American Conservatism
Platform of the Republican Party, combining border security and deportations, tariffs and industrial protectionism, tax cuts and deregulation, gun rights, Christian values and returning abortion to the states.
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In one sentence
I want a secure border with deportations, tariffs protecting industry, tax cuts, gun rights and Christian values as the national banner.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Balanced
Structure
- Leaning · Democracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Leaning · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Strong · Private
Economy
- Balanced
Free market
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Technology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 78% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 26
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Technology
On Technology, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 58
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Donald Trump
An entrepreneur and US president, Trump leads the nationalist populism of the MAGA movement, with tariff protectionism, restrictive immigration policy, and anti-establishment rhetoric that redefined the right.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyMarco RubioU.S. Secretary of State97%
SociallyFlávio BolsonaroPolitician97%
EconomicallyNicholas IITsar99%
Other compatible profiles
BusinessHenry Clay FrickIndustrial Magnate and Financier96%
PoliticsMatteo SalviniPolitician96%
ActivismDom BertrandMonarchist pretender95%
ActivismCharlie KirkConservative activist95%
ActivismMarcus GarveyActivist95%
PhilosophyRoger ScrutonPhilosopher94%
PoliticsCiceroStatesman and philosopher94%
EconomicsThomas MalthusEconomist and Anglican Cleric94%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Florida (United States)
Conservative-touristic regionA US state with a conservative, pro-market profile, Florida combines low taxation, tourism, intense immigration, combative cultural politics, and a state government active in security and education.
Other close countries
West Virginia (United States)
Rural Republican regionIn October 2026 Patrick Morrisey governs with a Republican supermajority. A near-total abortion ban, no death penalty since 1965, the Hope Scholarship, and a 5% income-tax cut are in force. Morrisey has a 32–2 Senate and a 91–9 House.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyParaná (Brazil)Agro-industrial conservative region95%
SociallySanta Catarina (Brazil)Industrial-conservative region96%
EconomicallyOhio (United States)Industrial Republican region99%
The most distant
Kingdom of Saxony
1806–1918Lutheran German state with pioneering manufacturing and mining, a Catholic dynasty, and parliamentary traditions inside the German Confederation and Empire.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyRepublican Rome509–27 BCE95%
SociallyKingdom of Greece1832–1924, 1935–197396%
EconomicallyRhodesia1965–1979100%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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