Christian Democracy
Centrist current that applies Christian values to democratic politics, defending the social market economy, family, solidarity, and the common good as the foundation of free and pluralist institutions.
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In one sentence
I want a pluralist democracy guided by Christian values, with a social market economy that sustains the family and the common good.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Balanced
Structure
- Strong · Democracy
Representation
- Balanced
Power
- Leaning · Multiculturalism
Immigration
- Leaning · Internationalist
Nationalism
- Leaning · Public
Economy
- Balanced
Free market
- Strong · Religious
Religion
- Leaning · Traditionalist
Morality
- Leaning · Biology
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 76% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 28
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Power
On Power, it sits practically at the catalog median.
Ideology median 55This ideology 55
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany's first chancellor, Adenauer consolidated Christian democracy, the social market economy, and the country's integration into the West, rebuilding the nation after the war and anchoring it in Europe.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyPope Leo XIVReligious leader96%
SociallyJacques MaritainPhilosopher96%
EconomicallyPythagorasPhilosopher and founder of the Pythagorean community100%
Other compatible profiles
Intellectual lifeAugusto CuryPsychiatrist, writer and presidential candidate (2026)96%
ReligionPope FrancisReligious leader95%
PoliticsAldo MoroPrime Minister of Italy95%
PhilosophyMichael SandelPolitical philosopher94%
PoliticsJean-Paul MaratJournalist and revolutionary94%
PoliticsJimmy CarterPresident of the United States94%
PoliticsTomáš Garrigue MasarykStatesman and philosopher93%
PoliticsGeraldo AlckminVice President of Brazil93%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Brazil
Social-developmentalist republicThe largest country in Latin America, Brazil is a democratic presidential federal republic with a mixed economy, broad social policies, and strong regional, cultural, and political diversity that shapes its electoral disputes.
Other close countries
Brazil
Social-developmentalist republicThe largest country in Latin America, Brazil is a democratic presidential federal republic with a mixed economy, broad social policies, and strong regional, cultural, and political diversity that shapes its electoral disputes.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallySurinameMultiethnic parliamentary republic94%
SociallyTimor-LesteYoung semi-presidential democracy96%
EconomicallyColombiaCatholic-pacifying republic100%
The most distant
Old Swiss Confederacy
1291–1798Medieval alliance of autonomous cantons formed from the 1291 Pact, the Old Swiss Confederacy operated without a strong central power, combining direct democracy in local assemblies (Landsgemeinde), independent peasant militias, and weak joint military/diplomatic coordination among the cantons.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyWeimar Republic1919–193385%
SociallyChávez's Venezuela1999–201386%
EconomicallyAncient Egyptc. 3100–30 BCE97%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
Close ideologies
Closest within Center
- Center
Eco-Conservatism
Branch that unites conservatism and environmental protection, defending the preservation of nature as part of the tradition and heritage to be passed on to future generations, with prudence toward change.
- Center
Communitarianism
Current that values community bonds, traditions, and the common good above individualism, holding that justice and identity arise from life in community and the responsibilities people share.
- Center
Distributism
Doctrine of Christian inspiration that advocates the wide distribution of property and small-scale production, opposing both monopoly capitalism and state socialism in favor of autonomous communities.
Closest in other spectrums
- Left
Christian Labourism
Branch that combines the defense of workers and social justice with Christian values, promoting labor rights, solidarity, and social protection within democracy, inspired by the social doctrine of the Church.
- Left
Labourism
Current that defends workers' interests within democracy, promoting labor rights, social security, strong unions, and income distribution through reforms and the welfare state.
- Right
Neo-Thomism
Revival of Thomas Aquinas's thought from 1879 (Leo XIII), with Maritain and Gilson. It grounds politics in natural law, the common good and subsidiarity, favoring mixed government, property with a social function and just war, under Catholic faith.
The most distant ideology
Stalinist SocialismRadical Left37%