United StatesBernie Sanders is an independent United States senator from Vermont who sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020. A self-described democratic socialist, he advocates universal health care, higher minimum wages and tuition-free public college.
In the 12 Axes register, Bernie Sanders leans hardest on Assimilationist – Multiculturalist: Multiculturalist 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Bernie Sanders sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Centrist
No strong stance on federal structure
Representative Democracy
Campaigns for wider voter participation
Liberal
Opposed the Patriot Act
Non-Interventionist
Opposes most overseas military interventions
Non-Aggressive
Voted against the Iraq War
Multiculturalist
Supports immigrant and minority rights
Social Democratic
Democratic socialist backing Nordic-style programs
Interventionism
Medicare for All and public programs
Limited Trade
Opposed NAFTA and the TPP
Agnostic
Secular Jewish background
Progressive
Progressive on social issues
Neutral
No distinct position on technology
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Assimilationist – Multiculturalist
On Assimilationist – Multiculturalist, Bernie Sanders is at Multiculturalist 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Bernie Sanders is at Democratic 68%, almost the register median of Democratic 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
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The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
