# Yet Another Fun But Probably Meaningless Online "Political Compass" Test You Can Take **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 30, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304 "2026-06-30T16:12:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/61 "2026-07-24T18:49:55Z")
Since this was, um, resurrected, I took it again. I originally got Keir Starmer. This time I got Pope Leo. I’m (mostly) good with that. But I’d change “probably meaningless” in the thread title to “entirely meaningless.” Or maybe that’s just something that the Pope himself would say? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/62 "2026-07-25T05:48:55Z")
Me too. This tracks. I’m a Tifosi, drive Fiats and make some good Spaghetti! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2026, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/63 "2026-07-25T06:11:09Z")
I got Pope Leo. Oddly I’m ok with this. I like his red velvet shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2026, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/64 "2026-07-26T17:03:28Z")
75% Woke; 25% Chud 80% Techbro; 20% Neo-Luddite 52% Hopepilled; 48% Doomer 67% Davos; 33% Dubai Your Closest Match: Ezra Klein ---
**Author:** ![Uzi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/65 "2026-07-27T00:42:02Z")
61% chud 78% techbro 61% hopepilled 67% Davos Rishi Sunak. No idea who he is. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/66 "2026-07-27T01:08:50Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Je suis Zohran. Yo igual (Translates to “same here,” according to my iPhone translation app) ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/67 "2026-07-27T03:07:37Z")
Former Prime Minister of the UK; a Conservative replaced by Keir Starmer (my former alter ego from the first time I took this “test”). ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/68 "2026-07-28T09:59:55Z")
I got Mamdani too. I have no idea what the Davos vs. Dubai opposition is supposed to mean. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/69 "2026-07-28T10:49:05Z")
Another one slightly bemused to see myself aligned with Pope Leo. ---
**Author:** ![Jihi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jihi/32/17768_2.png) [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/70 "2026-07-28T20:56:18Z")
I took this test a couple of weeks ago so I don’t remember my exact percentages, but I got Mark Carney. > [@Johanna](#): > > I have no idea what the Davos vs. Dubai opposition is supposed to mean. Yeah that’s one threw me too. No idea what it’s supposed to mean. Curious. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/71 "2026-07-28T21:03:10Z")
> [@Jihi](#): > > > [@Johanna](#): > > > > I have no idea what the Davos vs. Dubai opposition is supposed to mean. > > Yeah that’s one threw me too. No idea what it’s supposed to mean. Curious. Aligned with a pro NATO America dominated unipolar global order or aligned with those who want to change that status quo - Russia, China, the “Global South”. ---
**Author:** ![Gordon\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Gordon\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gordon_G)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/72 "2026-07-30T12:55:03Z")
I scored toward the middle in all five dimensions. I fit Claudia Sheinbaum. Questions on such surveys are ambiguous or otherwise flawed. This one was much worse than most. As two examples: Prediction markets are BOTH a “truth machine” AND an undesirable form of gambling. “AI automation should not come at the expense of jobs and livelihoods.” ??? Automation by definition costs jobs. The questions are whether NEW jobs will be created, and what sort of UBI system will arise. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/73 "2026-07-30T13:15:25Z")
Georgia Meloni. I was pretty middle of the road. Neutral was an honest answer to many questions. ---
**Author:** ![MacDoc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/macdoc/32/18696_2.png) [@MacDoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacDoc)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304/74 "2026-07-30T13:24:16Z")
Canadian/Australian here Well shifted to the left across the board. Ezra Klein doppelganger > Ezra Klein is a liberal political commentator, journalist, and podcaster who is widely identified with the center-left and progressive thought. He is a columnist for The New York Times and the co-founder of Vox. **Wikipedia +2** > > **Political Stance and Career** > > - **Ideology:** Center-left / liberal, focusing on policy-heavy “wonk” analysis. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-fun-but-probably-meaningless-online-political-compass-test-you-can-take/1031304.md?page=3)