Nolan Chart

The Political Typology Of United States’ Presidents

Every president is placed on the Nolan Chart by their Economic Issues score (x) and Personal Issues score (y), then sorted into a primary type with a finer-grained lean. Filter by sector, pick a president from the list, or click any point on the chart. Placements reflect the Advocates’ historical analysis.

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All 46 presidencies plotted. Overlapping scores are fanned out slightly so each point stays clickable.

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46 presidents

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What the Nolan Chart measures — and where you'd land

Every president above is placed on the Nolan Chart — the two-axis map of political thought that scores economic freedom and personal freedom separately instead of flattening everyone onto a single left–right line. It’s the same chart behind the World’s Smallest Political Quiz: answer ten short questions and your own score drops onto these very axes, right alongside the presidents.

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