Political leader
Thomas Jefferson
Author of the Declaration of Independence and third US president, Jefferson championed an agrarian republic of small landowners, limited and decentralized government, religious freedom, and distrust of banks, armies, and cities.

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Statesman · 1743–1826
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?
42.5pt
Control
20% Planning, compared with the ideology catalog’s 62.5% median.
How should economic activity be coordinated?
38.8pt
Power
16.2% 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: 71.2% Democracy, 28.8% Autocracy (Leaning 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; Thomas Jefferson sits 13.7 points above it. 124 reference profiles share this band.
Civil power and culture. Power: 16.2% Security, 83.8% Liberty (Strong Liberty); Immigration: 70% Assimilation, 30% 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; Thomas Jefferson sits 42.6 points below it. 87 reference profiles share this band.
Force and foreign policy. Diplomacy: 28.7% Militarist, 71.3% Pacifist (Leaning Pacifist); Intervention: 73.8% Non-interventionist, 26.2% 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; Thomas Jefferson sits 25.0 points above it. 105 reference profiles share this band.
Ownership, coordination and trade. Economy: 31.2% Public, 68.8% Private (Leaning Private); Control: 20% Planning, 80% Free market (Strong Free market); Trade: 25% Protectionism, 75% Globalism (Strong Globalism). These ask three different questions: who owns, how activity is coordinated and how the economy engages abroad. The economic profile of Thomas Jefferson depends on that combination, rather than a single left or right classification. On Economy, the 877-profile catalog median is 53.2% Public; Thomas Jefferson sits 22.0 points below it. 179 reference profiles share this band.
Belief and social norms. Religion: 78% Irreligious, 22% Religious (Strong Irreligious); Morality: 41.3% Progressive, 58.7% Traditionalist (Leaning 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; Thomas Jefferson sits 2.5 points above it. 197 reference profiles share this band.
Technology and limits. Technology: 36.2% Technology, 63.8% Biology (Leaning Biology). This adds a perspective on innovation and biological continuity that cannot be inferred directly from the economic coordinates. For Thomas Jefferson, the 13.8-point distance from the center indicates the intensity of this particular position. On Technology, the 877-profile catalog median is 57.5% Technology; Thomas Jefferson sits 21.3 points below it. 117 reference profiles share this band.
03 / Connections
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Three views of compatibility
Political
Agrarianism
97.2%
12 axes considered
Social
Agrarianism
96.6%
9 axes considered
Economic
Liberalism
99.4%
3 axes considered
Further reading
1785
Notes on the State of Virginia
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What does getting Thomas Jefferson 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 Thomas Jefferson.
Which ideology is closest to Thomas Jefferson?
Agrarianism has 97.2% compatibility in the catalog. This score combines axis proximity, overall direction, intensity and the largest difference between the profiles.
Which axis stands out for Thomas Jefferson?
Structure is among the furthest from the center: 93.8% Federal and 6.2% Unitary. Read all twelve axes to understand the full combination.
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