Portrait of Ronald Reagan
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Ronald Reagan

US President, 1981 to 1989

Cut taxes, deregulated and expanded the military, then negotiated arms reductions with Mikhail Gorbachev as the Cold War wound down.

Ronald Reagan sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly free market on economy, strongly strength-first on war and peace and strongly growth-first on environment.

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Where Ronald Reagan sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationLeaning nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Ronald Reagan

Margaret Thatcher UK Prime Minister, 1979 to 199086%Silvio Berlusconi Prime Minister of Italy, 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 201183%José Antonio Kast President of Chile, 2026 to present77%Javier Milei President of Argentina, 2023 to present77%Janez Janša Prime Minister of Slovenia, 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, 2020 to 2022 and 2026 to present75%Keiko Fujimori President of Peru, 2026 to present75%

Leaders furthest from Ronald Reagan

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement8%Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 19869%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 201510%

Political views closest to Ronald Reagan

Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.84%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.66%Religious rightSeeks to shape law and politics by religious, often Christian, values.64%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Michael Evans, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.