United StatesThomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third president of the United States. He advocated limited central government, religious freedom and an agrarian republic, while owning enslaved people throughout his life.
In the 12 Axes register, Thomas Jefferson leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Federal 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
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Where Thomas Jefferson sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federational
Championed states' rights over federal power
Representative Democracy
Republican government by elected representatives
Libertarian
Authored protections for individual liberty
Non-Interventionist
Warned against entangling alliances
Non-Aggressive
Cut the army and navy budgets
Assimilationist
Slaveholder who doubted racial equality
Economic Liberal
Favored independent farmers and private property
Free Market
Preferred minimal government in the economy
Moderate
Supported commerce but imposed the 1807 embargo
Agnostic
Deist who separated church and state
Progressive
Enlightenment reformer for his era
Technological
Inventor and patron of science
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Thomas Jefferson is at Federal 83%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Thomas Jefferson is at Democratic 68%, almost the register median of Democratic 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.britannica.com
Portrait: Rembrandt Peale, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
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].
