# What Pew Political Type are You? Which type is the best type?

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [June 2, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pew-political-type-are-you-which-type-is-the-best-type/1030558 "2026-06-02T03:36:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pew-political-type-are-you-which-type-is-the-best-type/1030558/81 "2026-06-10T22:42:31Z")

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I got “Leftward Progressive”, which certainly sounds right. Apparently I am a zebra, though, since the summary describes that group as being “young, very online, and religiously unaffiliated”, of which I am none. Also, we apparently “want more political parties in the US”, which I do not and which wasn’t mentioned in any of the questions. But I am all about economic populism and an expanded social safety net.

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**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pew-political-type-are-you-which-type-is-the-best-type/1030558/82 "2026-06-10T22:57:03Z")

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> [@Thing.Fish](#):
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> I got “Leftward Progressive”, which certainly sounds right.

Me too, this time. And I like the questions a lot more. Some of the same complaints I made earlier in this thread, and my suggestions on how to fix them, seem to have been implemented almost exactly as I suggested. Of course, it was just common sense, I was complaining about an obviously bad methodology, so I’m not too surprised they changed it this way.

I’m a bit surprised to be a “Leftward Progressive” though. It seems like it’s the most extreme left position on their chart, if I’m reading that right, and I don’t see myself that way at all. But when I go through how I answered the questions compared to others who are given that label, it seems like I’m in agreement except on economic issues, where I am apparently very different. And, yeah, I guess that’s accurate; I’m pretty progressive for most issues except economic issues.

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pew-political-type-are-you-which-type-is-the-best-type/1030558/83 "2026-06-10T23:19:26Z")

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“Unconventional Right.”

I guess I can’t really argue with that.

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pew-political-type-are-you-which-type-is-the-best-type/1030558/84 "2026-06-11T15:22:33Z")

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“Loyal Liberal” which is a bit laughable. My “deep allegiance to the Democratic Party” is so deep I’m an independent.

But I’ll agree that I want a strong safety net and international alliances with Western democracies.

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