Americas

Dominican Republic

Political journey

Independent from Haiti in 1844 and briefly returned to Spain, the Dominican Republic suffered US occupations and the 31-year dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo, who was assassinated in 1961. It has held regular elections since 1978 and grown into one of the Caribbean’s largest economies, while tensions with Haiti over migration remain a defining issue.

Dominican Republic today

Its current leader’s position on the ten Caucus dimensions.

💰EconomyLeaning free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

Who leads Dominican Republic today

Portrait of Luis Abinader

Luis Abinader

President of the Dominican Republic, 2020 to present

A businessman who won in 2020, ending sixteen years of Dominican Liberation Party rule, and was re-elected in 2024, promising anti-corruption reforms and tighter control of the border with Haiti.

Luis Abinader sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, leaning religious on religion and leaning free market on economy. The profile is close to the middle on environment and interventionism.

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Political views closest to Dominican Republic’s leadership

CorporatismOrganizes society into industry and professional bodies that bargain with the state, an…97%Liberal conservatismCombines free markets and limited government with respect for institutions, tradition…97%One-nation conservatismA paternalist conservatism holding that the better off owe duties to the poor and to…97%Confucian meritocracyPrefers rule by educated, moral officials chosen by merit over competitive elections.95%

Countries with similar leadership

Ranked by how close their current leaders are on the ten dimensions.

HondurasAmericas99%ThailandAsia & Oceania99%JamaicaAmericas99%FijiAsia & Oceania99%

Country histories are short summaries. Positions are simplified estimates of the leaders included in Caucus as of October 2026, and percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions.