on the 12 Axes test?
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What does getting Ron Paul 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 Ron Paul.
Which ideology is closest to Ron Paul?
Paleolibertarianism has 97.6% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Ron Paul?
Power is among the furthest from the center: 2.5% Security and 97.5% Liberty. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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